WELLINGTON. Wellington Phoenix had a surprising win over Western United with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Pennington (3′) and an own goal from J. Donachie (47′).
The match was played at the Westpac Stadium stadium in Wellington on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Adam Bavcar who was helped by Mark Rule and Sarah Jones. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.07 degrees Celsius or 64.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 4 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 85 Attack 126
- 50 Dangerous attack 60
- 87 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Western United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western United was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Wellington Phoenix was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Wellington Phoenix shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Western United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (Alex Paulsen). Regarding the opposition, Western United received 2 yellow cards (Sebastian Pasquali and James Donachie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Wellington Phoenix has 33 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Western United will stays with 8 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
90'
69'
3'
Wellington Phoenix started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Alex Paulsen , Tim Payne , Finn Surman , Scott Wootton , Lukas Kelly-Heald , Mohamed Al-Taay , Alex Rufer , Nicholas Pennington , David Ball , Bozhidar Kraev and Kosta Barbarouses .
The home team had on the bench: Fin Conchie , Benjamin Old , Oskar van Hattum, Jack Duncan, Isaac Hughes , Matthew Sheridan and G. Sloane-Rodrigues.
Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of Isaac Hughes (injured).
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Mohamed Al-Taay for Fin Conchie (69′), Alex Rufer for Benjamin Old (60′) and Nicholas Pennington for Isaac Hughes (82′).
Player of the match: Nicholas Pennington
The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Nicholas Pennington.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Western United – Formation
Western United
Western United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
John Aloisi played with: Tom Heward-Belle , Josh Risdon , Kane Vidmar , James Donachie , Zach Lisolajski , Daniel Penha , Sebastian Pasquali , Angus Thurgate , Lachlan Wales , Michael Ruhs and Noah Botic .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ramy Najjarine , Nikita Rukavytsya , Charbel Awni Shamoon , Matt Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi , Rhys Bozinovski and Jordan Lauton.
Substitutions
Western United made 4 changes: Sebastian Pasquali for Rhys Bozinovski (71′), Michael Ruhs for Ramy Najjarine (71′), Noah Botic for Nikita Rukavytsya (58′) and Angus Thurgate for Matthew Grimaldi (82′).
Player of the match: Angus Thurgate
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Angus Thurgate.
His rating is with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Wellington Phoenix – Western United – 2-0
- Melbourne Victory – Macarthur – 0-1
- Brisbane Roar – Melbourne City – 5-1
- Central Coast Mariners – Sydney – 1-3
