SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix overcame Macarthur to win 2-1. K. Barbarouses was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Wellington Phoenix to strike first with a penalty of Kosta Barbarouses at the 31′. Then Kosta Barbarouses scored again for Wellington Phoenix in the 73′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Bernardo Oliveira reduced the distance for Macarthur (78′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Macarthur was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 4:31 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans who had the assistance of Brad Wright and Adam Powers. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was light rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.97 degrees Celsius or 91.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 24 Total 8
- 4 On Target 7
- 12 Off Target 2
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 145 Attack 48
- 111 Dangerous attack 28
- 62 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Macarthur had a superior ball possession 69% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Macarthur was more aggressive with 111 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Wellington Phoenix managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Macarthur shot 24 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix shot 8 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (Charles M’Mombwa and Clayton Lewis). On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix received 5 yellow cards (Youstin Salas, Oskar Zawada, Isaac Hughes, David Ball and Oskar van Hattum).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Macarthur stays with 28 points like Melbourne Victory to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix will has 36 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
79'
78'
22'
Macarthur adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto , Kealey Adamson , Tomislav Uskok , Matthew Jurman , Ivan Vujica , Jed Drew , Jake Hollman , Clayton Lewis , Bernardo Oliveira , Ulises Dávila and Valère Germain .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Tommy Smith , Kristian Popovic, Charles M’Mombwa , Jerry Skotadis , Lachlan Rose and Ali Auglah .
Substitutions
Macarthur made 5 changes: Kealey Adamson for Charles M’Mombwa (71′), Jed Drew for Lachlan Rose (71′), Ivan Vujica for Tommy Smith (79′), Clayton Lewis for Jerry Skotadis (79′) and Bernardo Oliveira for Ali Auglah (79′).
Player of the match: Clayton Lewis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Clayton Lewis.
His rating is with 89 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
Also Wellington Phoenix adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen , Oskar van Hattum , Finn Surman , Scott Wootton , Isaac Hughes , Lukas Kelly-Heald , David Ball , Mohamed Al-Taay , Alex Rufer, Fin Conchie and Benjamin Old , Kosta Barbarouses .
These were the players on the bench: Oskar Zawada , Youstin Salas , L. Supyk, Jack Duncan, Matthew Sheridan and G. Sloane-Rodrigues.
Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of Oskar Zawada (injured).
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Oskar van Hattum for Youstin Salas (61′), Fin Conchie for Matthew Sheridan (61′) and Benjamin Old for Oskar Zawada (79′).
Player of the match: Kosta Barbarouses
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Kosta Barbarouses.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
