Wellington Phoenix beats Adelaide United 3-2 with 2 goals from B. Old. HIGHLIGHTS

. Wellington Phoenix overcame Adelaide United 3-2 thanks to B. Old who scored in the 34th and 78th minute.

By
John Ross
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Wellington Phoenix beats Adelaide United 3-2 with 2 goals from B. Old. HIGHLIGHTS

. Wellington Phoenix conquered Adelaide United 3-2 thanks to B. Old who scored in the 34th and 78th minute.

The match was played at the Wellington Regional Stadium stadium in on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 7,207 spectators.​ The referee was Jack Morgan with the assistance of Isaac Trevis and Sarah Jones. The 4th official was Campbell-Kirk Waugh. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.17 degrees Celsius or 86.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wellington Phoenix

3 - 2

Team 1

Adelaide United

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 23
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 10
  • 7 Shots blocked 7
  • 81 Attack 70
  • 64 Dangerous attack 66
  • 84 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Adelaide United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Wellington Phoenix was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Wellington Phoenix shot 15 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United shot 23 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Adelaide United received 4 yellow cards (Nestory Irankunda, Ben Warland, Nestory Irankunda and Isaías).

Match Timeline

B. Old(goal)Tim Payne
34'
B. Old(VAR)
36'
54'
Isaías- Yellow
60'
L. Jovanović(penalty)
61'
Yaya Dukuly- sub ->Austin Ayoubi
61'
Hiroshi Ibusuki- sub ->Luka Jovanovic
O. van Hattum(goal)
69'
F. Conchie- sub ->Mohamed Al-Taay
68'
Kosta Barbarouses- sub ->Bozhidar Kraev
69'
O. van Hattum- sub ->Youstin Salas
69'
S. Sutton- sub ->Lukas Kelly-Heald
69'
70'
N. Irankunda- sub ->Harry Van der Saag
70'
J. Yull- sub ->Ethan Alagich
75'
Ben Warland- Yellow
B. Old(goal)Scott Wootton
78'
I. Hughes- sub ->David Ball
76'
90'
N. Irankunda- Yellow
90'
N. Irankunda- Yellow
90'
Hiroshi Ibusuki(goal)Ryan Kitto

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Central Coast Mariners
52
26
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
26
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this match, Wellington Phoenix has 40 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United will stays with 19 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
7.7
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
6.3
D
Scott Wootton 4.England
7.5
D
L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand
6.3
69'
M
Tim Payne  6.New Zealand
7.5
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
8.4
Goals34', 78'
M
Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia
7.0
68'
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.8
M
Youstin Salas 17.Costa Rica
7.0
69'
F
David Ball 10.England
7.3
76'
F
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
7.0
69'
Substitutes
G
Jack Duncan 25.Australia
G
A. Kelly-Heald 30.New Zealand
D
S. Sutton 19.New Zealand
7.0
69'
D
I. Hughes 26.New Zealand
6.3
76'
M
F. Conchie 5.New Zealand
6.4
68'
M
M. Sheridan 43.New Zealand
F
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
7.0
69'
F
Oskar Zawada  9.Poland
F
O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand
7.5
69' Goals69'

Wellington Phoenix started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Alex Paulsen (7.7), Finn Surman (6.3), Scott Wootton (7.5), Lukas Kelly-Heald (6.3), Tim Payne (7.5), Mohamed Al-Taay (7.0), Alex Rufer (6.8), Youstin Salas (7.0), Benjamin Old (8.4), Bozhidar Kraev (7.0) and David Ball (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Fin Conchie (6.4), Kosta Barbarouses (7.0), Oskar Zawada, Sam Sutton (7.0), Oskar van Hattum (7.5), Jack Duncan, Alby Kelly-Heald, Isaac Hughes (6.3) and Matthew Sheridan.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 5 changes: Youstin Salas for Oskar van Hattum (69′), Lukas Kelly-Heald for Sam Sutton (69′), David Ball for Isaac Hughes (76′), Mohamed Al-Taay for Fin Conchie (68′) and Bozhidar Kraev for Kosta Barbarouses (69′).

Player of the match: Benjamin Old​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Benjamin Old.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 30 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
6.4
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
6.8
75'
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
7.7
D
G. Bovalina 43.Australia
7.7
D
P. Kikianis 51.Australia
7.0
M
Harry Van der Saag 2.Australia
7.3
70'
M
Stefan Mauk 6.Australia
7.0
M
Isaías 8.Spain
7.5
54'
M
Austin Ayoubi 42.Australia
7.0
61'
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
7.0
70'
F
L. Jovanović 17.Australia
7.5
61' Goals60'
Substitutes
G
E. Cox 40.Australia
D
Javi López 21.Spain
M
Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England
M
J. Yull 37.Australia
6.8
70'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
7.5
61' Goals90'
F
Yaya Dukuly 19.Australia
6.7
61'
F
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
6.7
70' 90'

Adelaide United started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Thomas Veart played with: James Delianov (6.4), Giuseppe Bovalina (7.7), Panagiotis Kikiasnis (7.0), Ben Warland (6.8), Ryan Kitto (7.7), Harry Van der Saag (7.3), Ethan Alagich (7.0), Isaías (7.5), Austin Ayoubi (7.0), Stefan Mauk (7.0) and Luka Jovanovic (7.5).

They had on the bench: Hiroshi Ibusuki (7.5), Yaya Dukuly (6.7), Javi López, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Jonny Yull (6.8), Ethan Cox, Nestory Irankunda (6.7) and Yaya Dukuly.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Austin Ayoubi for Yaya Dukuly (61′), Luka Jovanovic for Hiroshi Ibusuki (61′), Harry Van der Saag for Nestory Irankunda (70′) and Ethan Alagich for Jonny Yull (70′).

Player of the match: Ryan Kitto​

The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was Ryan Kitto.

His rating is 7.7 with 36 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.​