. Wellington Phoenix tops Brisbane Roar 1-0 after B. Kraev scored just 1 goal (2′).

Wellington Phoenix remained in 10 after Alex Rufer received a red card in the 81′. Even so, Wellington Phoenix still found a way to win this encounter competing only in players​.

The match was played at the Wellington Regional Stadium stadium in on Sunday and it started at 9:30 am local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos assisted by Ashley Beecham and Hugh White. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.29 degrees Celsius or 86.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.​

Match Statistics​

Wellington Phoenix

1 - 0

Brisbane Roar

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 13 Total 19
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 66 Attack 97
  • 35 Dangerous attack 84
  • 69 Ball safe 58
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 9
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

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 46% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brisbane Roar was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Wellington Phoenix managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Wellington Phoenix shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar shot 19 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (David Ball). Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (Tom Aldred  and Henry Hore).

(Wellington Phoenix) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (81′).

Match Timeline

Bozhidar Kraev(goal)S. Sutton
2'
David Ball- Yellow
43'
David Ball(VAR_CARD)
45'
M. Sheridan- sub ->Nicholas Pennington
57'
B. Old- sub ->Mohamed Al-Taay
57'
O. van Hattum- sub ->David Ball
66'
73'
Henry Hore- Yellow
73'
J. Lofthouse- sub ->Nikola Mileusnic
Alex Rufer- Red
81'
Alex Rufer(VAR_CARD)
80'
L. Kelly-Heald- sub ->Kosta Barbarouses
83'
83'
Jonas Markovski- sub ->Henry Hore
90'
A. Majok- sub ->Antonee Burke-Gilroy
90'
Tom Aldred - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After this encounter, Wellington Phoenix has 46 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar will stays with 26 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
9.1
D
Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia
6.8
57'
D
S. Sutton 19.New Zealand
8.4
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
8.2
D
Scott Wootton 4.England
7.0
M
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
7.5
2'
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
6.8
81'
M
Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia
7.0
57'
M
Youstin Salas 17.Costa Rica
7.8
F
David Ball 10.England
6.8
66' 43'
F
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
7.3
83'
Substitutes
G
Jack Duncan 25.Australia
D
L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand
6.4
83'
M
M. Sheridan 43.New Zealand
7.0
57'
M
F. Conchie 5.New Zealand
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.8
57'
F
L. Supyk 23.New Zealand
F
O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand
7.0
66'

Wellington Phoenix adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: A. Paulsen (9.1), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.8), F. Surman (8.2), Scott Wootton (7.0), S. Sutton (8.4), Youstin Salas (7.8), Alex Rufer (6.8), Nicholas Pennington (7.0), Bozhidar Kraev (7.5), Kosta Barbarouses (7.3) and David Ball (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: F. Conchie, B. Old (6.8), L. Kelly-Heald (6.4), L. Supyk, O. van Hattum (7.0), Jack Duncan and M. Sheridan (7.0).

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: Nicholas Pennington for M. Sheridan (57′), Mohamed Al-Taay for B. Old (57′), David Ball for O. van Hattum (66′) and Kosta Barbarouses for L. Kelly-Heald (83′).

Player of the match: A. Paulsen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was the goalkeeper: A. Paulsen. His rating is 9.08. He performed 8 saves.

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar
G
M. Freke 1.Australia
7.9
D
Corey Brown 3.Australia
7.7
D
Tom Aldred 5.Scotland
7.9
90'
D
Antonee Burke-Gilroy 21.Australia
7.1
90'
D
K. Trewin 27.Australia
7.0
M
Florin Bérenguer 7.France
7.3
M
Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia
7.1
73'
M
Henry Hore 13.Australia
7.3
83' 73'
M
Keegan Jelacic 23.Australia
7.0
M
J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland
7.5
F
T. Waddingham 16.Australia
6.3
Substitutes
G
Matt Acton 29.Australia
D
J. Hingert 19.Australia
M
Taras Gomulka 12.Australia
M
L. Zabala 35.Australia
M
A. Majok 99.South Sudan
90'
F
Jonas Markovski 8.Australia
6.4
83'
F
J. Lofthouse 11.Australia
6.7
73'

Also Brisbane Roar adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ben Cahn played with: M. Freke (7.9), Antonee Burke-Gilroy (7.1), Tom Aldred  (7.9), K. Trewin (7.0), Corey Brown (7.7), Henry Hore (7.3), J. O’Shea (7.5), Nikola Mileusnic (7.1), Keegan Jelacic (7.0), Florin Bérenguer (7.3) and T. Waddingham (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonas Markovski (6.4), J. Lofthouse (6.7), Taras Gomulka, J. Hingert, Matt Acton, L. Zabala and A. Majok.

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 3 changes: Antonee Burke-Gilroy for A. Majok (90′), Henry Hore for Jonas Markovski (83′) and Nikola Mileusnic for J. Lofthouse (73′).

Player of the match: M. Freke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was the goalkeeper: M. Freke. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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