WELLINGTON. Wellington Phoenix snatched a late win Melbourne Victory 1-0 after F. Surman scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Westpac Stadium stadium in Wellington on Friday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder who was helped by Andrew Meimarakis and Isaac Trevis. The 4th official was Campbell-Kirk Waugh. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.94 degrees Celsius or 71.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 21
- 5 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 15
- 106 Attack 106
- 46 Dangerous attack 56
- 91 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Wellington Phoenix was in firm control of the ball 55% while Melbourne Victory was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Wellington Phoenix was able to find the solution to win this match.
Wellington Phoenix shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Melbourne Victory shot 21 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (David Ball and Tim Payne ). Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Damien Da Silva and Fabian Monge).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Wellington Phoenix has 49 points to climb in the 2nd place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory will stays with 41 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
90'
63'
31'
Wellington Phoenix started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: A. Paulsen , Tim Payne , F. Surman , Scott Wootton , S. Sutton , Alex Rufer , Youstin Salas , Mohamed Al-Taay , Bozhidar Kraev , B. Old and Kosta Barbarouses .
The home team had on the bench: F. Conchie, David Ball , Nicholas Pennington , L. Kelly-Heald, O. van Hattum , Jack Duncan and M. Sheridan.
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Mohamed Al-Taay for David Ball (57′), Tim Payne for Nicholas Pennington (63′) and Bozhidar Kraev for O. van Hattum (82′).
Player of the match: F. Surman
The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was F. Surman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 61 passes (98% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Jason Geria , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , A. Traoré , Fabian Monge , Jake Brimmer , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Ben Folami and Bruno Fornaroli .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Leigh Broxham, Chris Ikonomidis , Connor Chapman , Salim Khelifi , Eli Adams , R. Bonevacia and Ahmad Taleb.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Ben Folami for Chris Ikonomidis (63′), Fabian Monge for R. Bonevacia (64′), Zinédine Machach for Salim Khelifi (76′), Jake Brimmer for Connor Chapman (76′) and Daniel Arzani for Eli Adams (86′).
Player of the match: Ben Folami
The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne Victory was Ben Folami.
His rating is with 26 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
