BALLARAT. Wellington Phoenix had a comfortable win over Western United. Wellington Phoenix got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from S. Wootton (29′), J. Sotirio (32′) and W. Sandoval (45′). Western United tried to recover with a goal from S. Lustica (55′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (63′) scored by J. Sotirio for Wellington Phoenix. Western United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Morshead Park Stadium stadium in Ballarat on Saturday and it started at 2:05 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder who had the assistance of Andrew Meimarakis and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 7 On Target 6
- 11 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 149 Attack 62
- 95 Dangerous attack 27
- 74 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Western United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western United was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Wellington Phoenix managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Western United shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (A. Prijovic and L. Lacroix). On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (W. Sandoval and C. Elliot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Western United will stay with 38 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix will have 30 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western United will play away against Central Coast Mariners on the 30th of April with a 3-3 head to head record.
Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 19-11 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).
Western United – Formation
Western United
47'
46'
55'
Western United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Western United made 2 changes: T. Imai for D. Wenzel-Halls (46′) and R. Krhin for J. Skotadis (68′).
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Ufuk Talay played with: .
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 2 changes: J. Sotirio for B. Waine (70′) and R. Piscopo for B. Old (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Central Coast Mariners – Sydney – 0-5
- Melbourne Victory – Melbourne City – 3-0
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Brisbane Roar – 1-1
- Western United – Wellington Phoenix – 1-4
