MELBOURNE. Western United conquers Wellington Phoenix 1-0 after A. Prijovic scored just 1 goal (10′). Wellington Phoenix was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alex King who was helped by David Walsh and Andrew Lindsay. The 4th official was Shaun Evans. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 22 Total 16
- 8 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 11
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 116
- 61 Dangerous attack 47
- 77 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Wellington Phoenix was in firm control of the ball 62% while Western United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western United was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United won the match.
Western United shot 22 times, 8 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Western United received 4 yellow cards (T. Imai, N. Milanovic, R. Bozinovski and C. Pain). On the other side, Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (C. Lewis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Western United will have 45 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix will stay with 39 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western United will play away against Melbourne Victory on the 21st of May with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Western United (2 draws).
Western United – Formation
Western United
37'
74'
10'
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: .
Western United could not rely on the presence of R. Bozinovski (injured).
Substitutions
Western United made 3 changes: J. Skotadis for J. Risdon (69′), R. Krhin for R. Bozinovski (74′) and D. Wenzel-Halls for N. Milanovic (84′).
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ufuk Talay played with: .
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: G. Hooper for J. Sotirio (54′), W. Sandoval for B. Old (54′), S. Sutton for J. McGarry (69′) and D. Ball for B. Waine (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
