WELLINGTON. Adelaide United found a way to clinch a draw against Wellington Phoenix with a late goal from B. Halloran scored in the (90′) after Wellington Phoenix got a lead with a goal from B. Waine (75′). Adelaide United was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Westpac Stadium stadium in Wellington on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the assistance of Mark Rule and Isaac Trevis. The 4th official was Anna-Marie Keighley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 5 Total 22
- 2 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 15
- 0 Shots blocked 5
- 76 Attack 145
- 29 Dangerous attack 79
- 91 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 12
Fouls
- 11 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Adelaide United had a strong ball possession 62% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Adelaide United had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Adelaide United to win the match.
Wellington Phoenix shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Adelaide United shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (B. Kraev and J. Laws). Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (A. Popovic).
(Wellington Phoenix) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (26′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wellington Phoenix has 1 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the other side, Adelaide United has 1 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Wellington Phoenix will play away against Macarthur on the 30th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).
Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
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75'Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Ufuk Talay decided to play with the following team: Oliver Sail , Tim Payne , Scott Wootton , Joshua Laws , Lucas Mauragis , Nicholas Pennington , Steven Ugarković , Yan Sasse , Bozhidar Kraev , Oskar Zawada and Kosta Barbarouses .
The home team had on the bench: Alexander Paulsen, Benjamin Old , Finn Surman, Callan Elliot , Ben Waine , Oskar van Hattum and Clayton Lewis .
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: O. Zawada for B. Old (56′), B. Kraev for B. Waine (57′), L. Mauragis for C. Elliot (65′) and N. Pennington for C. Lewis (65′).
Best player: Oliver Sail
The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was the goalkeeper: Oliver Sail. His rating is 7.61. He performed 4 saves.
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United
Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci , Harry Van der Saag , Lachlan Barr , Alexandar Popovic , Javi López , Louis D’Arrigo , Isaías , Ben Halloran , Zach Clough , Ryan Kitto and George Blackwood .
They had on the bench: Benjamin Warland, Juan de Dios Prados López, Ethan Alagich , Craig Goodwin , Asad Kasumovic, Musa Toure and James Delianov.
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 4 changes: H. Van Der Saag for C. Goodwin (57′), G. Blackwood for M. Toure (74′), L. Barr for A. Kasumovic (87′) and L. D’Arrigo for E. Alagich (88′).
Best player: Ryan Kitto
The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was Ryan Kitto.
His rating is with 44 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
