MELBOURNE. Melbourne City recovers against Wellington Phoenix with a goal on the S. Sutton 79′ and a goal on the K. Barbarouses 90′. Wellington Phoenix was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey with the assistance of George Lakrindis and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 96 Attack 94
- 41 Dangerous attack 34
- 116 Ball safe 143
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 22 Total 9
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Wellington Phoenix had a superior ball possession 58% while Melbourne City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Melbourne City to win the match.
Melbourne City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 4 yellow cards (T. Gomulka, A. O’Neill, T. Lam and C. Talbot). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (T. Payne, N. Pennington and C. Elliot).
T. Lam (Melbourne City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Melbourne City will have 10 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix will have 3 points like Perth Glory and Brisbane Roar to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne City will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).
Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Macarthur on the 30th of April with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
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90'
68'
34'
Melbourne City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Patrick Kisnorbo decided to play with the following team: Tom Glover , Callum Talbot , Thomas Lam , Curtis Good , Jordan Bos , Marco Tilio , Taras Gomulka , Aiden O’Neill , Mathew Leckie , Valon Berisha and Jamie MacLaren .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Galloway, Matthew Sutton, Scott Jamieson, Richard van der Venne , Jordon Hall, Kerrin Stokes and Andrew Nabbout .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 2 changes: T. Gomulka for R. van der Venne (68′) and M. Tilio for A. Nabbout (72′).
Best player: Mathew Leckie
The most impressive player for Melbourne City was Mathew Leckie.
His rating is with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail , Callan Elliot , Tim Payne , Scott Wootton , Sam Sutton , Nicholas Pennington , Clayton Lewis , Benjamin Old , David Ball , Yan Sasse and Ben Waine .
These were the players on the bench: Oskar Zawada , Alex Paulsen, Steven Ugarković, Kosta Barbarouses , Joshua Laws, Oskar van Hattum and Bozhidar Kraev .
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 5 changes: Yan Sasse for K. Barbarouses (54′), B. Waine for O. Zawada (54′), D. Ball for B. Kraev (54′), N. Pennington for S. Ugarkovic (85′) and B. Old for J. Laws (90′).
Best player: Sam Sutton
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Sam Sutton.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
