Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix vs Perth Glory FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix
  • 9': Oskar Zawada
  • 74': Bozhidar Kraev
FT
2 - 1
Perth Glory FC
  • 59': Mark Beevers

About

Wellington Phoenix are hosting Perth Glory FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
  • 4': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Finn Surman tries a through ball, but Tim Payne is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by John Koutroumbis.
  • 9': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 11': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Perth Glory).
  • 11': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 14': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 14': Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Ivanovic (Perth Glory).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Substitution, Perth Glory. David Williams replaces Luke Ivanovic because of an injury.
  • 19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Aleksandar Susnjar.
  • 20': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
  • 21': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jarrod Carluccio.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 21': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 26': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Giordano Colli.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jarrod Carluccio (Perth Glory) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Susnjar.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Giordano Colli (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Offside, Perth Glory. Daniel Bennie tries a through ball, but Adam Taggart is caught offside.
  • 33': Hand ball by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 34': Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Adam Taggart (Perth Glory).
  • 36': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 37': Attempt missed. John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giordano Colli following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. David Williams (Perth Glory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Taggart.
  • 41': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
  • 41': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory).
  • 42': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Aleksandar Susnjar (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Perth Glory. Stefan Colakovski replaces Jarrod Carluccio.
  • 46': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 47': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory).
  • 47': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 57': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada tries a through ball, but Lukas Kelly-Heald is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Perth Glory. Bruce Kamau replaces Daniel Bennie.
  • 58': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 58': John Koutroumbis (Perth Glory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Perth Glory 1. Mark Beevers (Perth Glory) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 64': Offside, Perth Glory. Giordano Colli tries a through ball, but Adam Taggart is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Williams with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Alex Rufer.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
  • 74': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oskar Zawada.
  • 80': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Darryl Lachman.
  • 81': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fergus Gillion replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Perth Glory. Jacob Muir replaces Oliver Bozanic.
  • 82': Substitution, Perth Glory. Trent Ostler replaces Aleksandar Susnjar.
  • 83': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 84': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 84': Stefan Colakovski (Perth Glory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 86': VAR Decision: Penalty Perth Glory.
  • 88': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Penalty saved. Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 89': Corner, Perth Glory. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 90': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Jacob Muir (Perth Glory).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Darryl Lachman (Perth Glory).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Perth Glory 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 1
51.6 Possession 48.4
12 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
440 Accurate Passes 426
518 Passes 497
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
28 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 47
30 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 22
15 Effective Clearances 23
15 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,101

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wellington Phoenix 4 +6 10
2 Sydney FC 4 +3 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 +2 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 0 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
40 Alex Paulsen (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
3 Finn Surman
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
6 Tim Payne
14 Alex Rufer
15 Nicholas Pennington
12 Mohamed Al-Taay
9 Oskar Zawada
7 Kosta Barbarouses Yellow Card
11 Bozhidar Kraev
Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:
Jack Duncan, Fergus Gillion, Isaac Hughes, David Ball, Jackson Manuel, Ben Old, Josh Rudland.

PER Perth Glory FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Oliver Sail (GK)
5 Mark Beevers
29 Darryl Lachman
15 Aleksandar Susnjar Yellow Card
2 Johnny Koutroumbis
24 Oliver Bozanic
20 Giordano Colli
23 Daniel Bennie
17 Jarrod Carluccio
12 Luke Ivanovic
22 Adam Taggart
Perth Glory FC Substitutes:
Bruce Kamau, Trent Ostler, Jacob Muir, Stefan Colakovski, Riley Warland, Cameron Cook, David Williams.

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