Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

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Wellington Phoenix are hosting Central Coast Mariners 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': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners).
3': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
3': Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mikael Doka.
5': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
7': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Nisbet.
10': Attempt missed. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
13': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
16': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
16': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mikael Doka.
22': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
24': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
24': Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
35': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
38': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses following a fast break.
40': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
40': Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Hand ball by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
41': Attempt blocked. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
41': Attempt saved. Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Dan Hall (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
44': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Ball with a through ball.
45': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
45': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
45'+1': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jing Reec replaces Alou Kuol.
50': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brian Kaltak.
51': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
51': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt saved. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
52': Foul by Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix).
52': Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Jing Reec is caught offside.
59': Foul by Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
59': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix).
61': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces Oskar van Hattum.
65': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
67': Attempt blocked. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
68': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Miguel Di Pizio replaces Christian Theoharous.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Jing Reec (Central Coast Mariners).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Attempt missed. Miguel Di Pizio (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max Balard.
83': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
83': Miguel Di Pizio (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Hand ball by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
87': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Ronald Barcellos replaces Ryan Edmondson.
89': Attempt missed. Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
89': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Luke Supyk replaces David Ball.
90': Attempt saved. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
90'+3': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+3': Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
90'+4': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mikael Doka with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.

Statistics

CCM		WEL
8	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
43.4	Possession	56.6
8	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
427	Accurate Passes	563
487	Passes	630
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
6	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.1
41	Long Balls	31
19	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	8
19	Tackles	14
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	13
20	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 12,301

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

Wellington Phoenix (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
40	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
3	Finn Surman
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
6	Tim Payne
24	Oskar van Hattum
14	Alex Rufer
10	David Ball
8	Ben Old
11	Bozhidar Kraev
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Luke Supyk, Fin Conchie, Matthew Sheridan, Isaac Hughes, Jack Duncan, Fergus Gillion, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues.

Central Coast Mariners FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Danny Vukovic (GK)
3	Brian Kaltack
23	Daniel Hall
18	Jacob Farrell
2	Mikael
6	Maximilien Balard
4	Joshua Nisbet
11	Ángel Quiñones
7	Christian Theoharous
9	Alou Kuol
99	Ryan Edmondson

Central Coast Mariners FC Substitutes:

Storm Roux, Ronald Barcellos, Bailey Brandtman, Jing Lual, Nathan Paull, Miguel Di Pizio, Jack Warshawsky.

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