A-League: Wellington Phoenix defeats Western United 4-1
BALLARAT. Wellington Phoenix had a easy win over Western United.
BALLARAT. Wellington Phoenix had a smooth win over Western United. Wellington Phoenix got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from S. Wootton (29′), J. Sotirio (32′) and W. Sandoval (45′). Western United tried to recover with a goal from S. Lustica (55′). However, the match was closed by a goal (63′) scored by J. Sotirio for Wellington Phoenix. Western United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Morshead Park Stadium stadium in Ballarat on Saturday and it started at 2:05 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.54 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
Western United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Western United was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Wellington Phoenix managed to find the solution to win this match.
Western United shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (A. Prijovic and L. Lacroix). On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (W. Sandoval and C. Elliot).
After this contest, Western United will stay with 38 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix will have 27 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
W. Sandoval
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29'29'
S. Wootton
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32'32'
J. Sotirio
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34'34'
A. Prijovic
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45'45'
W. Sandoval (Penalty)
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46'46'
D. Wenzel-Halls
T. Imai
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47'47'
L. Lacroix
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55'55'
S. Lustica
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63'63'
J. Sotirio
R. Piscopo
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68'68'
J. Skotadis
R. Krhin
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70'70'
B. Waine
J. Sotirio
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76'76'
B. Old
R. Piscopo
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84'84'
C. Elliot
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Western United will host Perth Glory on the 16th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Wellington Phoenix will play away with Perth Glory on the 12th of April with a 18-16 head to head record in favor of Perth Glory (9 draws).
Western United: Formation and Lineups
Western United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi chose to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Nikolai Topor-Stanley , Ben Garuccio , Rene Krhin , Neil Kilkenny , Lachlan Wales , Steven Lustica , Connor Pain and Aleksandar Prijović .
Substitutes
Western United made 2 changes: T. Imai for D. Wenzel-Halls (46′) and R. Krhin for J. Skotadis (68′).
Top player: Connor Pain
Probably the most impressive player in Western United was Connor Pain.
His rating is with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Wellington Phoenix: Formation and Lineups
Wellington Phoenix started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail , Callan Elliot , Finn Surman , Scott Wootton , Tim Payne , Sam Sutton , David Ball , Nicholas Pennington , Gael Sandoval , Reno Piscopo and Jaushua Sotirio .
Substitutes
Wellington Phoenix made 2 changes: J. Sotirio for B. Waine (70′) and R. Piscopo for B. Old (76′).
Top player: Jaushua Sotirio
The player who no doubt impressed Wellington Phoenix the most was Jaushua Sotirio.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League
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