A-League: Wellington Phoenix overcomes Macarthur 3-1

SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix beats Macarthur 3-1.

SYDNEY. Wellington Phoenix overcomes Macarthur 3-1.

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 4:05 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the assistance of Owen Goldrick and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22 degrees Celsius or 71.6 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.​

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  Wellington Phoenix

  3

  

  Macarthur

  1

  

  6 Feb 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Wellington Phoenix was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Macarthur that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Wellington Phoenix was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Wellington Phoenix won the match.

Wellington Phoenix shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Macarthur shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Wellington Phoenix received 1 yellow card (S. Sutton). On the opposite side, Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (L. Rose, J. Mutch and M. Najjar).

After playing this match, Wellington Phoenix will have 7 points like Perth Glory to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Macarthur will stay with 14 points like Adelaide United to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming A-League match, Wellington Phoenix will host Melbourne Victory on the 9th of February with a 19-10 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).

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  Wellington Phoenix

  1

  

  Melbourne Victory

  0

  9 Feb 2022 Full time

Macarthur will play away against Central Coast Mariners on the 10th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Central Coast Mariners (1 draw).

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  Central Coast Mariners

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  Macarthur

  3

  10 Feb 2022 Full time

Wellington Phoenix: Formation and Lineups

Wellington Phoenix started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ufuk Talay chose to play with the following team: Oliver Sail (7.5), Tim Payne (6.8), Finn Surman (7.1), Joshua Laws (6.6), Sam Sutton (7.8), Gael Sandoval (6.5), Alex Rufer (7.3), Clayton Lewis (7.2), Reno Piscopo (7.1), David Ball (7.0) and Jaushua Sotirio (8.1).

Substitutes

Wellington Phoenix made 6 changes: F. Surman for L. Fenton (67′), J. Sotirio for O. van Hattum (89′), W. Sandoval for B. Old (89′), A. Rufer for N. Pennington (89′), D. Ball for B. Waine (90′) and D. Ball for B. Waine (90′).

Top player: Jaushua Sotirio

Probably the most impressive player in Wellington Phoenix was Jaushua Sotirio.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.

Macarthur: Formation and Lineups

Macarthur started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

On the other side, Ante Milicic played with: Filip Kurto (5.8), Craig Noone (6.3), Tomislav Uskok (6.8), Aleksandar Jovanović (6.4), Aleksandar Susnjar (6.4), Moudi Najjar (6.4), Ulises Dávila (7.1), Charles M’Mombwa (6.9), Daniel De Silva (7.3), Lachlan Rose (6.7) and Apostolos Giannou (6.4).

Substitutes

Macarthur made 5 changes: A. Jovanovic for A. Mariappa (46′), C. M’Mombwa for J. Mutch (46′), U. Davila for J. Hollman (65′), A. Giannou for A. Toure (65′) and C. Noone for T. Oar (77′).

Top player: Daniel De Silva

Probably the most impressive player in Macarthur was Daniel De Silva.

His rating is (7.3) with 58 passes (87% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.