Wellington Phoenix FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory: Result, Stats & Commentary

Wellington Phoenix FC
1-0-0

2 - 1

Melbourne Victory
0-0-1

Sky Stadium — Wellington

Live Gamecast

WEL vs MVC

Team Stats

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

37.5

62.5

Possession

SHOTS

ON GOAL

0.4

0.6

On Target %

Penalty Goals

Penalty Kicks Taken

233

447

Accurate Passes

330

570

Passes

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC 4-3-3

13Henry GrayG

18Lukas Kelly-HealdCD-L

28Bill TuilomaCD-R

23James McGarryLB

27Matthew SheridanRB

25Kazuki NagasawaCM

35Luke James MitchellLM

8Max AndersonRM

99Corban PiperF

9Rafael DuránLF

7Bryce DukeRF

Substitutes

5Walter ScottSUB

24Xuan LokeSUB

30Alby Kelly-HealdSUB

11Riley BidoisSUB

34Dylan Richard GardinerSUB

17Nathan WalkerSUB

37Anaru CassidySUB

Melbourne Victory 4-4-1-1

25Jack DuncanG

3Jason DavidsonCD-L

4Philipp ZiereisCD-R

18Franco LinoLB

16Joshua InserraRB

10Denis GenreauCM-L

8Jordi ValadonCM-R

14Matthew GrimaldiLM

11Clarismario RodriguesRM

44Charles NdukaF

21Guillermo MayRCF

Substitutes

15Tom LockyerSUB

1Jack WarshawskySUB

36Harrison ShillingtonSUB

5Brendan HamillSUB

29Michael GhossainiSUB

22Xavier StellaSUB

23Keegan JelacicSUB

Key Players

Wellington Phoenix FC

Total ShotsCorban Piper — 4

Accurate PassesKazuki Nagasawa — 34

Defensive InterventionsBill Tuiloma — 20

SavesHenry Gray — 2

Melbourne Victory

Total ShotsCharles Nduka — 2

Accurate PassesJason Davidson — 77

Defensive InterventionsFranco Lino — 12

SavesJack Duncan — 2

Commentary & Play-by-Play

KickoffFirst Half begins.

14'Goal - HeaderGoal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Sheridan with a cross.

17'Start DelayDelay in match (Melbourne Victory).

17'End DelayDelay over. They are ready to continue.

22'Start DelayDelay in match because of an injury Rafael Durán (Wellington Phoenix).

23'End DelayDelay over. They are ready to continue.

24'GoalGoal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

28'SubstitutionSubstitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nathan Walker replaces Rafael Durán because of an injury.

45'Yellow CardPhilipp Ziereis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'Start DelayDelay in match because of an injury Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).

45'+1'End DelayDelay over. They are ready to continue.

45'+3'HalftimeFirst Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.

62'SubstitutionSubstitution, Melbourne Victory. Keegan Jelacic replaces Clarismario Santos.

62'SubstitutionSubstitution, Melbourne Victory. Tom Lockyer replaces Philipp Ziereis.

62'SubstitutionSubstitution, Wellington Phoenix. Walter Scott replaces James McGarry.

71'Yellow CardDenis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

72'Start DelayDelay in match because of an injury Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix).

72'End DelayDelay over. They are ready to continue.

74'SubstitutionSubstitution, Melbourne Victory. Xavier Stella replaces Guillermo May.

74'SubstitutionSubstitution, Melbourne Victory. Michael Ghossaini replaces Matthew Grimaldi.

77'SubstitutionSubstitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Luke Mitchell.

77'GoalGoal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Walker.

87'SubstitutionSubstitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Charles Nduka.

90'+1'Start DelayDelay in match because of an injury Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix).

90'+1'End DelayDelay over. They are ready to continue.

90'+4'End Regular TimeSecond Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.