Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
FT
0 - 0
Central Coast Mariners

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Central Coast Mariners 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

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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 FC 27 +16 53
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
40 Alexander 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 Benjamin Old
11 Bozhidar Kraev
7 Kosta Barbarouses
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Luke Supyk, Fin Conchie, Matt Sheridan, Isaac Hughes, Jack Duncan, Fergus Gillion, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues.

CCM Central Coast Mariners (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 Yellow Card
9 Alou Kuol
99 Ryan Edmondson
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Storm Roux, Ronald Barcellos, Bailey Brandtman, Jing Lual, Nathan Paull, Miguel Di Pizio, Jack Warshawsky.

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