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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

Wellington Phoenix FC
Melbourne City FC
Wellington Phoenix FC
1 : 3
2nd of January 2023 02:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Melbourne City FC

Live comments

  • 0' - KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
  • 5' - Scott Wootton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 7' - The referee calls foul for Jordan Bos. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 12' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' - David Ball puts Wellington Phoenix FC on the lead.
  • 18' - GOAL! Mathew Leckie scores on 18.
  • 22' - Curtis Good was booked on 22.
  • 27' - looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 28' - Steven Peter Ugarkovic is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 33' - The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nuno Reis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' - It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Jordan Bos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' - Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' - Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nuno Reis is hanging Curtis Good on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' - Goal! Jamie MacLaren scores his 100 goal in 183 matches.
  • 51' - What a strike from Jamie MacLaren! The score is 1-3.
  • 53' - The whistle greets Steven Peter Ugarkovic as he departs to be replaced by Kosta Barbarouses.
  • 58' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 128 games and scored 283 goals.
  • 63' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Lam made 190 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' - The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Talbot departs to be replaced by Scott Galloway.
  • 70' - The referee calls foul for Richard van der Venne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' - Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' - Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 86 minute. Richard van der Venne leaves to be changed by Scott Jamieson.
  • 88' - The whistle greets Yan Sasse as he departs to be replaced by Oskar van Hattum.
  • 89' - The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Callan Elliot departs to be replaced by Nicholas Pennington.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Today 2023-01-02 Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne City FC are fighting A League league .

Wellington Phoenix FC had 26 games and get got 38 points in Season (2018/19)

Melbourne City FC had 25 games and get got 46 points in Season (2018/19)

Ranking

Team Played Points
Sydney FC 26 47
Melbourne City FC 25 46
Central Coast Mariners FC 25 42
Brisbane Roar FC 26 40
Adelaide United FC 26 39
Macarthur FC 26 39
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 38
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 35
Perth Glory FC 26 34
Western United FC 26 28
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 21
Melbourne Victory FC 26 19

Wellington Phoenix FC

Lineup Bench

Melbourne City FC

Lineup Bench

Head2Head Matches

2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC
Wellington Phoenix FC 		2
2
2022-05-09 Melbourne City FC
Wellington Phoenix FC 		2
1
2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC
Melbourne City FC 		0
6
2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC
Wellington Phoenix FC 		2
2
2021-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC
Melbourne City FC 		2
3

Wellington Phoenix FC Past Matches

2022-12-23 Perth Glory FC
Wellington Phoenix FC 		1
1
2022-12-17 Wellington Phoenix FC
Adelaide United FC 		3
1
2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 		1
1
2022-11-13 Wellington Phoenix FC
Western United FC 		2
3
2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC
Macarthur FC 		4
1

Melbourne City FC Past Matches

2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC
Central Coast Mariners FC 		1
0
2022-12-10 Sydney FC
Melbourne City FC 		2
1
2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC
Melbourne City FC 		1
2
2022-11-05 Melbourne City FC
Perth Glory FC 		4
0
2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC
Wellington Phoenix FC 		2
2