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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' - We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' - 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 Callum Talbot suffering a number of foals already.
  • 7' - The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' - Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
  • 16' - Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by David Ball on 16.
  • 18' - GOAL! Mathew Leckie scores on 18.
  • 22' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Curtis Good on 22.
  • 27' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 128 games and scored 222 goals.
  • 28' - It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Steven Peter Ugarkovic gets a Yellow card.
  • 33' - 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.
  • 38' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Richard van der Venne made 128 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' - It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' - The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Curtis Good departs to be replaced by Nuno Reis.
  • 50' - Jamie MacLaren puts Melbourne City FC on the lead.
  • 51' - Jamie MacLaren with the second goal in the match!
  • 53' - The supporters are chanting for Kosta Barbarouses. He replaces Steven Peter Ugarkovic on 53 minute.
  • 58' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 63' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' - It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Callum Talbot is replaced by Scott Galloway on 67 minute.
  • 70' - That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Richard van der Venne.
  • 75' - Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' - The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 86' - The whistle greets Richard van der Venne as he departs to be replaced by Scott Jamieson.
  • 88' - The supporters are chanting for Oskar van Hattum. He replaces Yan Sasse on 88 minute.
  • 89' - Nicholas Pennington is replacing Callan Elliot for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
  • The final score is 1-3.

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