Melbourne City 2-1 Wellington Phoenix — A-League, 27 Nov 2016
Melbourne City beat Wellington Phoenix 2-1 in the A-League on 27 November 2016 at AAMI Park, Melbourne. N. Fitzgerald, R. Krishna, B. Fornaroli got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Melbourne City have won 4 and Wellington Phoenix 1.
Match timeline
- 39'
- 1-044'assist: N. Kilkenny
- Half-time1-0
- 1-159'
- 65'
- 66'out: T. Cahill
- 68'
- 69'
- 69'
- 2-171'Penalty
- 72'
- 73'
- 76'out: N. Colazo
- 80'out: B. Kamau
- 81'
- 83'
- 83'
- 86'out: M. Ridenton
- 88'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Melbourne City
- 7.5Dean BouzanisG
- 7.2Bruno FornaroliF
- 7.1Anthony CaceresM
- 7.1Connor ChapmanD
- 7.1Michael JakobsenD
- 7.0Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.9Fernando BrandanM
- 6.8Neil KilkennyM
- 6.8Bruce KamauM
- 6.6Luke BrattanM
- 6.6Nicolas ColazoM
- 6.5Tim CahillF
- 6.5Joshua RoseD
- 6.2Ivan FranjicD
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.0Guilherme FinklerM
- 7.2Andrew DuranteD
- 7.2Konstantinos BarbarousesM
- 7.1Alex GorrinM
- 7.1Adam ParkhouseF
- 6.9Roy KrishnaF
- 6.8Roly BonevaciaM
- 6.7Louis FentonM
- 6.6Glen MossG
- 6.6Vince LiaM
- 6.6Hamish WatsonF
- 6.5Marco RossiD
- 6.2Matthew RidentonM
- 6.0Jacob TrattD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-3-3
Melbourne City4-3-3
Substitutes
Melbourne CityJ. van 't Schip
Substitutes
- 9N. Colazo76'M6.6
- 11B. Kamau80'M6.8
- 2M. MuscatD
- 17T. Cahill66'F6.5
- 1T. SørensenG
Wellington PhoenixE. Merrick
Substitutes
- 16L. Fenton73'M6.7
- 5R. LowryD
- 20L. ItalianoG
- 23M. Ridenton86'M6.2
- 11Hamish Watson83'F6.6
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
13Total shots12
5Shots on target5
4Shots off target4
4Blocked shots3
11Corners2
1Offsides2
23Fouls23
3Yellow cards6
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves3
407Total passes316
317Accurate passes222
78%Pass accuracy70%
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 80 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Anthony Caceres | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 7.1 |
| Connor Chapman | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Michael Jakobsen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Fernando Brandan | 66 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Neil Kilkenny | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Bruce Kamau | 10 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Luke Brattan | 76 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Nicolas Colazo | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tim Cahill | 24 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Rose | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Ivan Franjic | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherme Finkler | 86 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 8.0 |
| Andrew Durante | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alex Gorrin | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Adam Parkhouse | 73 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Roy Krishna | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Roly Bonevacia | 83 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Louis Fenton | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Glen Moss | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Vince Lia | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Hamish Watson | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marco Rossi | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew Ridenton | 4 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jacob Tratt | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Melbourne CityDWLWL
- D18 Nov 16AWestern Sydney Wanderers1-1
- W10 Nov 16HNewcastle Jets2-1
- L04 Nov 16ABrisbane Roar0-1
- W28 Oct 16HAdelaide United2-1
- L21 Oct 16HPerth Glory2-3
Wellington PhoenixWWLLL
- W12 Nov 16ACentral Coast Mariners2-0
- W05 Nov 16HNewcastle Jets2-0
- L31 Oct 16AMelbourne Victory1-6
- L23 Oct 16HSydney0-1
- L16 Oct 16APerth Glory0-2
Head-to-head
- 08 Oct 16Wellington Phoenix0-1Melbourne City
- 28 Mar 16Melbourne City3-0Wellington Phoenix
- 26 Feb 16Wellington Phoenix2-1Melbourne City
- 25 Jan 16Melbourne City3-1Wellington Phoenix
- 03 May 15Wellington Phoenix0-2Melbourne City
- 12 Apr 15Melbourne City0-0Wellington Phoenix
Most recent meetings