Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Western United — A-League, 21 Jan 2022
Wellington Phoenix beat Western United 2-1 in the A-League on 21 January 2022 at WIN Stadium, Wollongong. W. Sandoval, G. Hooper, S. Luštica got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 4 and Western United 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·WIN Stadium · Wollongong·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 6'Foul
- 1-016'assist: G. Hooper
- 2-035'assist: Alex Rufer
- Half-time2-0
- 57'Foul
- 61'out: D. Pierias
- 65'
- 72'out: C. Theoharous
- 72'
- 77'
- 85'
- 88'
- 88'
- 90'VARCard reviewed
- 90+1'Professional foul last man
- 2-190+4'assist: C. Theoharous
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 8.3Alexander PaulsenG
- 8.0Gary HooperF
- 7.5Sam SuttonD
- 7.3Joshua LawsD
- 7.3Timothy PayneD
- 7.3Gael SandovalM
- 7.2Louis FentonD
- 7.0Reno PiscopoM
- 7.0Alex RuferM
- 6.9Clayton LewisM
- 6.7Jaushua SotirioF
- 6.5Nicholas PenningtonM
- 6.3Benjamin WaineF
- 6.2David BallF
Western United
- 7.7Neil KilkennyM
- 7.5Christian TheoharousF
- 7.3Steven LusticaM
- 7.0Tomoki ImaiD
- 6.9Joshua RisdonD
- 6.9Alessandro DiamantiM
- 6.7Aleksandar PrijovićF
- 6.7Nicolas MilanovicF
- 6.6Lachlan WalesM
- 6.5Jamie YoungG
- 6.3Léo LacroixD
- 6.3Dylan Wenzel-HallsF
- 6.3Connor PainM
- 6.3Nikolai Topor-StanleyD
- 6.2Ben GaruccioD
- 6.2Dylan PieriasD
Line-ups
Western United4-2-3-1
Wellington Phoenix4-2-2-2
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixU. Talay
Substitutes
- 17Callan ElliotD
- 18Benjamin Waine77'F6.3
- 11J. Sotirio65'F6.7
- 13N. Pennington85'M6.5
- 8Benjamin OldM
- 33Finn SurmanD
- 30H. GrayG
Western UnitedJ. Aloisi
Substitutes
- 5D. Pierias61'D6.2
- 44N. Topor-Stanley88'D6.3
- 9D. Wenzel-Halls72'F6.3
- 37R. ScottG
- 27J. SkotadisM
- 34C. Theoharous72'F7.5
- 26Nicolas Milanovic88'F6.7
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
12Total shots22
4Shots on target8
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots9
4Corners9
3Offsides0
16Fouls16
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
7Goalkeeper saves2
400Total passes475
314Accurate passes412
79%Pass accuracy87%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Paulsen | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Gary Hooper | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Sam Sutton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Joshua Laws | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Gael Sandoval | 65 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Louis Fenton | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Reno Piscopo | 77 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Clayton Lewis | 85 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Jaushua Sotirio | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nicholas Pennington | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Waine | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| David Ball | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Western United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Kilkenny | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Christian Theoharous | 18 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Steven Lustica | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Tomoki Imai | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Joshua Risdon | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alessandro Diamanti | 88 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Aleksandar Prijović | 72 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nicolas Milanovic | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lachlan Wales | 61 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jamie Young | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Léo Lacroix | 88 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Connor Pain | 72 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Garuccio | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Dylan Pierias | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixLLLLW
- L01 Jan 22AAdelaide United0-4
- L19 Dec 21ASydney1-2
- L10 Dec 21ANewcastle Jets0-4
- L03 Dec 21HWestern Sydney Wanderers0-2
- W27 Nov 21HCentral Coast Mariners2-1
Western UnitedLWWWW
- L26 Dec 21AMelbourne Victory1-3
- W17 Dec 21HAdelaide United1-0
- W11 Dec 21HBrisbane Roar1-0
- W04 Dec 21AMelbourne City1-0
- W26 Nov 21HPerth Glory1-0
Head-to-head
- 22 May 21Wellington Phoenix3-0Western United
- 22 Apr 21Western United1-1Wellington Phoenix
- 11 Apr 21Wellington Phoenix3-2Western United
- 21 Feb 20Wellington Phoenix2-0Western United
- 28 Dec 19Western United1-3Wellington Phoenix
- 13 Oct 19Wellington Phoenix0-1Western United
Most recent meetings