Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Central Coast Mariners — A-League, 22 Jan 2023
Wellington Phoenix beat Central Coast Mariners 2-1 in the A-League on 22 January 2023 at Sky Stadium, Wellington. Alex Rufer, O. Zawada, Béni Nkololo got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 1 and Central Coast Mariners 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Sky Stadium · Wellington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 13'Foul
- 15'VARPenalty cancelled
- 25'Foul
- 1-032'assist: J. Laws
- 2-040'assist: Callan Elliot
- 45'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 46'out: M. Balard
- 46'out: T. Aquilina
- 51'out: S. Ugarković
- 59'out: Paul Ayongo
- 73'
- 73'
- 77'out: Benjamin Old
- 82'out: Finn Surman
- 2-190+2'assist: Paul Ayongo
- 90+5'Time wasting
- 90+8'Handball
- 90+9'Argument
- 90+9'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Wellington Phoenix
- 7.5Clayton LewisM
- 7.5Alex RuferM
- 7.3Callan ElliotD
- 7.3Joshua LawsD
- 7.0Timothy PayneD
- 6.9Oliver SailG
- 6.9Steven UgarkovićM
- 6.9Oskar ZawadaF
- 6.7David BallF
- 6.7Lucas MauragisD
- 6.3Konstantinos BarbarousesM
- 6.3Bozhidar KraevM
- 6.3Finn SurmanD
- 6.2Benjamin OldM
Central Coast Mariners
- 7.6Daniel HallD
- 7.5Brian KaltakD
- 7.3Nectarios TriantisD
- 7.2Samuel SilveraM
- 7.2Paul AyongoF
- 7.2Béni NkololoM
- 6.9Joshua NisbetM
- 6.9Maximilien BalardM
- 6.9Marco TúlioF
- 6.7Christian TheoharousM
- 6.7Thomas Kevin AquilinaD
- 6.7Michael RuhsF
- 6.3Harrison SteeleM
- 6.3Danny VukovicG
- 6.2Storm RouxD
- 6.2Jacob FarrellD
Line-ups
Wellington Phoenix4-4-2
Substitutes
Wellington PhoenixU. Talay
Substitutes
- 5S. Ugarković51'M6.9
- 31Yan SasseF
- 19Sam SuttonM
- 24O. van HattumF
- 40Alexander PaulsenG
- 8Benjamin Old77'M6.2
- 3Finn Surman82'D6.3
Central Coast MarinersN. Montgomery
Substitutes
- 90Paul Ayongo59'F7.2
- 31C. Theoharous73'M6.7
- 24Y. SözerG
- 2T. Aquilina46'D6.7
- 23Daniel Hall73'D7.6
- 6M. Balard46'M6.9
- 22C. WindustD
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
8Total shots18
3Shots on target6
4Shots off target8
1Blocked shots4
5Corners1
2Offsides2
18Fouls11
4Yellow cards3
4Goalkeeper saves1
380Total passes471
302Accurate passes391
79%Pass accuracy83%
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Lewis | 51 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Alex Rufer | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Callan Elliot | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Joshua Laws | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Timothy Payne | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Oliver Sail | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Steven Ugarković | 39 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Oskar Zawada | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| David Ball | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lucas Mauragis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Konstantinos Barbarouses | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 77 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Finn Surman | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Old | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Central Coast Mariners
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hall | 17 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.6 |
| Brian Kaltak | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 7.5 |
| Nectarios Triantis | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Samuel Silvera | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Paul Ayongo | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Béni Nkololo | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Joshua Nisbet | 73 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Maximilien Balard | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marco Túlio | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Christian Theoharous | 17 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Thomas Kevin Aquilina | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Michael Ruhs | 59 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Harrison Steele | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Danny Vukovic | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Storm Roux | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jacob Farrell | 73 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Wellington PhoenixWWLDW
- W14 Jan 23ABrisbane Roar1-0
- W07 Jan 23ASydney1-0
- L02 Jan 23HMelbourne City1-3
- D23 Dec 22APerth Glory1-1
- W17 Dec 22HAdelaide United3-1
- W13 Jan 23AMacarthur2-1
- W07 Jan 23HAdelaide United4-0
- W31 Dec 22HMelbourne Victory2-1
- L27 Dec 22AMelbourne City0-1
- W21 Dec 22HNewcastle Jets3-0
Head-to-head
- 16 Oct 22Wellington Phoenix2-2Central Coast Mariners
- 17 Apr 22Wellington Phoenix0-4Central Coast Mariners
- 05 Apr 22Central Coast Mariners5-0Wellington Phoenix
- 27 Nov 21Wellington Phoenix2-1Central Coast Mariners
- 14 Feb 21Wellington Phoenix0-2Central Coast Mariners
- 31 Jan 21Central Coast Mariners1-2Wellington Phoenix
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