Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC
WLDWW
3-2
Finished
Wellington Phoenix FC
LLLLL
Sunday, November 3 at 05:00 AMAAMI Park
Summary
First half
- Yellow card for Moudi Najjar29'
- ⚽Goal by Scott Galloway34'
- Yellow card for Craig Noone43'
- Yellow card for Denis Genreau45'+1'
- 45'⇅Jaushua Sotirio on, Gary Hooper off
- 45'⇅Substitution
Second half
- Yellow card for Scott Galloway50'
- ⇅Substitution54'
- ⚽Penalty goal by Craig Noone63'
- ⇅Ramy Najjarine on, Craig Noone off68'
- 68'⇅Ben Waine on, Alex Rufer off
- ⇅Substitution78'
- 90'+3'⚽Goal
Statistics
61%Possession39%
16Shots7
8Shots on target3
7Corners3
17Fouls11
4Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Offsides1
1Saves5
495Accurate passes275
580Total passes373
Commentary
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- Match ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 2.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 2.
- 90'+3'Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 2. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ball.
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine.
- 89'Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Denis Genreau (Melbourne City FC).
- 88'Attempt saved. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Genreau with a through ball.
- 87'Attempt missed. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Galloway with a cross.
- 85'Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
- 83'Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 80'Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'Foul by Lachlan Wales (Melbourne City FC).
- 79'Offside, Melbourne City FC. Curtis Good tries a through ball, but Adrián Luna is caught offside.
- 79'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Stefan Marinovic.
- 79'Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 78'Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Connor Metcalfe because of an injury.
- 77'Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 77'Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75'Joshua Brillante (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
- 74'Attempt blocked. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Genreau.
- 74'Attempt blocked. Ramy Najjarine (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 71'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 70'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
- 70'Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Stefan Marinovic tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
- 68'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Alex Rufer.
- 68'Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Craig Noone.
- 67'Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
- 66'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
- 66'Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dean Bouzanis.
- 65'Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ulises Dávila with a cross following a corner.
- 65'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Curtis Good.
- 65'Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 63'Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 61'Penalty conceded by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 60'Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Walter Scott with a cross.
- 57'Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57'Foul by Matti Steinmann (Wellington Phoenix).
- 54'Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna replaces Moudi Najjar.
- 53'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52'Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Foul by Matti Steinmann (Wellington Phoenix).
- 50'Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50'Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
- 50'David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50'Hand ball by Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix).
- 48'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Luke DeVere.
- 47'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
- 46'Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46'Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Gary Hooper.
- 45'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callum McCowatt replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 45'Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 45'+2'Moudi Najjar (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2'Foul by Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+1'Denis Genreau (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1'Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1'Foul by Denis Genreau (Melbourne City FC).
- 45'Attempt missed. Denis Genreau (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moudi Najjar.
- 44'Attempt blocked. Matti Steinmann (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43'Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43'Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 42'Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ulises Dávila with a through ball.
- 41'Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41'Foul by Lachlan Wales (Melbourne City FC).
- 38'Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
- 38'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Steven Taylor.
- 34'Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Curtis Good.
- 32'Attempt blocked. Moudi Najjar (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
- 30'Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 29'Joshua Brillante (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 29'Moudi Najjar (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29'Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Foul by Moudi Najjar (Melbourne City FC).
- 27'Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Louis Fenton.
- 25'Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
- 24'Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Ball with a headed pass following a corner.
- 23'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
- 22'Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22'Foul by Denis Genreau (Melbourne City FC).
- 22'Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22'Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
- 18'Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18'Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 17'Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 13'Foul by Walter Scott (Wellington Phoenix).
- 13'Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12'Attempt missed. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denis Genreau.
- 11'Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Genreau.
- 6'Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC).
- 2'Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 2'Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
Melbourne CityWellington
⚽
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153045607590
Top performers
Melbourne City
- Craig NooneShots3
- Curtis GoodAccurate passes74
- Dean BouzanisSaves1
Wellington
- David BallShots3
- Steven TaylorAccurate passes47
- Stefan MarinovicSaves5
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-1-4-14-4-2Wellington
1Marinovic
16Fenton
7Piscopo
10Dávila
⚽88Hooper
9Ball
⚽
34Metcalfe
19Wales
⚽
11Noone
3Jamieson
⚽
2Galloway
6Brillante
23Bouzanis
Melbourne City
- 23Dean BouzanisG
- 22Curtis GoodCD-L
- 6Josh BrillanteCD-R
- 7Rostyn GriffithsDM
- 3Scott JamiesonLB
- 2Scott GallowayRB
- 34Connor MetcalfeCM-L
- 17Denis GenreauCM-R
- 19Lachlan WalesLM
- 11Craig NooneRM
- 30Moudi NajjarF
Wellington
- 1Stefan MarinovicG
- 3Luke DeVereCD-L
- 27Steven TaylorCD-R
- 23Walter ScottLB
- 16Louis FentonRB
- 5Ville Matti SteinmannCM-L
- 14Alex RuferCM-R
- 7Reno PiscopoLM
- 10Ulises DávilaRM
- 88Gary HooperCF-L
- 9David BallCF-R
Head to head
- Nov 03, 19Melbourne City FC3-2Wellington Phoenix FC
- Apr 21, 19Wellington Phoenix FC3-2Melbourne City FC
- Jan 26, 19Wellington Phoenix FC1-0Melbourne City FC
- Nov 09, 18Melbourne City FC2-0Wellington Phoenix FC
- Apr 14, 18Wellington Phoenix FC2-1Melbourne City FC
