Wellington Phoenix vs Western United

A-League Men - Regular Season 21 Jan 2022, 08:45
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Western United
Western United
🏟 WIN Stadium (Wollongong) 👤 S. Evans Round 23

Match report

Wellington Phoenix edged past Western United 2-1 in the A-League Men - Regular Season on 21 January 2022.

Western United had 22 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 12.

T. Imai was sent off in the 90+1th minute.

The match was played at WIN Stadium (Wollongong), with S. Evans in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 12 - 22 On target 4 - 8 Corners 4 - 9 Fouls 16 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Gary Hooper
Wellington Phoenix · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Alex Paulsen 7 saves
8 Sam Sutton captained the side
7 Gael Sandoval 1 goal
7 Steven Lustica 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–15 7–7
Shots On Goal 2–6 2–2
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 0–4 4–5
Attacks 48–62 38–56
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
86 Attacks 118
30 Dangerous Attacks 73
4 On Target 9
8 Off Target 15
12 Shots Total 22
4 Shots On Goal 8
4 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 9
8 Shots Inside Box 13
4 Shots Outside Box 9
16 Fouls 17
4 Corners 9
3 Offsides 0
45% Ball Possession 55%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
7 Saves 2
400 Passes Total 474
314 Passes Accurate 410
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 4-2-2-2
40 A. Paulsen
16 L. Fenton 6 T. Payne 21 J. Laws 19 S. Sutton
14 A. Rufer 23 C. Lewis
7 G. Sandoval 10 R. Piscopo
88 G. Hooper 9 D. Ball
Western United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
19 J. Risdon 6 T. Imai 4 L. Lacroix 17 B. Garuccio
10 S. Lustica 88 N. Kilkenny
8 L. Wales 23 A. Diamanti 11 C. Pain
99 A. Prijovic
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
U. Talay
Substitutes
  • 30 Henry Gray
  • 33 Finn Surman
  • 13 Nicholas Pennington
  • 8 Benjamin Old
  • 17 Callan Elliot
  • 18 Ben Waine
  • 11 Jaushua Sotirio
Western United
Coach
J. Aloisi
Substitutes
  • 37 Ryan Scott
  • 44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
  • 27 Jerry Skotadis
  • 5 Dylan Pierias
  • 34 Christian Theoharous
  • 9 Dylan Wenzel-Halls
  • 26 Nicolas Milanovic
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ D. Pierias ↓ L. Wales Western United
  • 65' ↑ J. Sotirio ↓ W. Sandoval Wellington Phoenix
  • 72' ↑ C. Theoharous ↓ C. Pain Western United
  • 72' ↑ D. Wenzel-Halls ↓ A. Prijović Western United
  • 77' ↑ B. Waine ↓ R. Piscopo Wellington Phoenix
  • 85' ↑ N. Pennington ↓ C. Lewis Wellington Phoenix
  • 88' ↑ N. Milanovic ↓ A. Diamanti Western United
  • 88' ↑ N. Topor-Stanley ↓ L. Lacroix Western United
Cards
  • 6' S. Lustica Western United
  • 57' J. Risdon Western United
  • 90+1' T. Imai Western United
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 8 2 draws 2 Western United
2025-03-08 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 4 - 1
2024-10-20 Wellington Phoenix vs Western United 1 - 1
2024-02-10 Wellington Phoenix vs Western United 2 - 0
2023-12-02 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 1
2022-05-14 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 0
2022-04-09 Western United vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 4
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Western United D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Western United?
Wellington Phoenix won 2-1 against Western United on 21 January 2022.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Western United?
Wellington Phoenix won the match 2-1.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Western United played?
The match was played at WIN Stadium (Wollongong).
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Western United?
Western United had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.