Wellington Phoenix
20
Glen Moss (gk)
2
Jeremy Christie
3
Tony Lochhead
4
Cleberson
5
Karl Dodd
7
Ross Aloisi (c)
8
Vaughan Coveny
9
Shane Smeltz
10
Michael Ferrante
11
Daniel
13
Steven Old
Substitutes:
30
Jacob Spoonley (gk)
12
Richard Johnson
21
Felipe Campos
22
Royce Brownlie
2
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2
Wellington Phoenix:
Daniel 79, Smeltz 84
Melbourne Victory:
Muscat 19p, Allsopp 60
Venue:
Westpac Stadium
2nd Half 94:00
- Full time in this very entertaining game which ends up in a 2-2 draw
2nd Half 93:30
- The Phoenix can take heart from the last half here, as they have dominated
2nd Half 92:00
- Smeltz crosses to Brownlie, who has a shot at goal, goes past the keeper, but hits the post
2nd Half 90:00
- The Phoenix are the team with momentum at the moment, have 4 mins of extra time
2nd Half 89:00
- Phoenix with the corner, and is cleared away by the defence, as the Phoenix players push forward
2nd Half 88:30
- Keenan earns himself a yellow card for a late challenge on Aloisi
2nd Half 88:00
- Felipe into the box, but is cleared away by the Victory defence
2nd Half 85:00
- Scores are level here, what a game we have on our hands
2nd Half 84:00
- Cross is high and long towards the back post, Smeltz header, deflection, GOAL !
2nd Half 81:00
- Phoenix now sensing that the game is well alive, are giving it everything they have
2nd Half 78:00
- Corner kick for the Phoenix, is up high, Daniel connects with the header goes past Theoklitos GOAL!!
2nd Half 77:00
- Last substitution for Melbourne with Caceres replacing Archie Thompson
2nd Half 76:00
- Muscat gets a yellow card for time wasting
2nd Half 75:00
- Another substitution for Phoenix with Brownlie coming on for Coveny
2nd Half 72:00
- Felipe with the shot, had to hurry it, and could not get the power behind it
2nd Half 70:00
- Aloisi picks up a yellow card for handling Muscat in play
2nd Half 67:00
- The crowd today is 14,400 which is a record for a NZ club game
2nd Half 64:00
- A substitution for the Phoenix Christie comes off with Felipe coming on
2nd Half 62:00
- Daniel picks up a yellow card for diving
2nd Half 60:00
- Great run by Keenan, gets the ball through to Allsopp in the box, first touch past the keeper...GOAL
2nd Half 59:00
- Aloisi with the shot on goal but Theoklitos rises to the challenge
2nd Half 57:00
- Another substitution for the Victory with Patafta on and Hernandez off
2nd Half 54:00
- Phoenix are throwing everything at the Victory, trying to come up with a win in their debut match
2nd Half 51:00
- Daniel goes for a dive after a shoulder to shoulder challenge, has been warned by the ref
2nd Half 49:00
- Cleberson gives away a free kick to Muscat in the midfield, for hitting him in the head
2nd Half 48:00
- Theoklitos with the goal kick, to put the ball back into play
2nd Half 46:00
- The Victory with the kick off, to start the second half
1st Half 48:00
- Half-time with the Melbourne Victory weathering the storm to be 1-0 in front
1st Half 47:40
- Aloisi has a shot at goals, but just off target
1st Half 47:00
- Daniel with another corner attempt, this time Melbourne clears
1st Half 46:30
- Phoenix with the corner, is flicked by Theoklitos another corner on the opposing side
1st Half 45:00
- Three minutes of extra time to be played here
1st Half 42:30
- With half-time approaching, it could not come too soon for the Victory with the Phoenix attacking
1st Half 38:40
- Daniel misses the penalty as he hits the crossbar, the ricochet ball taken safely by Theoklitos
1st Half 38:00
- The corner kick is made, and Danny Allsopp with the handball, PENALTY
1st Half 37:00
- Old goes for the shot, but comes off the Victory defender, corner!
1st Half 35:00
- The Phoenix now starting to attack, after a slow start
1st Half 32:00
- The first substitution for the game with Kemp on for Milicevic
1st Half 27:00
- Thompson is down after a challenge from Christie, seems ok though as he gets back up
1st Half 24:00
- Milicevic with a yellow card for a late tackle
1st Half 21:00
- Ferrante with the shot, but goes over the keepers head
1st Half 19:00
- Muscat takes the penalty, slots it wide and to the left of the diving Christie...GOAL!
1st Half 18:00
- Penalty to Melbourne as Cleberson is awarded a yellow card
1st Half 17:00
- Thompson in attack, tries to kick around Cleberson, and it is a handball...Penalty!!
1st Half 16:00
- Victory in attack again, but the referee puts up the flags, to signal offside
1st Half 14:30
- Melbourne again put pressure on the Phoenix keeper, but the ball goes over the crossbar
1st Half 10:30
- The Phoenix have struggled to go past the midfield as yet, a nervous start for Wellington
1st Half 08:00
- Melbourne trying to find a way to exploit the defence of the Phoenix
1st Half 05:30
- The Wellington defence have started strongly in their debut match
1st Half 03:00
- Allsopp gets in behind the defence, has a shot, but puts too much on it
1st Half 01:30
- Melbourne on the charge but a late tackle by Lockhead, free kick to Victory, halfway line
1st Half 00:01
- Shields blows the whistle to get the game under way
1st Half 00:00
- Welcome to Westpac Stadium for the clash between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
1
Michael Theoklitos (gk)
2
Kevin Muscat (c)
5
Ljubo Milicevic
8
Grant Brebner
9
Daniel Allsopp
10
Archie Thompson
11
Joseph Keenan
12
Rodrigo Vargas
16
Carlos Hernandez
18
Leigh Broxham
25
Daniel Piorkowski
Substitutes:
7
Matthew Kemp
7
Kaz Patafta
10
Adrian Caceres