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Melbourne City edged out Wellington Phoenix in a closely fought match at Wellington’s Sky Stadium. The home side, possessing only 40% of the ball, managed just four shots, none on target. In contrast, Melbourne City dominated possession (60%), registering 19 attempts, four of which hit the target. A goal from M. Tilio in the 51st minute, assisted by A. Kuen, proved to be the decisive moment. Melbourne City had a late goal disallowed for offside in the 90th minute. Melbourne City’s more aggressive approach was evident in their 13 fouls compared to Wellington’s 5. Both teams received one yellow card. A deserved win for Melbourne City despite the narrow scoreline.
Substitutions melbourne city: at minute 46 M. Leckie came in and Z. Schreiber went out., at minute 71 H. Politidis came in and K. Rahmani went out., at minute 89 B. Mazzeo came in and M. Caputo went out., at minute 89 L. Wong came in and A. Kuen went out.
Substitutions wellington phoenix: at minute 60 L. Brooke-Smith came in and N. Walker went out., at minute 60 C. Piper came in and P. Retre went out., at minute 73 M. Rojas came in and F. Geraldes went out., at minute 88 H. Ishige came in and A. Rufer went out., at minute 88 L. Kelly-Heald came in and T. Payne went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wellington Phoenix
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