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Melbourne Victory Triumphs Over Wellington Phoenix in Thrilling Encounter
Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Victory secured a victory against Wellington Phoenix in a gripping match at AAMI Park on Thursday, February 14, 2025, in round 19 of the A-League. The game, officiated by Adam Bavcar, saw the home side dominate possession and create numerous scoring opportunities.
The breakthrough came in the 57th minute, courtesy of a Nicholas Vergos goal, assisted by Clarismario. Vergos, however, received a yellow card shortly after, as did Jacob Rawlins in the 65th minute and Mathew Langerak at the end of the game. Wellington Phoenix also had two players cautioned, Matthew Sheridan in the 75th minute and Scott Sutton in the 89th minute.
Statistics highlight Melbourne Victory’s dominance: 57% possession, 15 shots (5 on target), and 9 corners, compared to Wellington Phoenix’s 43% possession, 4 shots (1 on target), and 2 corners. Despite the numerous cards, the match remained exciting until the final whistle. Melbourne Victory’s superior efficiency secured them the three points.
Substitutions melbourne victory: at minute 46 Clarismario came in and N. Velupillay went out., at minute 66 D. Arzani came in and R. Piscopo went out., at minute 75 B. Fornaroli came in and N. Vergos went out., at minute 75 K. Bos came in and A. Traore went out.
Substitutions wellington phoenix: at minute 68 N. Walker came in and L. Kelly-Heald went out., at minute 68 A. Rufer came in and P. Retre went out., at minute 68 K. Nagasawa came in and H. Ishige went out., at minute 77 L. Brooke-Smith came in and C. Piper went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Melbourne Victory
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