Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix share the spoils in a thrilling encounter
The match between Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix in the second round of the A-League regular season ended in a 2-2 draw, in a game that was marked by intensity and excitement.
The first goal came in the 39th minute when S. Wootton took advantage of an assist from H. Ishige to put Wellington Phoenix ahead. The visitors’ joy was short-lived, as Perth Glory equalized the score in the 49th minute thanks to a goal by T. Payne, who received a pass from K. Nagasawa.
The match remained tied throughout the second half, with both teams looking for the win. In the 70th minute, S. Sutton of Wellington Phoenix saw the yellow card, while A. Hamzaoui of Perth Glory received his in the 72nd minute.
Wellington Phoenix regained the lead with the second goal by T. Payne, but Perth Glory managed to equalize again in the 80th minute with a goal by J. Carluccio, leaving the final score at 2-2.
The match was marked by intensity and excitement, with both teams showing an aggressive style of play. Wellington Phoenix had more possession of the ball (49%), while Perth Glory had more shots on goal (1). Despite this, both teams managed to score two goals.
The final result reflects the balance seen in the match, with two teams that fought until the end for victory.
Substitutions perth glory: at minute 46 K. Ngo came in and A. Bugarija went out., at minute 46 N. Pennington came in and H. Aoyama went out., at minute 46 D. Williams came in and A. Faisal went out., at minute 72 N. Blair came in and B. O’Neill went out., at minute 86 Z. Lisolajski came in and A. Hamzaoui went out.
Substitutions wellington phoenix: at minute 65 O. van Hattum came in and H. Ishige went out., at minute 65 N. Walker came in and K. Nagasawa went out., at minute 65 M. Al-Taay came in and F. Conchie went out., at minute 76 S. Colakovski came in and S. Sutton went out., at minute 88 C. Piper came in and K. Barbarouses went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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