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Macarthur FC Edges Out Wellington Phoenix in Thrilling Encounter
Wellington, New Zealand – Macarthur FC secured a 3-1 victory over Wellington Phoenix at Wellington’s Sky Stadium in a captivating A-League match on December 14th, 2024. The game, part of round 8 of the regular season, saw a back-and-forth contest with crucial goals at key moments.
Vincenzo Germain gave Macarthur the lead in the 7th minute with a well-taken goal, though he missed a penalty in the same minute. Kosta Barbarouses equalized for Wellington Phoenix in the 44th minute, setting up an exciting second half. Macarthur took control after the break, with Daniel Bosnjak netting the winning goal in the 75th minute.
Despite Wellington Phoenix enjoying a greater share of possession (56% to Macarthur’s 44%), Macarthur proved more clinical in front of goal. Wellington had 13 shots, 4 on target, while Macarthur managed 12 shots with 4 finding the target. The game was a physical encounter with a combined 21 fouls committed; 14 by Macarthur and 7 by Wellington. The referee was Campbell-Kirk Waugh from New Zealand. Lachlan Rose received the only yellow card of the match.
Substitutions macarthur: at minute 59 D. Bosnjak came in and J. Drew went out., at minute 59 A. Piol came in and D. De Silva went out., at minute 71 W. Scott came in and I. Vujica went out., at minute 88 L. Rose came in and V. Germain went out.
Substitutions wellington phoenix: at minute 68 M. Al Taay came in and K. Nagasawa went out., at minute 68 S. Colakovski came in and M. Rojas went out., at minute 68 M. Sheridan came in and S. Sutton went out., at minute 83 N. Walker came in and P. Retre went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wellington Phoenix
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