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farhanzaki · 12-06-2008, 07:07 AM

MEL. VICTORY v WELLINGT. PHOENIX

R - Paston - L
- Old[62][Cortes/63] - O'Dor - Dodd - Yoon -
- Aloisi[71] - Brown[Johnson/63] - Zaki[Ferrante/63] - Felipe -
- Smeltz - Albelda -
---------- ----------
- Leandro Love - Thompson -
- Berger - Broxham - Patafta - Muscat - Keenan -
- Milicevic - Vargas - Kemp -
L - Theoklitos - R

Ricki Herbert was right about Gustavo Albelda when he brought the young Spanish to Wellington Phoenix after he scored a hat-trick in his debut against the champion, Melbourne Victory.

Victory started the game strongly with Muscat early FK was just a little over the bar. Patafta and Broxham were a constant threats on the wings with their dangerous crosses into the box, but Phoenix keeper and defenses were able to deal with them.

Victory best chance came in the 25th minutes. Leandro Love managed to escaped his marker and was 1-on-1 with Paston who somehow managed to block Love's first shot before the striker shoot the ball again high over the bar.

6 minutes later, Albelda took Felipe's lofted pass behind the defense but he looses control of the ball before Theoklitos took the ball into his hands. He then throwed the ball to Milicevic but Smeltz intercepted it and quickly pass to Albelda whose shot the ball straight into the back of the net.

The champion then put more pressure on Phoenix defense and eventually was awarded a free kick after when Aloisi mistimed his tackle on Berger. Muscat pass it short to Berger inside the box but his first-time shot hit the bar before Yoon cleared the ball away.

A few minutes past the hour in to the game, thr first yellow card was shown to Old after a harsh tackle on Broxham. Milicevic took the free kick high and found Broxham inside of Phoenix box and shot the ball but Paston managed to block the shot.

Minutes later, Aloisi was booked following a tackle on Leandro Love just outside of the penalty box. Muscat took the free kick wide of the left post.

In the 76th minutes, Victory finally able to find the equalizer after a wonderful run by Patafta down the left side of Phoenix box before he crossed the ball low into the box which found Love who quickly shot for the equalizing goal.

But 6 minutes later, Phoenix was back infront after Albelda carved his way into Victory's box before shooting the ball past the keeper. 1 minute into the injuey time, Leandro Love again managed to escaped his marker but his shot was just a little too high.

With just seconds to go, Victory gave away a free kick after Vargas mistimed tackle on Albelda. Albelda himself took the free kick from 20 meters and slot the ball in beautifully near the tight post.

FINAL SCORE
MelFC 1-3 WPHX

Man of the Match

Gustavo Albelda (Wellingt. Phoenix)

MelFC v WPHX
1(1) Goals(Assists) 3(1)
10(4) Total Shots(On target) 9(7)
2 Corner Kicks 2
2(0) Fouls(Booking) 4(2)
2(0) Free Kicks(Penalties) 1(0)
76% Passing 80%
50% Possessions 50%

12-06-2008, 07:07 AM	#15 (permalink)
farhanzaki Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 323	Match 4 (09/09/2007) MEL. VICTORY v WELLINGT. PHOENIX R - Paston - L - Old[62][Cortes/63] - O'Dor - Dodd - Yoon - - Aloisi[71] - Brown[Johnson/63] - Zaki[Ferrante/63] - Felipe - - Smeltz - Albelda - ---------- ---------- - Leandro Love - Thompson - - Berger - Broxham - Patafta - Muscat - Keenan - - Milicevic - Vargas - Kemp - L - Theoklitos - R Ricki Herbert was right about Gustavo Albelda when he brought the young Spanish to Wellington Phoenix after he scored a hat-trick in his debut against the champion, Melbourne Victory. Victory started the game strongly with Muscat early FK was just a little over the bar. Patafta and Broxham were a constant threats on the wings with their dangerous crosses into the box, but Phoenix keeper and defenses were able to deal with them. Victory best chance came in the 25th minutes. Leandro Love managed to escaped his marker and was 1-on-1 with Paston who somehow managed to block Love's first shot before the striker shoot the ball again high over the bar. 6 minutes later, Albelda took Felipe's lofted pass behind the defense but he looses control of the ball before Theoklitos took the ball into his hands. He then throwed the ball to Milicevic but Smeltz intercepted it and quickly pass to Albelda whose shot the ball straight into the back of the net. The champion then put more pressure on Phoenix defense and eventually was awarded a free kick after when Aloisi mistimed his tackle on Berger. Muscat pass it short to Berger inside the box but his first-time shot hit the bar before Yoon cleared the ball away. A few minutes past the hour in to the game, thr first yellow card was shown to Old after a harsh tackle on Broxham. Milicevic took the free kick high and found Broxham inside of Phoenix box and shot the ball but Paston managed to block the shot. Minutes later, Aloisi was booked following a tackle on Leandro Love just outside of the penalty box. Muscat took the free kick wide of the left post. In the 76th minutes, Victory finally able to find the equalizer after a wonderful run by Patafta down the left side of Phoenix box before he crossed the ball low into the box which found Love who quickly shot for the equalizing goal. But 6 minutes later, Phoenix was back infront after Albelda carved his way into Victory's box before shooting the ball past the keeper. 1 minute into the injuey time, Leandro Love again managed to escaped his marker but his shot was just a little too high. With just seconds to go, Victory gave away a free kick after Vargas mistimed tackle on Albelda. Albelda himself took the free kick from 20 meters and slot the ball in beautifully near the tight post. FINAL SCORE MelFC 1-3 WPHX Man of the Match Gustavo Albelda (Wellingt. Phoenix) MelFC v WPHX 1(1) Goals(Assists) 3(1) 10(4) *Total Shots(On target)* 9(7) 2 *Corner Kicks* 2 2(0) *Fouls(Booking)* 4(2) 2(0) *Free Kicks(Penalties)* 1(0) 76% *Passing* 80% 50% *Possessions* 50% __________________