“Matthew Jurman headed Macarthur into an early lead, setting the tone for a dominant home display.”
Pivotal“Dean Bosnjak doubled Macarthur's advantage, effectively ending Wellington's hope of mounting a comeback.”
Pivotal“Luke Brattan drove home a third goal before the break, completing a stunning first half that left Wellington with an impossible mountain to climb.”
Pivotal“Substitute Bernardo added a fourth goal to put the gloss on a comprehensive victory and complete a miserable night for the Phoenix.”
Macarthur
Wellington Phoenix
Outstanding performance
Macarthur•MidfielderMacarthur were utterly dominant from the first whistle, putting this contest to bed inside 34 minutes with three unanswered goals that left Wellington Phoenix shell-shocked and chasing shadows. Matthew Jurman opened the scoring from a set-piece situation in the sixth minute, and once Dean Bosnjak doubled the lead in the 22nd minute, there was only ever going to be one winner. Luke Brattan added a clinical third before the half-hour mark was out, and the match effectively died as a contest before half-time. The statistics tell the full story of Macarthur's dominance: 55 percent possession, 26 shots to Wellington's 12, and 69 dangerous attacks to the visitors' 45, with four big chances created compared to just one for the Phoenix. Wellington struggled to impose any meaningful pressure, managing only three shots on target across the entire 90 minutes. Substitute Bernardo wrapped up the scoring on 80 minutes to complete a humbling evening for the Phoenix, whose season continues to unravel. For Macarthur, the result cements their form credentials and sends a clear message to the rest of the competition, while Wellington head back across the Tasman with serious questions to answer about their defensive organisation and attacking intent.
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