{"id":323219,"date":"2024-10-20T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=323219"},"modified":"2024-10-25T16:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T03:32:55","slug":"isuzu-ute-a-league-round-1-match-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-1-match-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Isuzu UTE A-League Round 1 Match Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wellington Phoenix have been forced to settle for a share of the spoils in their 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western United have come back from a goal down at halftime to draw 1-1 with the Phoenix on a sunny Wellington afternoon at Sky Stadium.<br><br>Reigning player of the year Kosta Barbarouses put the Nix in front in first half stoppage time and they had chances to extend their advantage in the second half.<br><br>But Western finished the match the stronger of the two sides and midfielder Angus Thurgate drew them level 13 minutes from fulltime.<br><br>Phoenix head coach Giancarlo Italiano is disappointed to have not taken all three points from their opening match.<br><br>\u201cThe fact that we controlled up until the 60\/65<sup>th<\/sup> minute, we had most of the game,\u201d Italiano told media post-match.<br><br>\u201cI think the pendulum kind of swung when both teams made their subs and they just had more legs in the end.<br><br>\u201cUncharacteristic the goal that we conceded. Even top of the box we should be blocking those shots. Joshy might have lost sight of the ball [but] I think he could still save that.<br><br>\u201cBut in saying that I can\u2019t fault the boys in trying to execute what I asked for throughout pre-season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Match Highlights | Wellington Phoenix Men vs Western United\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhC3M-DPHmg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was full of praise of a livewire performance from the ageless Barbarouses.<br><br>\u201cThat\u2019s why I didn\u2019t take him off. I felt as though he could get us a goal.<br><br>\u201cI always feel like even if he doesn\u2019t touch the ball for long periods if the ball gets into the box he\u2019s going to be really effective.<br><br>\u201cIt was a really well taken goal but on a good day today he probably scores three to be fair.\u201d<br><br>And Italiano is urging patience as the team evolves.<br><br>\u201cI\u2019ve always said we need games, we need more of a focus on the cohesion and the chemistry within the group and player understanding.<br><br>\u201cWe had three or four moments today that were really nice to watch and it was just that final ball and execution [that let us down].<br><br>\u201cIf we were a little bit more brave we could have made another five or six really big chances.<br><br>\u201cGive us four, five, maybe six games I think those chances start falling in and then it\u2019s going be very hard to play us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"323227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-1-match-review\/a-league-men-rd-1-wellington-phoenix-v-western-united-fc-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4596,3064\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 20: Josh Oluwayemi of the Phoenix kicks the ball away during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1729438457&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00056414306668171&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A-League Men Rd 1 - Wellington Phoenix v Western United FC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A-League Men Rd 1 &#8211; Wellington Phoenix v Western United FC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Josh Oluwayemi of the Phoenix kicks the ball away during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg 4596w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179680731.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Josh Oluwayemi of the Phoenix kicks the ball away during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Giancarlo Italiano included new signings Josh Oluwayemi, Hideki Ishige and Kazuki Nagasawa in his starting XI, along with reserves forward Nathan Walker. Scholarship signings Corban Piper and Jayden Smith and reserves captain Xuan Loke were named amongst the substitutes.<br><br>The first quarter of an hour was relatively uneventful with it taking time for both sides to settle into the new season.<br><br>Western United had the better of the early possession without managing a shot at goal.<br><br>The Nix had to wait until the 18<sup>th<\/sup> minute to have their first attempt, with Alex Rufer heading Ishige\u2019s left wing corner over the bar.<br><br>Tim Payne had a left-footed shot deflect over the bar soon after before Kosta Barbarouses flashed a left-foot effort of his own narrowly wide of Matthew Sutton\u2019s left-hand post.<br><br>Payne, who was employed in a right wingback role, also made a important defensive intervention in the 26th minute, heading a Riku Danzaki cross over Wellington\u2019s goal as Hiroshi Ibusuki was ready to pounce.<br><br>There were few moments of note until first half stoppage time when Barbarouses put the Phoenix in front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"323228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-1-match-review\/a-league-men-rd-1-wellington-phoenix-v-western-united-fc-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2694,1796\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 20: Kosta Barbarouses of the Phoenix celebrates after scoring a goal during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1729439299&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00058065265358263&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A-League Men Rd 1 - Wellington Phoenix v Western United FC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A-League Men Rd 1 &#8211; Wellington Phoenix v Western United FC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Kosta Barbarouses of the Phoenix celebrates after scoring a goal during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg 2694w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179682275.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Kosta Barbarouses of the Phoenix celebrates after scoring a goal during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The veteran forward finished from close range after Isaac Hughes headed an Ishige free-kick into the six-yard box.<br><br>Barbarouses had an opportunity to double Wellington\u2019s lead early in the second half when he got in behind the Western defence but he overhit his attempted chip.<br><br>He was down prone in the Western box soon after when he collided with Western\u2019s \u2018keeper, but referee Adam Kersey deemed there was no foul play.<br><br>Kosta Barbarouses was at the centre of most of the Phoenix\u2019s best moments going forward and he attempted an audacious overhead kick in the 64<sup>th<\/sup> minute but was unable to keep his effort down and it ballooned over the goal.<br><br>Apart from a few anxious moments for the fans as the Nix played out from the back, Wellington\u2019s defence was resolute until midway through the second half.<br><br>Italiano made his first change in the 67<sup>th<\/sup> minute, bringing on Iraq international Mo Al-Taay in place of the hard-working Fin Roa Conchie. David Ball came on soon after in place of Hideki Ishige, while Jayden Smith came on for his A-League debut in the 87<sup>th<\/sup> minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"323229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/isuzu-ute-a-league-round-1-match-review\/a-league-men-rd-1-wellington-phoenix-v-western-united-fc-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2192,1461\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 20: Angus Thurgate of Western United celebrates after scoring a goal during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1729442260&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2024 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00058065265358263&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A-League Men Rd 1 - Wellington Phoenix v Western United FC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A-League Men Rd 1 &#8211; Wellington Phoenix v Western United FC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Angus Thurgate of Western United celebrates after scoring a goal during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?w=1200\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg 2192w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2179685756.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Angus Thurgate of Western United celebrates after scoring a goal during the round one A-League Men match between Wellington Phoenix and Western United at Sky Stadium, on October 20, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The visitors were getting stronger as the game progressed and drew level 13 minutes from fulltime when Thurgate pounced on a loose ball at the top of the box and threaded a shot through bodies and inside the right post. \u00a0<br><br>Phoenix captain Alex Rufer had a great chance to restore Wellington\u2019s advantage from a similar position five minutes later, but he sprayed his effort high and wide of goal.<br><br>It was to be the last real opportunity for the Nix as they were forced to settle for a point.<br><br>The Wellington Phoenix will now prepare to make the long journey to Perth to play the Glory in round two on Saturday night.<br><strong><br>Wellington Phoenix:\u00a0<\/strong>1. Josh OLUWAYEMI (gk), 4. Scott WOOTTON, 5. Fin ROA CONCHIE (12. Mohamed AL-TAAY 67<sup>th<\/sup>), 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 9. Hideki ISHIGE (10. David BALL 72<sup>nd<\/sup>), 14. Alex RUFER (c), 15. Isaac HUGHES, 25. Kazuki NAGASAWA, 27. Matt SHERIDAN (39. Jayden SMITH 87<sup>th<\/sup>), 41. Nathan WALKER.<br>Unused substitutes: 30. Alby KELLY-HEALD (gk), 3. Corban PIPER, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM, 36. Xuan LOKE.<br><br><strong>Western United: <\/strong>33. Matthew SUTTON (gk), 4. James DONACHIE, 5. Oliver LAVALE (14. Jake NAJDOVSKI 83<sup>rd<\/sup>), 6. Timoki IMAI (c), 9. Hiroshi IBUSUKI (19. Noah BOTIC 67<sup>th<\/sup>), 10, Matthew GRIMALDI, 13. Tate RUSSELL (30. Dylan LEONARD 83<sup>rd<\/sup>), 21. Sebastian PASQUALI (23. Rhys BOZINOVSKI 71<sup>st<\/sup>), 29. Charbel SHAMOON, 32. Angus THURGATE, 77. Riku DANZAKI (20. Abel WALATEE 71<sup>st<\/sup>).<br>Unused substitutes: 1. Thomas HEWARD-BELLE (gk), 37. Luke VICKERY.<br><strong><br>Goals:<br><\/strong>7. Kosta BARBAROUSES (Wellington Phoenix) \u2013 45+2<br>32. Angus THURGATE (Western United) \u2013 77<sup>th<\/sup><br><strong><br>Cards:<br><\/strong>21. Sebastian PASQUALI (Western United) \u2013 yellow \u2013 45+1<br>32. 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