Wellington Phoenix FC vs Auckland FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Auckland FC

88': Jake Brimmer
90'+6': Jake Brimmer

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Auckland FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

55': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 55'
56': Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
62': Stefan Colakovski (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
71': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
82': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 82'
84': Luis Toomey (Auckland FC) Substitution at 84'
86': Marco Rojas (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 86'
88': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Goal at 88'
90': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+6': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Goal at 96'

Statistics

AFC		WEL
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	4
49.5	Possession	50.5
18	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 26,252

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	26	+22	53
2	Melbourne City FC	26	+16	48
3	Western United	26	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	+18	46

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
15	Isaac Hughes
27	Matthew Sheridan
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
5	Fin Conchie
9	Hideki Ishige
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Marco Rojas, Corban Piper, Nathan Walker, Mohamed Al-Taay, Stefan Colakovski, Alby Kelly-Heald, Oskar van Hattum.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis DeVries
2	Hiroki Sakai
28	Felipe Gallegos
6	Louis Verstraete
14	William Gillion
27	Logan Rogerson
7	Cameron Howieson
10	Guillermo May

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Jake Brimmer, Michael Woud, Luis Toomey, Neyder Moreno, Finn Mckenlay, Tommy Smith, Scott Galloway.

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