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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

82': Kosta Barbarouses

FT
1 - 0

Melbourne Victory

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne Victory at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

30': Kasey Bos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 30'
45': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
62': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 62'
67': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 67'
68': Marco Rojas (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Stefan Colakovski (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
75': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
82': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 82'
86': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 86'
86': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 86'
90': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

MVC		WEL
7	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	2
57.3	Possession	42.7
18	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.2
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
8	Blocked Shots	2
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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,478

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 (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
4	Scott Wootton
27	Matthew Sheridan
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
8	Paulo Retre
14	Alex Rufer
41	Nathan Walker
24	Oskar van Hattum
9	Hideki Ishige
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Stefan Colakovski, Corban Piper, Mohamed Al-Taay, Jayden Smith, Xuan Loke, Alby Kelly-Heald, Marco Rojas.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
5	Brendan Hamill
28	Kasey Bos
2	Jason Geria
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
9	Nikolaos Vergos
7	Daniel Arzani
11	Clarismario Rodrigues

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Joshua Rawlins, Adama Traoré, Jing Lual, Bruno Fornaroli, Reno Piscopo, Daniel Graskoski, Fabian Monge.

A-League Men News

A-League transfers: Toure joins Sydney FC, Long to Brisbane

Al Hassan Toure has joined Sydney FC, while an English journeyman will link with the Brisbane Roar as the fallen A-League Men heavyweight clubs rebuild.

A-League betting fraud alleged to net players $18k

Two soccer players have faced court accused of winning more than $18,000 in corrupt bets involving yellow cards.

Flowerdew's winner leads Wellington to victory over Wrexham

Luke Flowerdew capitalises off a costly keeper error to help the Phoenix to a 1-0 victory in Wrexham's final match of their tour down under.

Wrexham's Australia and NZ tour diary: Wrexham make a winning start vs. Melbourne Victory

After long flights, cold early-morning training, visits to the MCG, and many promotional interviews, Wrexham actually got to play a match. And won.

Merrick departs as further upheaval hits Football Australia

Chief football officer Ernie Merrick has become the latest high-profile figure to depart Football Australia as the organisation experiences further upheaval following the exit of former chief executive James Johnson.