Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 82': Kosta Barbarouses
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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

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    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 11 +5 21
    2 Sydney FC 10 +8 19
    3 Macarthur FC 12 0 19
    4 Brisbane Roar 12 +1 18
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WEL 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 Yellow Card
    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.

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Jack Duncan (GK)
    21 Roderick Miranda
    5 Brendan Hamill
    28 Kasey Bos Yellow Card
    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.

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