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

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

31': Isaac Hughes (OG)
70': Nando Pijnaker

FT
2 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

82': Kosta Barbarouses

About

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

Match Commentary

17': Hideki Ishige (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 17'
22': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 22'
31': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Own Goal at 31'
43': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 43'
50': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 50'
53': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 53'
58': Neyder Moreno (Auckland FC) Substitution at 58'
59': Luis Toomey (Auckland FC) Substitution at 59'
60': Stefan Colakovski (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 60'
61': Marco Rojas (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 61'
67': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 67'
69': Tommy Smith (Auckland FC) Substitution at 69'
70': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Goal at 70'
78': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 78'
80': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
82': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 82'
90'+5': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

WEL		AFC
18	Fouls	14
5	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
50.2	Possession	49.8
6	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	4
0.5	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
1	Blocked Shots	8
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: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 26,253

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Melbourne City FC	2	+4	4
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	2	+1	4
3	Auckland FC	2	+1	4
4	Newcastle Jets	2	+2	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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
22	Jake Brimmer
10	Guillermo May

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Callan Elliot, Tommy Smith, Luis Toomey, Neyder Moreno, Cameron Howieson, Michael Woud, Max Mata.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-3-1)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

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

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