Perth Glory vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Perth Glory

16': Jaiden Kucharski
26': Adam Taggart

FT
2 - 2

Wellington Phoenix FC

45'+3': Ifeanyi Eze
69': Carlo Armiento

About

Perth Glory are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at HBF Park, Perth, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

16': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Goal at 16'
26': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Goal at 26'
45'+3': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 48'
45': William Freney (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
49': William Freney (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 49'
53': Rhys Bozinovski (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 53'
63': Nathanael Blair (Perth Glory) Substitution at 63'
63': Nicholas Pennington (Perth Glory) Substitution at 63'
64': Hideki Ishige (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 64'
69': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 69'
70': Joshua Risdon (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 70'
72': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
76': Joel Anasmo (Perth Glory) Substitution at 76'
80': Xuan Loke (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
82': Josh Oluwayemi (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 82'
90'+5': Scott Wootton (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+6': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

WEL		PER
8	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
70.8	Possession	29.2
11	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.7
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
3	Blocked Shots	1
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: HBF Park
Location: Perth, Australia
Attendance: 7,868

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Central Coast Mariners	1	+1	3
2	Adelaide United	1	+1	3
3	Brisbane Roar	1	+1	3
4	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Perth Glory (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
29	Matthew Sutton (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
19	Joshua Risdon
45	Brian Kaltack
6	Brandon O'Neill
18	Rhys Bozinovski
11	Lachlan Wales
20	Trent Ostler
22	Adam Taggart
25	Sebastian Despotovski
9	Jaiden Kucharski

Perth Glory Substitutes:

William Freney, Nathanael Blair, Joel Anasmo, Nicholas Pennington, Gabriel Popovic, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Ryan Warner.

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

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Manjrekar James
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
27	Matthew Sheridan
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
11	Carlo Armiento
6	Tim Payne
7	Ifeanyi Eze
5	Fin Conchie
20	Ramy Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Luke Brooke-Smith, Jayden Smith, Corban Piper, Eamonn Mccarron, Xuan Loke, Hideki Ishige, Dan Edwards.

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