Australian A-League Men

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

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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 Sydney FC 7 +9 15
2 Brisbane Roar 7 +5 14
3 Auckland FC 7 +4 14
4 Melbourne City FC 7 +4 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PER Perth Glory (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
29 Matthew Sutton (GK)
4 Scott Wootton Yellow Card
19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
45 Brian Kaltack
6 Brandon O'Neill
18 Rhys Bozinovski Yellow Card
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.

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

No. Name
1 Josh Oluwayemi (GK) Yellow Card
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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