Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Adelaide United, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
  • 13': Alex Rufer
  • 52': Ramy Najjarine (P)
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2 - 1
  • 74': Joey Garuccio

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 13': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 13'
  • 41': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 41'
  • 52': Ramy Najjarine (Wellington Phoenix FC) Penalty - Scored at 52'
  • 60': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 60'
  • 63': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 63'
  • 72': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Joey Garuccio (Adelaide United) Substitution at 72'
  • 72': Xuan Loke (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
  • 74': Joey Garuccio (Adelaide United) Goal at 74'
  • 80': Anaru Cassidy (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
  • 81': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 81'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 6
8 Saves 1
51.1 Possession 48.9
10 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 10
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
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
2 Blocked Shots 3
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: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 3,063

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 13 +6 24
2 Sydney FC 12 +9 22
3 Newcastle Jets 13 +2 21
4 Brisbane Roar 14 0 21
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15 Isaac Hughes
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
4 Manjrekar James
12 Dan Edwards
27 Matthew Sheridan
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
14 Alex Rufer
11 Carlo Armiento Yellow Card
20 Ramy Najjarine
7 Ifeanyi Eze

ADE Adelaide United (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Joshua Smits (GK)
4 Panagiotis Kikianis
3 Bart Vriends
62 Fabian Talladira
36 Panashe Madanha
23 Luke Duzel
55 Ethan Alagich
19 Yaya Dukuly Yellow Card
12 Jonny Yull
11 Craig Goodwin
9 Luka Jovanovic

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