Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
  • Red Card 43': Rhys Youlley
FT
0 - 2
  • 29': Carlo Armiento
  • 63': Isaac Hughes

About

Sydney FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 27': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 27'
  • 29': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 29'
  • 43': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Red Card at 43'
  • 45'+1': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 46'
  • 45': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 55': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 55'
  • 59': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 59'
  • 60': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 60'
  • 63': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 63'
  • 66': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 66'
  • 76': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 79': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Marin France (Sydney FC) Substitution at 79'
  • 86': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 86'

Statistics

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5 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
32.6 Possession 67.4
12 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
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 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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 13,678

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

SYD Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5 Alex Grant
32 Marcel Tisserand
17 Ben Garuccio
23 Rhyan Grant
24 Paul Okon
36 Rhys Youlley Red Card
7 Piero Quispe
20 Tiago Quintal Yellow Card
13 Patrick Wood
9 Víctor Campuzano

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Eamonn Mccarron (GK)
15 Isaac Hughes
4 Manjrekar James
27 Matthew Sheridan
6 Tim Payne
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
14 Alex Rufer Yellow Card
11 Carlo Armiento
20 Ramy Najjarine
3 Corban Piper
7 Ifeanyi Eze

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