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

· Australian A-League Men

Brisbane Roar

FT
0 - 3

Wellington Phoenix FC

6': Ifeanyi Eze
38': Carlo Armiento
59': Kazuki Nagasawa
90'+1': Paulo Retre

About

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

Match Commentary

6': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 6'
15': Lucas Herrington (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 15'
35': Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 35'
38': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Red Card at 38'
38': Dean Bouzanis (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 38'
38': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 38'
39': Henry Hore (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 39'
45': Chris Long (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 45'
45': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
58': Georgios Vrakas (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 58'
59': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 59'
71': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
79': Jordan Lauton (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 79'
85': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 85'
90'+1': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 91'
90'+4': Ryan Lee (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

WEL		BRR
11	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	1
33.9	Possession	66.1
9	SHOTS	21
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	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	9
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: Dolphin Stadium
Location: Queensland, Australia
Attendance: 8,961

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
3	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
4	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Brisbane Roar (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Dean Bouzanis (GK)
3	Dimitrios Valkanis
12	Lucas Herrington
15	Hosine Bility
26	Jay O'Shea
8	Samuel Klein
23	James McGarry
2	Youstin Salas
17	Justin Vidic
30	Quinn Macnicol
19	Michael Ruhs

Brisbane Roar Substitutes:

Jordan Lauton, Henry Hore, Austin Ludwik, Georgios Vrakas, Matt Dench, Macklin Freke, Chris Long.

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

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Xuan Loke, Ryan Lee, Paulo Retre, Anaru Cassidy, Luke Brooke-Smith, Alby Kelly-Heald, Lukas Kelly-Heald.

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