Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
    FT
    0 - 5
    Auckland FC
    • 24': Josh Oluwayemi (OG)
    • 30': Jesse Randall
    • 41': Guillermo May
    • 45'+5': Jesse Randall
    • 74': Lachlan Brook

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 20': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 20'
    • 24': Josh Oluwayemi (Wellington Phoenix FC) Own Goal at 24'
    • 30': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 30'
    • 41': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 41'
    • 45'+2': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 47'
    • 45'+3': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 48'
    • 45'+5': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 50'
    • 45': Alby Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
    • 58': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 58'
    • 60': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 60'
    • 71': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
    • 71': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
    • 74': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Goal at 74'
    • 75': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 75'
    • 75': Bailey Ferguson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 75'
    • 77': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
    • 77': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
    • 82': James Mitchell (Auckland FC) Substitution at 82'
    • 87': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 87'
    • 90': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 1
    50.2 Possession 49.8
    10 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    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 2
    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: 10,040

    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

    WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
    28 Bill Tuiloma
    4 Manjrekar James
    15 Isaac Hughes Yellow Card
    27 Matthew Sheridan
    25 Kazuki Nagasawa
    14 Alex Rufer
    11 Carlo Armiento Yellow Card
    8 Paulo Retre
    20 Ramy Najjarine
    7 Ifeanyi Eze Yellow Card
    Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
    Jayden Smith, Corban Piper, Alby Kelly-Heald, Xuan Loke, Nikola Mileusnic, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sander Kartum.

    AFC Auckland FC (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Woud (GK)
    23 Daniel Hall
    3 Jake Girdwood-Reich Yellow Card
    2 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
    8 Felipe Gallegos
    7 Cameron Howieson
    15 Francis de Vries
    17 Callan Elliot
    10 Guillermo May
    21 Jesse Randall
    27 Logan Rogerson
    Auckland FC Substitutes:
    Jake Brimmer, Matthew D'Hotman De Villiers, Lachlan Brook, James Hilton, Jonty Bidois, James Mitchell, Bailey Ferguson.

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