Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Brisbane Roar
  • 14': Dimitrios Valkanis
FT
1 - 2
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 36': Corban Piper
  • 86': Ifeanyi Eze

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 14': Dimitrios Valkanis (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 14'
  • 25': Samuel Klein (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 25'
  • 36': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 36'
  • 53': Dimitrios Valkanis (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 53'
  • 55': Justin Vidic (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 55'
  • 62': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
  • 67': Georgios Vrakas (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 67'
  • 73': Matt Dench (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Niall Thom (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 73'
  • 77': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
  • 80': Quinn Macnicol (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 80'
  • 85': Jordan Lauton (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 85'
  • 86': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 86'
  • 89': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 89'
  • 90'+1': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 91'
  • 90'+4': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 3
41.7 Possession 58.3
13 SHOTS 20
5 ON GOAL 6
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
4 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: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 4,826

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

BRR Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dean Bouzanis (GK)
5 Marius Lode
3 Dimitrios Valkanis
23 James McGarry
2 Youstin Salas
13 Henry Hore
8 Samuel Klein Yellow Card
26 Jay O'Shea
17 Justin Vidic Yellow Card
10 Georgios Vrakas Yellow Card
19 Michael Ruhs
Brisbane Roar Substitutes:
Niall Thom, Austin Ludwik, Macklin Freke, Matt Dench, Quinn Macnicol, Jordan Lauton, Jacob Brazete.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15 Isaac Hughes
28 Bill Tuiloma
12 Dan Edwards
6 Tim Payne
8 Paulo Retre
14 Alex Rufer Yellow Card
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
20 Ramy Najjarine
7 Ifeanyi Eze
3 Corban Piper
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Matthew Sheridan, Alby Kelly-Heald, Luke Brooke-Smith, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sander Kartum, Carlo Armiento, Manjrekar James.

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