Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

45'+2': Kosta Barbarouses

FT
1 - 1

Western United

76': Angus Thurgate

About

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

Match Timeline

45'+1': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) Yellow Card at 46'
45'+2': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 47'
67': Noah Botic (Western United) Substitution at 67'
67': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 67'
71': Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) Substitution at 71'
71': Abel Walatee (Western United) Substitution at 71'
72': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
76': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Goal at 76'
83': Dylan Leonard (Western United) Substitution at 83'
83': Jake Najdovski (Western United) Substitution at 83'
87': Jayden Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 87'
90'+2': Angus Thurgate (Western United) Yellow Card at 92'

Statistics

WTU		WEL
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	0
46.7	Possession	53.3
10	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	2
0.1	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
4	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: 7,535

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	21	+12	40
2	Auckland FC	21	+15	39
3	Sydney FC	21	+7	33
4	Melbourne Victory	21	+7	32

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
15	Isaac Hughes
27	Matthew Sheridan
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
5	Fin Conchie
41	Nathan Walker
6	Tim Payne
9	Hideki Ishige
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Alby Kelly-Heald, David Ball, Oskar van Hattum, Xuan Loke, Mohamed Al-Taay, Corban Piper, Jayden Smith.

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
4	James Donachie
6	Tomoki Imai
29	Charbel Shamoon
13	Tate Russell
32	Angus Thurgate
21	Sebastian Pasquali
10	Matthew Grimaldi
77	Riku Danzaki
5	Oliver Lavale
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki

Western United Substitutes:

Tom Heward-Belle, Noah Botic, Abel Walatee, Rhys Bozinovski, Luke Vickery, Dylan Leonard, Jake Najdovski.

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