Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle Jets, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

2': Kosta Barbarouses
59': Paulo Retre

FT
2 - 1

Newcastle Jets

73': Ben Gibson

About

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

Match Timeline

2': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 2'
45': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
59': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 59'
66': Wellissol (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 66'
73': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 73'
74': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 74'
83': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
85': Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 85'
85': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 85'
88': Matthew Scarcella (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

NEW		WEL
11	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
10	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	5
55.7	Possession	44.3
20	SHOTS	11
7	ON GOAL	3
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	4
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: 5,460

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	22	+13	43
2	Auckland FC	22	+14	39
3	Melbourne Victory	22	+10	35
4	Adelaide United	22	+7	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
27	Matthew Sheridan
14	Alex Rufer
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
8	Paulo Retre
29	Luke Brooke-Smith
9	Hideki Ishige
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Corban Piper, Nathan Walker, Mohamed Al-Taay, Luke Supyk, Alby Kelly-Heald, Isaac Hughes, Lukas Kelly-Heald.

Newcastle Jets (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Scott (GK)
33	Mark Natta
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
23	Daniel Wilmering
4	Philip Cancar
19	Callum Timmins
37	Lachlan Bayliss
13	Clayton Taylor
39	Thomas Aquilina
22	Ben Gibson
7	Eli Adams

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Christian Bracco, Will Dobson, Justin Vidic, Wellissol, Noah James, Nathan Grimaldi, Matthew Scarcella.

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