Melbourne City FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

7': Harry Politidis
83': Nathaniel Atkinson

FT
2 - 0

Wellington Phoenix FC

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

7': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 7'
19': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 19'
45': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
61': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 61'
64': Luke Supyk (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 64'
64': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 64'
65': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 65'
81': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 81'
83': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 83'
89': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

WEL		MCY
7	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	4
7	Saves	0
46.2	Possession	53.8
1	SHOTS	21
0	ON GOAL	9
0.0	On Target %	0.4
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	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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,139

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	4	+3	10
2	Sydney FC	4	+6	9
3	Melbourne City FC	4	+6	8
4	Brisbane Roar	4	+3	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
27	Kai Trewin
16	Aziz Behich
2	Callum Talbot
6	Steven Ugarkovic
30	Andreas Kuen
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
20	Arion Sulemani
38	Harry Politidis
46	Benjamin Mazzeo

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Lawrence Wong, Zane Schreiber, Medin Memeti, German Ferreyra, Michael Ghossaini, James Nieuwenhuizen, Kavian Rahmani.

Wellington Phoenix FC (5-4-1)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Alby Kelly-Heald, Mohamed Al-Taay, Oskar van Hattum, Nathan Walker, Luke Supyk, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Corban Piper.

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