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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

50': Corban Piper

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Adelaide United

7': Matthew Sheridan (OG)
75': Luka Jovanovic

About

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

Match Timeline

7': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Own Goal at 7'
45': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
50': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 50'
62': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
66': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Substitution at 66'
66': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 66'
75': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 75'
81': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 81'
81': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 81'
82': Isaías (Adelaide United) Substitution at 82'
90': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+4': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 94'
90'+6': Bart Vriends (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 96'
90'+7': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

ADE		WEL
6	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	5
49.7	Possession	50.3
20	SHOTS	8
6	ON GOAL	2
0.3	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
10	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: 7,113

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	4	+3	10
2	Melbourne City FC	4	+6	8
3	Central Coast Mariners	4	0	7
4	Sydney FC	3	+4	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
15	Isaac Hughes
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
27	Matthew Sheridan
8	Paulo Retre
12	Mohamed Al-Taay
19	Sam Sutton
3	Corban Piper
9	Hideki Ishige
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Luke Brooke-Smith, Luke Supyk, Kazuki Nagasawa, Nathan Walker, Alby Kelly-Heald, Jayden Smith, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues.

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
51	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
21	Javi López
20	Dylan Pierias
6	Stefan Mauk
55	Ethan Alagich
14	Jay Barnett
26	Archie Goodwin
17	Ben Folami
10	Zach Clough

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Fabian Talladira, Ethan Cox, Jonny Yull, Isaías , Luka Jovanovic, Yaya Dukuly, Ryan White.

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