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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Melbourne City FC

51': Marco Tilio

About

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

Match Timeline

45': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 45'
51': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 51'
59': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 59'
60': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 60'
70': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 70'
71': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
72': Marco Rojas (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
76': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 76'
87': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 87'
87': Hideki Ishige (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 87'
88': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 88'
88': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

MCY		WEL
13	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	3
59.7	Possession	40.3
19	SHOTS	5
4	ON GOAL	0
0.2	On Target %	0.0
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
9	Blocked Shots	1
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: 5,716

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	26	+22	53
2	Melbourne City FC	26	+16	48
3	Western United	26	+18	47
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	+18	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
30	Alby Kelly-Heald (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
15	Isaac Hughes
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
14	Alex Rufer
27	Matthew Sheridan
8	Paulo Retre
7	Kosta Barbarouses
41	Nathan Walker
12	Francisco Geraldes

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Luke Brooke-Smith, Josh Oluwayemi, Kazuki Nagasawa, Corban Piper, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Hideki Ishige, Marco Rojas.

Melbourne City FC (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
33	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
27	Kai Trewin
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
19	Zane Schreiber
47	Kavian Rahmani
23	Marco Tilio
30	Andreas Kuen
17	Max Caputo

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Benjamin Mazzeo, Mathew Leckie, Callum Talbot, Lawrence Wong, Emin Durakovic, Harry Politidis, James Nieuwenhuizen.

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