Sydney FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 7': Adrian Segecic (Sydney FC) Goal at 7'
- 38': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 38'
- 45': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Douglas Costa (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
- 69': Jaiden Kucharski (Sydney FC) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 69'
- 72': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
- 80': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
- 80': Hideki Ishige (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
- 82': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 82'
- 82': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 82'
- 82': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 82'
- 90'+5': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 95'
Statistics
WEL |
SYD![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 7,014
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 |
Line-Ups
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Grant |
| 23 | Rhyan Grant |
| 4 | Jordan Courtney-Perkins |
| 16 | Joel King |
| 6 | Corey Hollman |
| 15 | Leo Sena |
| 17 | Anthony Cáceres |
| 7 | Adrian Segecic |
| 9 | Patryk Klimala |
| 10 | Joe Lolley |
Wellington Phoenix FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Oluwayemi (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 27 | Matthew Sheridan |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 12 | Francisco Geraldes |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
A-League Men News
Patrick Kisnorbo has been charged with rescuing Sydney FC's faltering A-League Men season after manager Ufuk Talay agreed to a mutual termination of his contract.
Straight-shooting Socceroos coach Tony Popovic feels Adrian Segecic is "probably better off" in Croatia after opting to switch allegiances from Australia less than three months out from the World Cup.
Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.
One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.
A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.
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