Wellington Phoenix FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

21': Corban Piper
69': Francisco Geraldes

FT
2 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

36': Bozhidar Kraev
89': Nicolas Milanovic

About

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

Match Timeline

21': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 21'
36': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 36'
44': Francisco Geraldes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
62': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 62'
67': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 67'
68': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
69': Francisco Geraldes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 69'
75': Dean Pelekanos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 75'
75': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 75'
84': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 84'
89': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 89'
90'+5': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

WSW		WEL
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	4
54.6	Possession	45.4
22	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	4
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
5	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: 3,698

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sydney FC	8	+10	18
2	Auckland FC	8	+5	17
3	Brisbane Roar	8	+5	15
4	Melbourne City FC	7	+4	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
27	Matthew Sheridan
6	Tim Payne
19	Sam Sutton
3	Corban Piper
12	Francisco Geraldes
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
7	Kosta Barbarouses
9	Hideki Ishige
29	Luke Brooke-Smith

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Lachlan Candy, Nathan Walker, Dublin Boon, Fin Conchie, Marco Rojas, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Jayden Smith.

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
19	Jack Clisby
2	Gabriel Cleur
18	Oscar Priestman
25	Josh Brillante
7	Zachary Sapsford
26	Brandon Borrello
23	Bozhidar Kraev
14	Nicolas Milanovic

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Alex Gersbach, Marcus Antonsson, Jordan Holmes, Dean Pelekanos, Jarrod Carluccio, Joshua Laws, Juan Mata.

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