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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

10': Corban Piper
75': Paulo Retre

FT
2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

4': Nishan Velupillay
45'+1': Zinédine Machach
50': Nikolaos Vergos

About

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

Match Timeline

4': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 4'
10': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 10'
45'+1': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 46'
50': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 50'
56': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 56'
56': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 56'
56': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 56'
56': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 56'
57': Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 57'
65': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 65'
66': Alexander Badolato (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
75': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 75'
78': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 78'
79': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 79'
80': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 80'
80': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 80'
87': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

MVC		WEL
8	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	6
54.9	Possession	45.1
22	SHOTS	7
10	ON GOAL	2
0.5	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
7	Blocked Shots	2
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: 5,035

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
15	Isaac Hughes
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
14	Alex Rufer
27	Matthew Sheridan
3	Corban Piper
7	Kosta Barbarouses
9	Hideki Ishige
25	Kazuki Nagasawa

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Paulo Retre, Luke Brooke-Smith, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Dublin Boon, Jayden Smith, Fin Conchie, Nathan Walker.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mitch Langerak (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
21	Roderick Miranda
28	Kasey Bos
22	Joshua Rawlins
8	Zinédine Machach
14	Jordi Valadon
6	Ryan Teague
9	Nikolaos Vergos
17	Nishan Velupillay
7	Daniel Arzani

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Bruno Fornaroli, Joshua Inserra, Jack Duncan, Alexander Badolato, Brendan Hamill, Reno Piscopo, Fabian Monge.

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