Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 8': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Goal at 8'
- 12': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) Goal at 12'
- 31': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 31'
- 35': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 35'
- 44': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 44'
- 44': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 44'
- 52': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 52'
- 68': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 68'
- 79': Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 79'
- 79': Isaías (Adelaide United) Substitution at 79'
- 79': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 79'
- 83': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
- 85': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 85'
- 86': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 86'
- 89': Archie Goodwin (Adelaide United) Goal at 89'
- 90'+3': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 93'
- 90'+3': Luke Supyk (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 93'
Statistics
 WEL |
ADE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 36 | Possession | 64 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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 | 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
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 11,169
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 |
Line-Ups
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Max Vartuli (GK) |
| 51 | Panagiotis Kikianis |
| 3 | Bart Vriends |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 20 | Dylan Pierias |
| 6 | Stefan Mauk |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich |
| 14 | Jay Barnett |
| 26 | Archie Goodwin |
| 19 | Yaya Dukuly |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
Wellington Phoenix FC (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Oluwayemi (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 3 | Corban Piper |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 27 | Matthew Sheridan |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 6 | Tim Payne  |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 9 | Hideki Ishige |
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