Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Auckland FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
  • 9': Ifeanyi Eze
FT
1 - 2
  • 1': Sam Cosgrove
  • 34': Sam Cosgrove
  • Red Card 49': Daniel Hall
  • Red Card 79': Logan Rogerson

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 1': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 1'
  • 9': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 9'
  • 34': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 34'
  • 45': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
  • 49': Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Red Card at 49'
  • 50': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 50'
  • 54': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Substitution at 54'
  • 65': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
  • 71': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
  • 72': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 76': Dan Edwards (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 77': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 77'
  • 79': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Red Card at 79'
  • 90'+1': Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
2 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 13
2 Saves 2
40.3 Possession 59.7
12 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
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
4 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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 12,091

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

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15 Isaac Hughes Yellow Card
27 Matthew Sheridan
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
24 Xuan Loke
14 Alex Rufer
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
11 Carlo Armiento
20 Ramy Najjarine
7 Ifeanyi Eze
5 Fin Conchie

AFC Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Michael Woud (GK)
3 Jake Girdwood-Reich
23 Daniel Hall Red Card
15 Francis DeVries
17 Callan Elliot
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Louis Verstraete
21 Jesse Randall
77 Lachlan Brook
9 Sam Cosgrove
10 Guillermo May Yellow Card

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