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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

13': Alex Rufer
52': Ramy Najjarine (P)

FT
2 - 1

Adelaide United

74': Joey Garuccio

About

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

Match Timeline

13': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 13'
41': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 41'
52': Ramy Najjarine (Wellington Phoenix FC) Penalty - Scored at 52'
60': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 60'
63': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 63'
72': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 72'
72': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 72'
72': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
72': Joey Garuccio (Adelaide United) Substitution at 72'
72': Xuan Loke (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 72'
74': Joey Garuccio (Adelaide United) Goal at 74'
80': Anaru Cassidy (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
81': Harry Crawford (Adelaide United) Substitution at 81'

Statistics

ADE		WEL
17	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
8	Saves	1
51.1	Possession	48.9
10	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	10
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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	3
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: 3,063

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	13	+6	24
2	Sydney FC	12	+9	22
3	Newcastle Jets	13	+2	21
4	Brisbane Roar	14	0	21

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
4	Manjrekar James
12	Dan Edwards
27	Matthew Sheridan
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
20	Ramy Najjarine
7	Ifeanyi Eze

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Alby Kelly-Heald, Luke Brooke-Smith, Xuan Loke, Anaru Cassidy, Fin Conchie, Corban Piper, Luke Supyk.

Adelaide United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
62	Fabian Talladira
36	Panashe Madanha
23	Luke Duzel
55	Ethan Alagich
19	Yaya Dukuly
12	Jonny Yull
11	Craig Goodwin
9	Luka Jovanovic

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Joey Garuccio, Austin Ayoubi, Vinko Stanisic, Ethan Cox, Jay Barnett, Ryan White, Harry Crawford.

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