Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, January 2, 2026
Wellington Phoenix WLLWL 3
–
Brisbane Roar FC WWDLW 0
1st2ndT
WEL123
BRI000
Dolphin Stadium · 8,961 att. · ESPN+

Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
33.9
Possession
66.1
9
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
5
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
1
Blocked Shots
9
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

WEL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 3Dimitrios ValkanisCD
  3. 12Lucas HerringtonCD-L
  4. 15Hosine BilityCD-R
  5. 26Jay O'SheaCM-L
  6. 8Samuel KleinCM-R
  7. 23James McGarryLM
  8. 2Youstin SalasRM
  9. 17Justin VidicF
  10. 30Quinn MacnicolCF-L
  11. 19Michael RuhsCF-R

WEL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 40Eamonn MccarronG
  2. 4Manjrekar JamesCD
  3. 27Matthew SheridanCD-L
  4. 15Isaac HughesCD-R
  5. 14Alex RuferSW
  6. 5Fin ConchieCM-L
  7. 25Kazuki NagasawaCM-R
  8. 11Carlo ArmientoLM
  9. 3Corban PiperRM
  10. 7Ifeanyi EzeCF-L
  11. 20Ramy NajjarineCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 6'
  2. 15' Lucas Herrington (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 15'
  3. 35' Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 35'
  4. 38' Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Red Card at 38'
  5. 38' Dean Bouzanis (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 38'
  6. 38' Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 38'
  7. 39' Henry Hore (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 39'
  8. 45' Chris Long (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 45'
  9. 45' Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
  10. 58' Georgios Vrakas (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 58'
  11. 59' Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 59'
  12. 71' Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
  13. 79' Jordan Lauton (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 79'
  14. 85' Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 85'
  15. 90'+1' Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 91'
  16. 90'+4' Ryan Lee (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 94'

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