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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

23': Ifeanyi Eze
52': Ifeanyi Eze

FT
2 - 2

Melbourne City FC

73': Marcus Younis
77': Medin Memeti

About

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

Match Timeline

23': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 23'
52': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 52'
54': Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 54'
54': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 54'
54': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 54'
64': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 64'
64': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 64'
72': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 72'
73': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 73'
75': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 75'
75': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 75'
77': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 77'
84': Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 84'
89': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 89'
89': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+2': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Penalty - Saved at 92'

Statistics

MCY		WEL
9	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	2
53.4	Possession	46.6
7	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
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
1	Blocked Shots	0
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: 3,679

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	20	+13	40
2	Auckland FC	20	+14	36
3	Sydney FC	20	+8	33
4	Adelaide United	20	+5	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
30	Alby Kelly-Heald (GK)
28	Bill Tuiloma
15	Isaac Hughes
4	Manjrekar James
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
11	Carlo Armiento
6	Tim Payne
7	Ifeanyi Eze
20	Ramy Najjarine
8	Paulo Retre

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Nikola Mileusnic, Matthew Sheridan, Corban Piper, Eamonn Mccarron, Luke Brooke-Smith, Sander Kartum, Lukas Kelly-Heald.

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
36	Harrison Shillington
21	Alessandro Lopane
19	Zane Schreiber
8	Ryan Teague
17	Max Caputo
35	Medin Memeti
20	Benjamin Mazzeo

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Marcus Younis, James Nieuwenhuizen, Takeshi Kanamori, Andreas Kuen, Lawrence Wong, Peter Antoniou, Liam Bonetig.

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