Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 10': Sebastian Esposito (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 10'
- 39': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 39'
- 41': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 41'
- 44': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 44'
- 45'+3': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 48'
- 63': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 63'
- 68': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
- 76': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 76'
- 77': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
- 77': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 77'
- 82': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 82'
- 82': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 82'
- 84': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) Own Goal at 84'
- 90'+2': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 92'
Statistics
 MVC |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.1 | Possession | 56.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 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: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 5,783
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Wellington Phoenix FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Alby Kelly-Heald (GK) |
| 28 | Bill Tuiloma |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes |
| 4 | Manjrekar James |
| 11 | Carlo Armiento |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 8 | Paulo Retre  |
| 25 | Kazuki Nagasawa |
| 16 | Sander Kartum |
| 20 | Ramy Najjarine |
| 7 | Ifeanyi Eze |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jack Warshawsky (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 15 | Sebastian Esposito |
| 2 | Jason Davidson |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 64 | Juan Mata |
| 8 | Jordi Valadon |
| 10 | Denis Genreau |
| 44 | Charles Nduka |
| 17 | Nishan Velupillay |
| 7 | Reno Piscopo |
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