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 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | +12 | 40 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 21 | +15 | 39 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 21 | +7 | 33 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | +7 | 32 |
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 |
A-League Men News
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Bozhidar Kraev hammers a quality one-touch effort to give the Wanderers the advantage just before half time.
One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost to the Socceroos without even playing a game, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segecic switching associations to Croatia.
A masterclass from Juan Mata highlighted the A-League weekend, while a keeper howler spelt the end of Giancarlo Italiano's time at the Nix.
Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, Josh Oluwayemi, had an afternoon to forget on Saturday when his comical error in goal began a disastrous chain of events.