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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

39': Carlo Armiento
84': Roderick Miranda (OG)

FT
2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

10': Sebastian Esposito
44': Nishan Velupillay
77': Louis D'Arrigo

About

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

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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 5,783

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	16	+9	30
2	Auckland FC	16	+6	28
3	Sydney FC	15	+7	25
4	Macarthur FC	17	+1	25

Full Table

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Jayden Smith, Corban Piper, Eamonn Mccarron, Fin Conchie, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Matthew Sheridan, Luke Brooke-Smith.

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

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Joshua Inserra, Louis D'Arrigo, Jack Duncan, Keegan Jelacic, Matthew Grimaldi, Jing Lual, Nikolaos Vergos.

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