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

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Wellington Phoenix FC

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Auckland FC

24': Josh Oluwayemi (OG)
30': Jesse Randall
41': Guillermo May
45'+5': Jesse Randall
74': Lachlan Brook

About

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

Match Timeline

20': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 20'
24': Josh Oluwayemi (Wellington Phoenix FC) Own Goal at 24'
30': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 30'
41': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 41'
45'+2': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 47'
45'+3': Jake Girdwood-Reich (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 48'
45'+5': Jesse Randall (Auckland FC) Goal at 50'
45': Alby Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
58': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 58'
60': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 60'
71': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Jake Brimmer (Auckland FC) Substitution at 71'
74': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Goal at 74'
75': Bailey Ferguson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 75'
75': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 75'
77': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
82': James Mitchell (Auckland FC) Substitution at 82'
87': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 87'
90': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'

Statistics

AFC		WEL
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	1
50.2	Possession	49.8
10	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
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	2
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: 10,040

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	25	+12	45
2	Auckland FC	24	+14	41
3	Sydney FC	25	+8	38
4	Melbourne City FC	25	+1	38

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
28	Bill Tuiloma
4	Manjrekar James
15	Isaac Hughes
27	Matthew Sheridan
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
8	Paulo Retre
20	Ramy Najjarine
7	Ifeanyi Eze

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Jayden Smith, Corban Piper, Alby Kelly-Heald, Xuan Loke, Nikola Mileusnic, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sander Kartum.

Auckland FC (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
23	Daniel Hall
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
2	Hiroki Sakai
8	Felipe Gallegos
7	Cameron Howieson
15	Francis DeVries
17	Callan Elliot
10	Guillermo May
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Jake Brimmer, Matthew D'Hotman De Villiers, Lachlan Brook, James Hilton, Jonty Bidois, James Mitchell, Bailey Ferguson.

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