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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

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Wellington Phoenix FC

89': Sander Kartum

About

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

Match Timeline

22': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 22'
34': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 34'
45': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
54': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 54'
61': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 61'
68': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
68': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
68': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
73': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 73'
76': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 76'
83': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
84': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
84': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
88': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
89': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 89'
90'+1': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

WEL		MVC
13	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
50.5	Possession	49.5
14	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
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
4	Blocked Shots	3
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,762

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
15	Sebastian Esposito
18	Franco Lino
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
8	Jordi Valadon
10	Denis Genreau
9	Nikolaos Vergos
17	Nishan Velupillay
23	Keegan Jelacic

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jason Davidson, Charles Nduka, Clarismario Rodrigues, Jack Duncan, Matthew Grimaldi, Louis D'Arrigo, Reno Piscopo.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
28	Bill Tuiloma
12	Dan Edwards
27	Matthew Sheridan
8	Paulo Retre
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
20	Ramy Najjarine
7	Ifeanyi Eze
3	Corban Piper

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Sander Kartum, Carlo Armiento, Alby Kelly-Heald, Manjrekar James, Luke Brooke-Smith, Fin Conchie, Lukas Kelly-Heald.

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