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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

27': Aziz Behich
76': Marcus Younis

FT
2 - 0

Wellington Phoenix FC

About

Melbourne City FC 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

27': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 27'
38': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 38'
39': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 39'
45': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
54': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 54'
62': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
73': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
73': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
73': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 73'
76': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 76'
77': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 77'
80': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 80'
81': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 81'
83': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 83'
90'+1': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 91'

Statistics

WEL		MCY
9	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	0
51.4	Possession	48.6
6	SHOTS	16
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	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
1	Blocked Shots	7
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: 4,896

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 City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
19	Zane Schreiber
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
14	Daniel Arzani
30	Andreas Kuen
11	Elbasan Rashani
28	Marcus Younis
15	Andrew Nabbout

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Mathew Leckie, James Nieuwenhuizen, Harrison Delbridge, Medin Memeti, Harrison Shillington, Kavian Rahmani, Max Caputo.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

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

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