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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

86': Rebekah Stott

FT
1 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

About

Melbourne City are hosting Wellington Phoenix at Melbourne City Football Academy, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

45': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 45'
58': Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 58'
64': Chinaza Uchendu (Melbourne City) Substitution at 64'
68': Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 68'
72': Lucia Leon (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 72'
83': Danella Butrus (Melbourne City) Substitution at 83'
83': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 83'
83': Zoe Benson (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 83'
86': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City) Goal at 86'
90'+4': Marisa van der Meer (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

WEL		MBC
16	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	3
38.9	Possession	61.1
9	SHOTS	3
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	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	1
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 Women

Venue: Melbourne City Football Academy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 619

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
14	Laura Hughes
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
6	Leticia Mckenna
18	Leah Davidson
21	Aideen Keane
12	Shelby Mcmahon
9	Holly Mcnamara

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Chinaza Uchendu, Melissa Barbieri, Deven Jackson, Ellie Wilson, Danella Butrus, Karly Roestbakken.

Wellington Phoenix (3-4-3)

No.	Name
22	Aimee Feinberg-Danieli (GK)
4	Mackenzie Barry
16	Marisa van der Meer
5	Ellie Walker
7	Grace Jale
2	C.J. Bott
21	Lara Will
11	Manaia Elliott
9	Sabitra Bhandari
24	Pia Vlok
23	Brooke Nunn

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Emma Main, Grace Bartlett, Lucia Leon, Brooke Neary, Daisy Brazendale, Zoe Benson.

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