Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC , 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Wellington Phoenix

3': Manaia Elliott
13': Sabitra Bhandari
36': Grace Jale
54': Grace Jale
69': Sabitra Bhandari
80': Lara Will
90': Sarah Hunter (OG)

FT
7 - 0

Sydney FC

About

Wellington Phoenix are hosting Sydney FC at Porirua Park, Porirua, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

3': Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 3'
13': Sabitra Bhandari (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 13'
36': Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 36'
45': Madeleine Caspers (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 45'
45': Caley Tallon-Henniker (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 45'
54': Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 54'
55': Lara Will (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 55'
56': Lucia Leon (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 56'
59': Abbey Lemon (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 59'
59': Amelia Cassar (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 59'
60': Daisy Brazendale (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 60'
69': Sabitra Bhandari (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 69'
70': Skye Halmarick (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 70'
77': Grace Bartlett (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 77'
77': Zoe Benson (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 77'
80': Lara Will (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 80'
90': Sarah Hunter (Sydney FC ) Own Goal at 90'

Statistics

SYD		WEL
8	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
47.3	Possession	52.7
8	SHOTS	23
1	ON GOAL	11
0.1	On Target %	0.5
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
2	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 Women

Venue: Porirua Park
Location: Porirua, New Zealand
Attendance: 1,009

A-League Women Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Melbourne City	16	+12	30
2	Canberra United	16	+8	27
3	Adelaide United	15	+2	26
4	Wellington Phoenix	15	+16	25

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Victoria Esson (GK)
4	Mackenzie Barry
16	Marisa van der Meer
5	Ellie Walker
2	C.J. Bott
23	Brooke Nunn
7	Grace Jale
11	Manaia Elliott
20	Emma Main
9	Sabitra Bhandari
24	Pia Vlok

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Aimee Feinberg-Danieli, Zoe Benson, Grace Bartlett, Lucia Leon, Daisy Brazendale, Lara Will.

Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Tiahna Robertson (GK)
2	Madison Ayson
5	Kirsty Fenton
23	Rubi Sullivan
4	Tori Tumeth
21	Sarah Hunter
8	Hana Lowry
32	Bianca Galic
15	Mackenzie Hawkesby
13	Riley Tanner
9	Jodi Ulkekul

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Skye Halmarick, Heather Hinz, Caley Tallon-Henniker, Amelia Cassar, Abbey Lemon, Madeleine Caspers.

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