Wellington Phoenix FC vs Perth Glory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 45': Giovanni De Abreu (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
- 55': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 55'
- 60': Jaiden Kucharski (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 60'
- 60': Arion Sulemani (Perth Glory) Substitution at 60'
- 65': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 65'
- 70': Anthony Didulica (Perth Glory) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Substitution at 70'
- 78': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 78'
- 84': Nicholas Pennington (Perth Glory) Own Goal at 84'
- 85': Joshua Risdon (Perth Glory) Substitution at 85'
- 89': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 89'
- 89': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 89'
Statistics
 PER |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | 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 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 3,766
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Perth Glory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 3 | Sam Sutton |
| 2 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 27 | William Freney |
| 8 | Callum Timmins |
| 7 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 18 | Luca Tevere |
| 67 | Stefan Colakovski |
| 9 | Jaiden Kucharski  |
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