Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix

76': Kazuki Nagasawa
90'+6': Carlo Armiento

FT
2 - 1

Brisbane Roar FC

42': Justin Vidic

About

Wellington Phoenix are hosting Brisbane Roar FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

17': Xuan Loke (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 17'
42': Justin Vidic (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 42'
45'+3': James McGarry (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 48'
59': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 59'
61': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 61'
64': Justin Vidic (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 64'
66': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Jordan Lauton (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 66'
66': Michael Ruhs (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 66'
66': Antonee Burke-Gilroy (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 66'
76': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 76'
80': Noah Maieroni (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 80'
87': Ben Warland (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 87'
90'+1': Noah Maieroni (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+6': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 96'

Statistics

BRI		WEL
13	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
35.7	Possession	64.3
5	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
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
0	Blocked Shots	4
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: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,890

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	4	+6	10
2	Sydney FC	4	+3	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	+2	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	0	7

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Manjrekar James
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
27	Matthew Sheridan
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
9	Hideki Ishige
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
6	Tim Payne
7	Ifeanyi Eze
5	Fin Conchie

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Corban Piper, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Anaru Cassidy, Xuan Loke, Luke Brooke-Smith, Jayden Smith, Eamonn Mccarron.

Brisbane Roar FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Dean Bouzanis (GK)
12	Lucas Herrington
15	Hosine Bility
77	Milorad Stajic
23	James McGarry
2	Youstin Salas
26	Jay O'Shea
8	Samuel Klein
10	Georgios Vrakas
9	Chris Long
17	Justin Vidic

Brisbane Roar FC Substitutes:

Ben Warland, Quinn Macnicol, Jordan Lauton, Michael Ruhs, Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Noah Maieroni, Macklin Freke.

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