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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix

9': Ifeanyi Eze

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1 - 2

Auckland FC

1': Sam Cosgrove
34': Sam Cosgrove
49': Daniel Hall
79': Logan Rogerson

About

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

Match Commentary

1': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 1'
9': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 9'
34': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Goal at 34'
45': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
49': Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Red Card at 49'
50': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 50'
54': Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Substitution at 54'
65': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 65'
71': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
72': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 72'
76': Dan Edwards (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
77': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 77'
79': Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Red Card at 79'
90'+1': Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

AUC		WEL
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
2	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	13
2	Saves	2
40.3	Possession	59.7
12	SHOTS	19
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
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
4	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: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 12,091

A-League Men Standings

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
27	Matthew Sheridan
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
24	Xuan Loke
14	Alex Rufer
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
11	Carlo Armiento
20	Ramy Najjarine
7	Ifeanyi Eze
5	Fin Conchie

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

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

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis de Vries
17	Callan Elliot
22	Jake Brimmer
6	Louis Verstraete
21	Jesse Randall
77	Lachlan Brook
9	Sam Cosgrove
10	Guillermo May

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Nando Pijnaker, Oliver Sail, Cameron Howieson, William Gillion, Logan Rogerson, Felipe Gallegos, Jonty Bidois.

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