Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix

36': Corban Piper
49': Manjrekar James (P)
52': Carlo Armiento

FT
3 - 1

Central Coast Mariners FC

45'+6': Sabit Ngor

About

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

Match Commentary

11': Eamonn Mccarron (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 11'
36': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 36'
41': Miguel Di Pizio (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 41'
45'+6': Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 51'
49': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Penalty - Scored at 49'
52': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 52'
58': Diesel Herrington (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 58'
59': Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 59'
75': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 75'
84': Diesel Herrington (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 84'
84': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 84'
84': Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 84'
90'+3': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

CCM		WEL
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
55.9	Possession	44.1
10	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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	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 Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 3,587

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	3	+6	9
2	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	3	+3	5
3	Macarthur FC	3	+1	5
4	Brisbane Roar FC	2	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Manjrekar James
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
15	Isaac Hughes
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
20	Ramy Najjarine
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
27	Matthew Sheridan
3	Corban Piper
7	Ifeanyi Eze

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Anaru Cassidy, Eamonn Mccarron, Fin Conchie, Jayden Smith, Paulo Retre, Dan Edwards, Luke Brooke-Smith.

Central Coast Mariners FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3	Nathan Paull
2	James Donachie
20	Will Kennedy
15	Storm Roux
26	Bradley Tapp
8	Alfie McCalmont
16	Harrison Steele
11	Sabit Ngor
5	Lucas Mauragis
7	Christian Theoharous

Central Coast Mariners FC Substitutes:

Haine Eames, Nicholas Duarte, Ryan Edmondson, Dylan Peraic-Cullen, Miguel Di Pizio, Diesel Herrington, Bailey Brandtman.

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