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

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

55': Luka Jovanovic

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1 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

35': Manjrekar James

About

Adelaide United are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

35': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 35'
55': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 55'
71': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
71': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
78': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 78'
78': Dan Edwards (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 78'
81': Brody Burkitt (Adelaide United) Substitution at 81'
83': Josh Oluwayemi (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 83'
83': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 83'
88': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 88'
90'+1': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

WEL		ADE
12	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	4
33.9	Possession	66.1
14	SHOTS	19
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	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	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: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,111

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
55	Ethan Alagich
7	Ryan Kitto
14	Jay Barnett
44	Ryan White
10	Juan Muñiz
12	Jonny Yull
19	Yaya Dukuly
9	Luka Jovanovic

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Austin Ayoubi, Luke Duzel, Brody Burkitt, Joey Garuccio, Sotiri Phillis, Ben Folami, Ethan Cox.

Wellington Phoenix FC (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
28	Bill Tuiloma
15	Isaac Hughes
4	Manjrekar James
11	Carlo Armiento
27	Matthew Sheridan
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
20	Ramy Najjarine
8	Paulo Retre
7	Ifeanyi Eze
3	Corban Piper

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Dan Edwards, Tim Payne, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Nikola Mileusnic, Alby Kelly-Heald, Luke Brooke-Smith, Sander Kartum.

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