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

· Australian A-League Men

Brisbane Roar FC

14': Dimitrios Valkanis

FT
1 - 2

Wellington Phoenix

36': Corban Piper
86': Ifeanyi Eze

About

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

Match Commentary

14': Dimitrios Valkanis (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 14'
25': Samuel Klein (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 25'
36': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 36'
53': Dimitrios Valkanis (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 53'
55': Justin Vidic (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 55'
62': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
67': Georgios Vrakas (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 67'
73': Matt Dench (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 73'
73': Niall Thom (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 73'
77': Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
80': Quinn Macnicol (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 80'
85': Jordan Lauton (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 85'
85': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 85'
85': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 85'
86': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 86'
89': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 89'
90'+1': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+4': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

WEL		BRI
10	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
10	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	3
41.7	Possession	58.3
13	SHOTS	20
5	ON GOAL	6
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
4	Blocked Shots	9
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: Suncorp Stadium
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 4,826

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Brisbane Roar FC	1	+1	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Brisbane Roar FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Dean Bouzanis (GK)
5	Marius Lode
3	Dimitrios Valkanis
23	James McGarry
2	Youstin Salas
13	Henry Hore
8	Samuel Klein
26	Jay O'Shea
17	Justin Vidic
10	Georgios Vrakas
19	Michael Ruhs

Brisbane Roar FC Substitutes:

Niall Thom, Austin Ludwik, Macklin Freke, Matt Dench, Quinn Macnicol, Jordan Lauton, Jacob Brazete.

Wellington Phoenix (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

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Matthew Sheridan, Alby Kelly-Heald, Luke Brooke-Smith, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sander Kartum, Carlo Armiento, Manjrekar James.

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