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

· Australian A-League Women

Wellington Phoenix

10': Manaia Elliott
16': Emma Pijnenburg
72': Makala Woods

FT
3 - 0

Brisbane Roar

About

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

Match Commentary

10': Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 10'
16': Emma Pijnenburg (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 16'
45': Macey Fraser (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 45'
56': Aimee Medwin (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 56'
61': Kiera Meyers (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 61'
71': Ava Piazza (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 71'
72': Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 72'
73': Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 73'
81': Daisy Brazendale (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 81'
81': Zoe Benson (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 81'
81': Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 81'
82': Amali Kinsella (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 82'
82': Tameka Yallop (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

BRI		WEL
7	Fouls	3
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	3
44.3	Possession	55.7
6	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	5
0.5	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
1	Blocked Shots	6
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 Women

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 4,169

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Victoria Esson (GK)
4	Mackenzie Barry
5	Ellie Walker
16	Marisa van der Meer
7	Grace Jale
14	Lucia Leon
32	Emma Pijnenburg
11	Manaia Elliott
23	Brooke Nunn
31	Makala Woods
30	Mackenzie Anthony

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Macey Fraser, Tiana Jaber, Daisy Brazendale, Emma Main, Aimee Feinberg-Danieli, Zoe Benson.

Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Nicholas Fitzgerald (GK)
6	Ruby Cuthbert
8	Josie Studer
11	Marianna Seidl
5	Aimee Medwin
14	Zara Kruger
32	Alicia Woods
7	Momo Hayashi
3	Daisy Brown
27	Ashlyn Miller
4	Kijah Stephenson

Brisbane Roar Substitutes:

Kiera Meyers, Amali Kinsella, Ava Piazza, Tameka Yallop, Stella Campbell, Kyla Hanson.

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