Wellington vs Brisbane 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- 24': Tim Payne
- 32': Oskar Zawada
- 58': Bozhidar Kraev
- 63': Oskar Zawada
- 90'+2': Oskar Zawada
FT
5 - 2
5 - 2
Introduction
Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Brisbane Roar
at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 1': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Brisbane Roar 1. Florin Bérenguer (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Caletti.
- 24': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Brisbane Roar 1. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
- 32': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Brisbane Roar 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 33': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Aaron Reardon replaces Kai Trewin.
- 53': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Brisbane Roar 2. Nikola Mileusnic (Brisbane Roar) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 56': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
- 58': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 3, Brisbane Roar 2. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Payne.
- 63': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 4, Brisbane Roar 2. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Carlo Armiento replaces Henry Hore.
- 73': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Rylan Brownlie replaces Thomas Waddingham.
- 79': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Jonas Markovski replaces Florin Bérenguer.
- 79': Substitution, Brisbane Roar. Taras Gomulka replaces Joe Caletti.
- 79': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
- 80': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
- 90'+2': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 5, Brisbane Roar 2. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 5, Brisbane Roar 2.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 7,003
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 7,003
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Auckland FC | 26 | 53 | 3 |
| +16 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 48 | 6 |
| +18 | Western United | 26 | 47 | 7 |
| +18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 46 | 6 |
Statistics
 BRR |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 505 | Accurate Passes | 427 |
| 570 | Passes | 508 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 52 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 10 | Clearances | 16 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Alex Paulsen (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 3 | Finn Surman |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 15 | Nicholas Pennington |
| 12 | Mohamed Al-Taay  |
| 9 | Oskar Zawada |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| 11 | Bozhidar Kraev |
Brisbane Roar (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin Freke (GK) |
| 5 | Tom Aldred |
| 2 | Scott Neville |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 35 | Louis Zabala |
| 7 | Florin Berenguer |
| 26 | Jay O'Shea |
| 6 | Joe Caletti |
| 16 | Thomas Waddingham |
| 13 | Henry Hore |
| 10 | Nikola Mileusnic |
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