Wellington vs Adelaide Utd 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 7': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Own Goal at 7'
- 45': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
- 50': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 50'
- 62': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 62'
- 66': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 66'
- 75': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 75'
- 81': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 81'
- 82': Isaías (Adelaide United) Substitution at 82'
- 90': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+4': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 94'
- 90'+6': Bart Vriends (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+7': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 97'
Game Information
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 7,113
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Auckland FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 ADE |
WEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Oluwayemi (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 27 | Matthew Sheridan |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 12 | Mohamed Al-Taay |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 3 | Corban Piper |
| 9 | Hideki Ishige |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Delianov (GK) |
| 51 | Panagiotis Kikianis |
| 3 | Bart Vriends  |
| 21 | Javi López |
| 20 | Dylan Pierias |
| 6 | Stefan Mauk |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich |
| 14 | Jay Barnett |
| 26 | Archie Goodwin |
| 17 | Ben Folami |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
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