Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Melbourne Victory, 2026-27 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 14': Corban Piper
  • 77': Riley Bidois
FT
2 - 1
Melbourne Victory
  • 24': Charles Nduka

About

Wellington Phoenix FC are hosting Melbourne Victory at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Charles Nduka is caught offside.
  • 4': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James McGarry.
  • 8': Foul by Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 8': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Rafael Durán is caught offside.
  • 14': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Sheridan with a cross.
  • 17': Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Luke Mitchell (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Durán (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 28': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nathan Walker replaces Rafael Durán because of an injury.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jack Duncan (Melbourne Victory). Assisted by Corban Piper.
  • 28': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jack Duncan.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Mitchell with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Genreau.
  • 37': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
  • 42': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
  • 43': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 43': Clarismario Santos (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Philipp Ziereis (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45': Philipp Ziereis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Inserra.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 46': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Charles Nduka is caught offside.
  • 47': Foul by Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 47': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by James McGarry.
  • 51': Foul by Luke Mitchell (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 51': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Nduka.
  • 55': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
  • 56': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Franco Lino.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Joshua Inserra.
  • 58': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Guillermo May.
  • 60': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Charles Nduka is caught offside.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Henry Gray.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Guillermo May.
  • 62': Foul by Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 62': Joshua Inserra (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Keegan Jelacic replaces Clarismario Santos.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tom Lockyer replaces Philipp Ziereis.
  • 62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Walter Scott replaces James McGarry.
  • 64': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 65': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory).
  • 66': Foul by Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 66': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 66': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Max Anderson (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa.
  • 71': Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory).
  • 71': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Xavier Stella replaces Guillermo May.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Michael Ghossaini replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 76': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Tom Lockyer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Riley Bidois replaces Luke Mitchell.
  • 77': Goal! Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Riley Bidois (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Walker.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Duncan (Melbourne Victory). Assisted by Nathan Walker.
  • 81': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Corban Piper is caught offside.
  • 82': Bryce Duke (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne Victory).
  • 85': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 85': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kazuki Nagasawa.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Michael Ghossaini (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Charles Nduka with a headed pass.
  • 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brendan Hamill replaces Charles Nduka.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Henry Gray (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Walter Scott.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 2, Melbourne Victory 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 2
62.5 Possession 37.5
5 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
447 Accurate Passes 233
570 Passes 330
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 6
18 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 64
16 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 17
33 Effective Clearances 45
33 Clearances 45

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand

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

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Henry Gray (GK)
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
28 Bill Tuiloma
23 James McGarry
27 Matthew Sheridan
25 Kazuki Nagasawa
35 Luke James Mitchell
8 Max Anderson
99 Corban Piper
9 Rafael Durán
7 Bryce Duke
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Walter Scott, Xuan Loke, Alby Kelly-Heald, Riley Bidois, Dylan Richard Gardiner, Nathan Walker, Anaru Cassidy.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
25 Jack Duncan (GK)
3 Jason Davidson
4 Philipp Ziereis Yellow Card
18 Franco Lino
16 Joshua Inserra
10 Denis Genreau Yellow Card
8 Jordi Valadon
14 Matthew Grimaldi
11 Clarismario Rodrigues
44 Charles Nduka
21 Guillermo May
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Tom Lockyer, Jack Warshawsky, Harrison Shillington, Brendan Hamill, Michael Ghossaini, Xavier Stella, Keegan Jelacic.

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