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

· Australian A-League Men

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Macarthur FC

83': Harrison Sawyer

About

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

Match Commentary

27': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 27'
65': Luke Vickery (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 65'
71': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 71'
76': Oliver Randazzo (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Harrison Sawyer (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 76'
80': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 80'
83': Harrison Sawyer (Macarthur FC) Goal at 83'
89': Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 89'
89': Luke Supyk (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 89'
90'+2': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

MAC		WEL
12	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	4
44.9	Possession	55.1
11	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
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	3
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: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 3,677

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

Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Josh Oluwayemi (GK)
4	Manjrekar James
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
15	Isaac Hughes
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
27	Matthew Sheridan
7	Ifeanyi Eze
5	Fin Conchie
20	Ramy Najjarine

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Dan Edwards, Anaru Cassidy, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Corban Piper, Eamonn Mccarron, Xuan Loke, Luke Supyk.

Macarthur FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Filip Kurto (GK)
5	Matthew Jurman
6	Tomislav Uskok
19	Harry Politidis
25	Callum Talbot
10	Anthony Cáceres
26	Luke Brattan
22	Liam Rose
33	Ji Dong-Won
7	Sime Grzan
13	Rafael Durán

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Walter Scott, Harrison Sawyer, Oliver Randazzo, Luke Vickery, Bernardo Dias, Alex Robinson, Kristian Popovic.

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