Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Wellington Phoenix

90': Makala Woods

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Melbourne City

16': Leticia Mckenna
21': Aideen Keane

About

Wellington Phoenix are hosting Melbourne City at Porirua Park, Porirua, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

16': Leticia Mckenna (Melbourne City) Goal at 16'
21': Aideen Keane (Melbourne City) Goal at 21'
31': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City) Substitution at 31'
45': Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 45'
45': Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 45'
45': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 45'
54': Emma Pijnenburg (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 54'
85': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 85'
90': Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 90'
90'+1': Ellie Wilson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

MBC		WEL
4	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	0
51.8	Possession	48.2
10	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	5
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
3	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: Porirua Park
Location: Porirua, New Zealand
Attendance: 1,301

Line-Ups

Wellington Phoenix (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Victoria Esson (GK)
4	Mackenzie Barry
16	Marisa van der Meer
5	Ellie Walker
7	Grace Jale
15	Daisy Brazendale
14	Lucia Leon
21	Lara Will
23	Brooke Nunn
20	Emma Main
24	Pia Vlok

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Manaia Elliott, Makala Woods, Grace Bartlett, Aimee Feinberg-Danieli, Emma Pijnenburg, Zoe Benson.

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
6	Leticia Mckenna
18	Leah Davidson
7	Danella Butrus
21	Aideen Keane
9	Holly Mcnamara
15	Chinaza Uchendu

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Bryleeh Henry, Melissa Barbieri, Deven Jackson, Ellie Wilson, Karly Roestbakken, Kaya Jugovic.

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