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

· Australian A-League Men

Auckland FC

7': Lachlan Brook
72': Francis de Vries
80': Guillermo May

FT
3 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

46': Manjrekar James
55': Alex Rufer

About

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

Match Commentary

7': Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Goal at 7'
45': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 45'
45'+2': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 47'
45': Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
46': Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Red Card at 46'
55': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 55'
63': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 63'
64': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Penalty - Saved at 64'
67': Ifeanyi Eze (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 67'
72': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Penalty - Saved at 72'
72': Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Goal at 72'
77': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Felipe Gallegos (Auckland FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
78': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 78'
80': Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Goal at 80'
82': Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 82'
86': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 86'
87': Marlee Francois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

WEL		AFC
14	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
10	Saves	1
51.3	Possession	48.7
9	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	13
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
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
5	Blocked Shots	0
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: Go Media Stadium
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 21,997

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Auckland FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
3	Jake Girdwood-Reich
23	Daniel Hall
15	Francis de Vries
17	Callan Elliot
77	Lachlan Brook
22	Jake Brimmer
6	Louis Verstraete
9	Sam Cosgrove
21	Jesse Randall
27	Logan Rogerson

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Felipe Gallegos, Guillermo May, Jonty Bidois, Marlee Francois, Cameron Howieson, Nando Pijnaker, Oliver Sail.

Wellington Phoenix FC (3-4-3)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Jayden Smith, Eamonn Mccarron, Anaru Cassidy, Corban Piper, Fin Conchie, Luke Brooke-Smith, Xuan Loke.

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