Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Wellington Phoenix, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
- 1': Zachary Sapsford
- 10': Bozhidar Kraev
- 66': Marcus Antonsson
- 90'+4': Dylan Scicluna
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Match Commentary
- 1': Zachary Sapsford (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 1'
- 10': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 10'
- 45': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 45'
- 59': Hideki Ishige (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 59'
- 64': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 64'
- 66': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 66'
- 75': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 75'
- 78': James Temelkovski (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
- 85': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 85'
- 90'+4': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 94'
Statistics
 WEL |
WSW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 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
Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 6,341
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar FC | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Western Sydney Wanderers FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Lawrence Thomas (GK) |
| 4 | Alex Bonetig |
| 13 | Dean Pelekanos |
| 19 | Jack Clisby |
| 2 | Gabriel Cleur |
| 5 | Dylan Scicluna |
| 25 | Josh Brillante |
| 14 | Nicolas Milanovic |
| 23 | Bozhidar Kraev |
| 7 | Zachary Sapsford |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello |
Wellington Phoenix (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Oluwayemi (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes |
| 3 | Corban Piper |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 25 | Kazuki Nagasawa |
| 9 | Hideki Ishige |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
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