Ikonomidis winner sends Victory into ALM grand final
Melbourne Victory are into the A-League Men grand final after a semi-final win for the ages, with Chris Ikonomidis' extra-time goal defying Wellington Phoenix.
Australian A-League Men
FULL TIME
- Oskar Zawada 90'+9'
- Adama Traoré 81'
- Christopher Ikonomidis 102'
2nd Leg - Melbourne Victory advance 2-1 on aggregate · Sky Stadium · 33,297 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | @ Auckland FC | D 0-0 | Australian A-League Men |
| 10/30/26 | @ Newcastle Jets | W 3-0 | Australian A-League Men |
| 10/24/26 | vs Central Coast Mariners FC | W 2-0 | Australian A-League Men |
| 10/17/26 | vs Melbourne Victory | W 2-1 | Australian A-League Men |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 120'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kasey Bos replaces Adama Traoré.
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Substitution 111'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Finn Surman.
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Substitution 111'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Sam Sutton.
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Substitution 111'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Tim Payne.
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Goal - Header 102'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roderick Miranda with a headed pass following a corner.
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Yellow Card 97'
Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 90'+9'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a headed pass.
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Substitution 90'+5'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Bruno Fornaroli because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 86'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Roly Bonevacia.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces Nicholas Pennington.
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Goal 81'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
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Substitution 66'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces David Ball.
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Substitution 66'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi replaces Nishan Velupillay.
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Substitution 66'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Daniel Arzani.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Jordi Valadon.
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Penalty - Saved 63'
Penalty saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
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Yellow Card 30'
Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Extra Time 120'+2'
Second Half Extra Time ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
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Substitution 120'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kasey Bos replaces Adama Traoré.
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Substitution 111'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Isaac Hughes replaces Finn Surman.
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Substitution 111'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Sam Sutton.
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Substitution 111'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Tim Payne.
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Start 2nd Half Extra Time 105'
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Halftime Extra Time 105'+3'
First Half Extra Time ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
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Goal - Header 102'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roderick Miranda with a headed pass following a corner.
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Yellow Card 97'
Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Start Extra Time 90'
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End Regular Time 90'+11'
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Goal 90'+9'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a headed pass.
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Substitution 90'+5'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Bruno Fornaroli because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 86'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Chapman replaces Roly Bonevacia.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas replaces Nicholas Pennington.
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Goal 81'
Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
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Substitution 66'
Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces David Ball.
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Substitution 66'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Salim Khelifi replaces Nishan Velupillay.
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Substitution 66'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Daniel Arzani.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Jordi Valadon.
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Penalty - Saved 63'
Penalty saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+3'
First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
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Yellow Card 30'
Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 27 of 27 events.
Team Stats
MBV
WEL
11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
3
35.8
Possession
64.2
13
SHOTS
27
5
ON GOAL
7
40
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
403
Accurate Passes
763
493
Passes
866
80
Pass Completion %
90
4
Accurate Crosses
11
13
Crosses
43
30
Cross %
30
57
Long Balls
79
15
Accurate Long Balls
48
30
Long Balls %
60
5
Blocked Shots
10
12
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
22
70
Tackle %
70
16
Interceptions
13
38
Effective Clearances
11
38
Clearances
11
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedWEL · 4-3-2-1
Alex PaulsenG403 saves
Scott WoottonCD-L41 shot on target1 shot
Finn SurmanCD-R3
Sam SuttonLB192 shots
Tim PayneRB6
Alex RuferCM142 shots
Ben OldCM-L81 shot on target5 shots
Nicholas PenningtonCM-R151 shot
Kosta BarbarousesF71 assist1 shot on target3 shots
David BallCF-L10
Bozhidar KraevCF-R111 shot on target2 shots
Substitutes
Isaac HughesSUB26
Oskar ZawadaSUB92 shots on target1 goal4 shots
Jack DuncanSUB25
Oskar van HattumSUB242 shots
Youstin SalasSUB17 yellow card4 shots
Mohamed Al-TaaySUB12
Lukas Kelly-HealdSUB18
MBV · 4-2-3-1
Paul IzzoG205 saves
Roderick MirandaCD-L211 assist
Damien Da SilvaCD-R5
Adama TraoréLB31 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Jason GeriaRB2
Roly BonevaciaAM28
Ryan TeagueLM25
Jordi ValadonRM27
Bruno FornaroliF101 shot on target1 shot
Daniel ArzaniAM-L19 yellow card4 shots
Nishan VelupillayAM-R171 shot
Substitutes
Christian SicilianoSUB40
Ben FolamiSUB111 shot on target2 shots
Jake BrimmerSUB221 assist
Christopher IkonomidisSUB72 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Salim KhelifiSUB232 shots
Connor ChapmanSUB14 yellow card
Kasey BosSUB37
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