Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 45': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
- 57': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 57'
- 58': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 58'
- 65': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 65'
- 66': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'
- 68': Nathan Walker (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Kazuki Nagasawa (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 68'
- 75': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Kasey Bos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Matthew Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 75'
- 77': Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 77'
- 89': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 89'
- 90'+4': Mitch Langerak (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 94'
Statistics
 WEL |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 9,374
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 17 | +19 | 39 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 17 | +4 | 31 |
| 3 | Western United | 18 | +7 | 29 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | +5 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Langerak (GK)  |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 5 | Brendan Hamill |
| 3 | Adama Traoré |
| 22 | Joshua Rawlins |
| 8 | Zinédine Machach |
| 14 | Jordi Valadon |
| 6 | Ryan Teague |
| 9 | Nikolaos Vergos |
| 27 | Reno Piscopo |
| 17 | Nishan Velupillay |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Alby Kelly-Heald (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 15 | Isaac Hughes |
| 19 | Sam Sutton |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 27 | Matthew Sheridan |
| 8 | Paulo Retre |
| 18 | Lukas Kelly-Heald |
| 3 | Corban Piper |
| 9 | Hideki Ishige |
| 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
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