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

· Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC

43': Rhys Youlley

FT
0 - 2

Wellington Phoenix FC

29': Carlo Armiento
63': Isaac Hughes

About

Sydney FC are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

27': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 27'
29': Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 29'
43': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Red Card at 43'
45'+1': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 46'
45': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Corey Hollman (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
55': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 55'
59': Paulo Retre (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 59'
60': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 60'
63': Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 63'
66': Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 66'
76': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Bill Tuiloma (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Nikola Mileusnic (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 76'
79': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney FC) Substitution at 79'
79': Marin France (Sydney FC) Substitution at 79'
86': Alexandar Popovic (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 86'

Statistics

WEL		SYD
5	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	3
32.6	Possession	67.4
12	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	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	3
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: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 13,678

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
3	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
4	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
36	Rhys Youlley
7	Piero Quispe
20	Tiago Quintal
13	Patrick Wood
9	Víctor Campuzano

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Alexandar Popovic, Alexander Zaverdinos, Akol Akon, Marin France, Nickolas Alfaro, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Corey Hollman.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
40	Eamonn Mccarron (GK)
15	Isaac Hughes
4	Manjrekar James
27	Matthew Sheridan
6	Tim Payne
25	Kazuki Nagasawa
14	Alex Rufer
11	Carlo Armiento
20	Ramy Najjarine
3	Corban Piper
7	Ifeanyi Eze

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Luke Brooke-Smith, Alby Kelly-Heald, Bill Tuiloma, Paulo Retre, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Fin Conchie, Nikola Mileusnic.

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