Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

Ugh, no.
Melbourne Victory lost to Wellington Phoenix FC
Wellington Phoenix FC8-6-9 1 – 0 Melbourne Victory10-5-8
FT · Sun, Apr 5

Match Details

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne) · 8,762 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'+1'Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 91'
  • 89'Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 89'
  • 88'Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
  • 84'Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 84'Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
  • 83'Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
  • 76'Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 73'Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 68'Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
  • 68'Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
  • 68'Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
  • 61'Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 61'

Line Score

12T
WEL 01 1
MVC 00 0

Match Leaders

Wellington Phoenix FC
Melbourne Victory

League Table · 2026-27 Australian A-League Men
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Adelaide Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Auckland 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CC Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Melbourne V 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0

Key Events

90'+1'Manjrekar James (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 91'
89'Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Goal at 89'
88'Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 88'
84'Luke Brooke-Smith (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
84'Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 84'
83'Fin Conchie (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 83'
76'Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix FC) Yellow Card at 76'
73'Sander Kartum (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 73'
68'Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
68'Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
68'Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 68'
61'Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix FC) Substitution at 61'
54'Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 54'
45'Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
34'Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 34'
22'Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 22'

Team Stats

Wellington Phoenix FCMelbourne Victory
General
50.5 Possession % 49.5
14 Shots 10
3 On Target 3
0 Offsides 0
8 Corners 7
13 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 1

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory W D D W W
Wellington Phoenix FC L L D W W

Starting Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC4-4-2
1 Oluwayemi
27 Sheridan 28 Tuiloma 15 Hughes 12 Edwards
20 Najjarine 14 Rufer 8 Retre 25 Nagasawa
3 Piper 7 Eze A
9 Vergos
17 Velupillay 64 Mata 23 Jelacic
8 Valadon 10 Genreau
18 Lino 21 Miranda 15 Esposito 22 Rawlins
40 Warshawsky
Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Melbourne Victory

  1. JW #40 Jack WarshawskyG
  2. RM #21 Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. SE #15 Sebastian EspositoCD-R
  4. FL #18 Franco LinoLB
  5. JR #22 Joshua RawlinsRB
  6. JM #64 Juan MataAM
  7. JV #8 Jordi ValadonLM
  8. DG #10 Denis GenreauRM
  9. NV #9 Nikolaos VergosF
  10. NV #17 Nishan VelupillayAM-L
  11. KJ #23 Keegan JelacicAM-R
Substitutes · 6 used

Wellington Phoenix FC

  1. JO #1 Josh OluwayemiG
  2. IH #15 Isaac HughesCD-L
  3. #28 Bill TuilomaCD-R
  4. DE #12 Dan EdwardsLB
  5. MS #27 Matthew SheridanRB
  6. PR #8 Paulo RetreCM-L
  7. AR #14 Alex RuferCM-R
  8. KN #25 Kazuki NagasawaLM
  9. RN #20 Ramy NajjarineRM
  10. IE #7 Ifeanyi EzeCF-L
  11. CP #3 Corban PiperCF-R
Substitutes · 6 used

Roster

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