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Wellington Phoenix

2 — 1 Oct 18, 2026 · 07:30 AM IST

Melbourne Victory

Australian A-League Men · Round 1

Venue Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Referee Lachlan Keevers

Attendance 8,254

Player of the Match Corban Piper 8.1 90' played

Match Events

14' Home ⚽ Corban Piper — 1-0

24' Away ⚽ Charles Nduka — 1-1

28' Home ↔ Nathan Walker → Rafael Durán

45' Away Philipp Ziereis

HT

62' Away ↔ Keegan Jelacic → Clarismario Santos

62' Away ↔ Tom Lockyer → Philipp Ziereis

62' Home ↔ Walter Scott → James McGarry

71' Away Denis Genreau

74' Away ↔ Xavier Stella → Guillermo May

74' Away ↔ Michael Ghossaini → Matthew Grimaldi

77' Home ↔ Riley Bidois → Luke Mitchell ↗

77' Home ⚽ Riley Bidois — 2-1

82' Home Bryce Duke

87' Away ↔ Brendan Hamill → Charles Nduka

FT

Match Stats

38 62

Ball possession

0.88 0.92

Expected goals (xG)

9 5

Total shots

4 3

Shots on target

23 13

Touches in opposition box

1 4

Big chances

0 3

Big chances missed

233 (71%) 447 (78%)

Accurate passes

0 0

Yellow cards

6 7

Corners

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix (4-3-3)

Coach: Chris Greenacre

Starting XI

13 Henry Gray 7.2

27 Matthew Sheridan 7.9

28 Bill Poni Tuiloma 8.1

18 Lukas Kelly-Heald 7.3

23 James McGarry 7.1

8 Max Anderson 7.4

25 Kazuki Nagasawa 7

35 Luke Mitchell ↗ 7.1

7 Bryce Duke 8.1

99 Corban Piper 8.1

9 Rafael Durán 6

Substitutes

17 Nathan Walker 7.4

5 Walter Scott 6.7

11 Riley Bidois 7.2

30 Alby Kelly-Heald

34 Dylan Gardiner ↗

37 Anaru Cassidy

24 Tze-Xuan Loke

Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)

Coach: Giovanni Savarese

Starting XI

25 Jack Duncan 6.2

16 Joshua Inserra 6.2

4 Philipp Ziereis 6.7

3 Jason Davidson 6.3

18 Franco Lino 6.5

11 Clarismario Santos 6.4

8 Jordi Valadon 6.3

10 Denis Genreau 7.1

14 Matthew Grimaldi 6.5

21 Guillermo May 5.9

44 Charles Nduka 7.6

Substitutes

15 Tom Lockyer 6.7

23 Keegan Jelacic 6.2

22 Xavier Stella 6.4

29 Michael Ghossaini 5.9

5 Brendan Hamill

1 Jack Warshawsky

36 Harrison Shillington