Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar
Ref: Daniel Elder, AustraliaSky Stadium, Wellington · 37,034 cap
Match recap
Wellington Phoenix beat Brisbane Roar 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Nagasawa and Armiento scored for Wellington Phoenix; Vidic replied for Brisbane Roar. Wellington Phoenix held 64% possession to 36% for Brisbane Roar. Wellington Phoenix sit 8th in the A-League table while Brisbane Roar are 11th.
First Half
⇄
Payne
42'
⚽
Vidic
Assist: McGarry
45+3'
McGarry
Yellow Card
Second Half
Eze
Yellow Card
⇄
Conchie
64'
Vidic
Yellow Card
⇄
Ishige
66'
⇄
Long
66'
⇄
McGarry
66'
⇄
Vrakas
⚽
Nagasawa
Assist: Piper
80'
⇄
Stajic
87'
⇄
Bility
90+1'
Maieroni
Yellow Card
⚽
Armiento
Assist: Piper
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 |  Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 |  Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Wellington PhoenixBrisbane Roar
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 0 won
13
Shots
5
5
Shots on target
1
9
Shots in the box
3
4
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
480
Total passes
263
386
Accurate passes
174
80%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
3
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
0
Wellington Phoenix
3-5-1-1
Brisbane Roar
4-1-4-1Wellington Phoenix
3-5-1-1Starting XI
- 1Joshua OluwayemiG
- 4Manjrekar JamesD
- 5Fin Ngahina Roa ConchieF
- 6Timothy John PayneM
- 7I. EzeF
- 9Hideki IshigeM
- 11Carlo ArmientoM
- 14Alex Arthur RuferM
- 18Lukas Eric Kelly-HealdD
- 25Kazuki NagasawaM
- 27Matthew SheridanD
Substitutes
- 3Corban PiperD
- 17G. Sloane-RodriguesF
- 24Tze-Xuan LokeF
- 29L. Brooke-SmithF
- 37Anaru Cassidy
- 39J. SmithD
- 40E. McCarronG
Brisbane Roar
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Dean Anthony BouzanisG
- 2Youstin Delfin Salas GómezD
- 8Samuel KleinM
- 9Christopher Michael LongM
- 10Georgios VrakasM
- 12Lucas HerringtonD
- 15Hosine BilityD
- 17Justin VidicF
- 23James Robert McGarryD
- 26James O'SheaM
- 77M. StajicM
Substitutes
- 4Benjamin Andrew WarlandD
- 11Macklin Lewis FrekeG
- 19Michael Klaude RuhsF
- 21Antonee Alan Burke-GilroyD
- 30Quinn MacnicolM
- 31N. MaieroniM
- 44J. LautonM
Wellington Phoenix
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Armiento | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1/4 |
| Lukas Kelly-Heald | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Fin Conchie | F | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Rufer(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Hideki Ishige | M | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Matt Sheridan | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Payne | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manjrekar James | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ifeanyi Eze | F | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jayden Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anaru Cassidy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eamonn McCarron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corban Piper | D | 24 | 8.2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Tze-xuan Loke | F | 73 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Vidic | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| James McGarry | D | 66 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lucas Herrington | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay O'Shea(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hosine Bility | D | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Klein | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/6 |
| Milorad Stajić | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Georgios Vrakas | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Christopher Long | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Youstin Salas | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dean Bouzanis | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Macklin Freke | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quinn MacNicol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Lauton | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Warland | D | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ruhs | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Noah Maieroni | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonee Burke-Gilroy | D | 24 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |