A-League · Regular Season - 9
Sunday, 21 December 2025 · 10:00 · Sky Stadium, Wellington · Referee: T. Danaskos
Wellington Phoenix3 : 1
Full-time
Central Coast MarinersHalf-time: 1-1
Match Events
- 11'J. Oluwayemi (assist: E. McCarron)Substitution 1
- 36'C. Piper (assist: K. Nagasawa)Normal Goal
- 41'A. McCalmont (assist: M. Di Pizio)Substitution 1
- 45'S. James NgorNormal Goal
- 47'Ramy NajjarinePenalty confirmed
- 49'M. JamesPenalty
- 52'C. Armiento (assist: C. Piper)Normal Goal
- 58'W. Kennedy (assist: D. Herrington)Substitution 2
- 59'C. Theoharous (assist: R. Edmondson)Substitution 3
- 75'I. Eze (assist: F. Conchie)Substitution 2
- 84'Diesel HerringtonYellow Card
- 84'S. James Ngor (assist: N. Duarte)Substitution 4
- 84'H. Steele (assist: B. Brandtman)Substitution 5
- 90+3'R. Najjarine (assist: P. Retre)Substitution 3
Statistics
7Shots on Goal3
1Shots off Goal4
9Total Shots10
1Blocked Shots3
7Shots insidebox8
2Shots outsidebox2
8Fouls10
4Corner Kicks5
-Offsides-
44%Ball Possession56%
0Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves4
309Total passes385
227Passes accurate309
73%Passes %80%
2.49expected_goals1.25
-goals_prevented-
Wellington Phoenix3-5-2
Starting XI
- 1J. Oluwayemi(G)
- 15I. Hughes(D)
- 4M. James(D)
- 18L. Kelly-Heald(D)
- 27M. Sheridan(M)
- 20R. Najjarine(M)
- 14A. Rufer(M)
- 25K. Nagasawa(M)
- 11C. Armiento(M)
- 7I. Eze(F)
- 3C. Piper(F)
Substitutes
- 40E. McCarron(G)
- 5F. Conchie(M)
- 8P. Retre(M)
- 12D. Edwards(D)
- 29L. Brooke-Smith(F)
- 37A. Cassidy(M)
- 39J. Smith(D)
Central Coast Mariners4-3-3
Starting XI
- 30A. Redmayne(G)
- 15S. Roux(D)
- 2J. Donachie(D)
- 3N. Paull(D)
- 20W. Kennedy(D)
- 16H. Steele(M)
- 26B. Tapp(M)
- 8A. McCalmont(M)
- 7C. Theoharous(F)
- 11S. James Ngor(F)
- 5L. Mauragis(F)
Substitutes
- 6H. Eames(M)
- 9R. Edmondson(F)
- 10M. Di Pizio(M)
- 14N. Duarte(F)
- 24D. Herrington(D)
- 37B. Brandtman(F)
- 40D. Peraic-Cullen(G)
Head-to-Head
- Wellington Phoenix 3 - 1 Central Coast MarinersSunday, 21 December 2025
- Central Coast Mariners 1 - 1 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 2 November 2025
- Wellington Phoenix 0 - 0 Central Coast MarinersSaturday, 25 January 2025
- Central Coast Mariners 0 - 3 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 10 November 2024
- Central Coast Mariners 2 - 1 Wellington PhoenixSunday, 6 October 2024
Wellington Phoenix — recent form
WWLWL
Central Coast Mariners — recent form
DLDWL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | -7 | 32 |