Western Utd 4-1 Wellington (Mar 8, 2025) Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC

5-4-10, 19 PTS

Rhys Bozinovski - 3'
Hiroshi Ibusuki - 33'
Matthew Grimaldi - 51', 62'

Nathan Walker - 82'

33
Sutton
29
Shamoon
30
Leonard
6
Imai
13
Russell
77
Danzaki
32
Thurgate
23
Bozinovski
10
Grimaldi
9
Ibusuki
19
Botic

No.Name
33Matthew Sutton
30Dylan Leonard
6Tomoki Imai
29Charbel Shamoon
13Tate Russell
32Angus Thurgate
23Rhys Bozinovski 44Jordan Lauton
77Riku Danzaki 37Luke Vickery
10Matthew Grimaldi 7Ramy Najjarine
9Hiroshi Ibusuki 24Michael Ruhs
19Noah Botic 14Jake Najdovski

Substitutes
4James Donachie
70Michael Vonja

30
Kelly-Heald
19
Sutton
15
Hughes
4
Wootton
3
Piper
12
Geraldes
27
Sheridan
14
Rufer
6
Payne
21
Rojas
7
Barbarouses

No.Name
30Alby Kelly-Heald
15Isaac Hughes
4Scott Wootton
19Sam Sutton
3Corban Piper 41Nathan Walker
27Matthew Sheridan 25Kazuki Nagasawa
14Alex Rufer 8Paulo Retre
12Francisco Geraldes 9Hideki Ishige
6Tim Payne
21Marco Rojas 29Luke Brooke-Smith
7Kosta Barbarouses

Substitutes
18Lukas Kelly-Heald
35Dublin Boon

Ironbark Fields

2:00 AM, March 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN3

Melbourne, Australia

Line: WTU -1.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 3,993

Referees:
Shane Skinner

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Auckland FC	26	15	8	3	+22	53
Melbourne City FC	26	14	6	6	+16	48
Western United	26	14	5	7	+18	47
Western Sydney Wanderers	26	13	7	6	+18	46
Melbourne Victory	26	12	7	7	+8	43
Adelaide United	26	10	8	8	-2	38
Sydney FC	26	10	7	9	+7	37
Macarthur FC	26	9	6	11	+5	33
Newcastle Jets	26	8	6	12	-1	30
Central Coast Mariners	26	5	11	10	-22	26
Wellington Phoenix FC	26	6	6	14	-16	24
Brisbane Roar	26	5	6	15	-19	21
Perth Glory	26	4	5	17	-34	17

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