Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men 21 Dec 2025, 02:00
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
🏟 Sky Stadium Round 9

Match report

Wellington Phoenix beat Central Coast Mariners 3-1 in the A-League Men on 21 December 2025.

Central Coast Mariners had 11 shots to Wellington Phoenix's 9.

The match was played at Sky Stadium.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 9 - 11 On target 7 - 3 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 8 - 10 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Carlo Armiento
Wellington Phoenix · 1 goal
8 Corban Piper 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Manjrekar James 1 goal
7 Sabit James Ngor 1 goal
7 Joshua Oluwayemi captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–8 3–3
Shots On Goal 4–3 3–0
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 3–3 1–2
Attacks 46–43 45–55
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
91 Attacks 98
52 Dangerous Attacks 41
7 On Target 3
2 Off Target 7
50% Ball Possession 50%
9 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 2
8 Fouls 10
4 Corners 5
44% Ball Possession 56%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 4
309 Passes Total 385
227 Passes Accurate 309
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wellington Phoenix · 3-5-2
1 J. Oluwayemi
15 I. Hughes 4 M. James 18 L. Kelly-Heald
27 M. Sheridan 20 R. Najjarine 14 A. Rufer 25 K. Nagasawa 11 C. Armiento
7 I. Eze 3 C. Piper
Central Coast Mariners · 4-3-3
30 A. Redmayne
15 S. Roux 2 J. Donachie 3 N. Paull 20 W. Kennedy
16 H. Steele 26 B. Tapp 8 A. McCalmont
7 C. Theoharous 11 S. Ngor 5 L. Mauragis
Wellington Phoenix
Coach
Giancarlo Italiano
Substitutes
  • 40 Eamonn McCarron
  • 5 Fin Conchie
  • 8 Paulo Retre
  • 39 Jayden Smith
  • 12 Daniel Edwards
  • 37 Anaru Cassidy
  • 29 Luke Brooke-Smith
Central Coast Mariners
Coach
Warren Moon
Substitutes
  • 10 Miguel Di Pizio
  • 24 Diesel Herrington
  • 9 Ryan Edmondson
  • 14 Nicholas Duarte
  • 37 Bailey Brandtman
  • 40 Dylan Peraić-Cullen
  • 6 Haine Eames
Substitutions
  • 11' ↑ E. McCarron ↓ J. Oluwayemi Wellington Phoenix
  • 41' ↑ M. Di Pizio ↓ A. McCalmont Central Coast Mariners
  • 58' ↑ D. Herrington ↓ W. Kennedy Central Coast Mariners
  • 59' ↑ R. Edmondson ↓ C. Theoharous Central Coast Mariners
  • 75' ↑ F. Conchie ↓ I. Eze Wellington Phoenix
  • 84' ↑ N. Duarte ↓ S. James Ngor Central Coast Mariners
  • 84' ↑ B. Brandtman ↓ H. Steele Central Coast Mariners
  • 90+3' ↑ P. Retre ↓ R. Najjarine Wellington Phoenix
Cards
  • 84' D. Herrington Central Coast Mariners
Head-to-head
Wellington Phoenix 6 3 draws 5 Central Coast Mariners
2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners 3 - 1
2025-11-02 Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix 1 - 1
2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners 0 - 0
2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix 0 - 3
2024-10-06 Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1
2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix 2 - 1
Recent form
Wellington Phoenix D W L L L
Central Coast Mariners D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners?
Wellington Phoenix won 3-1 against Central Coast Mariners on 21 December 2025.
Who won Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners?
Wellington Phoenix won the match 3-1.
Where was Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners played?
The match was played at Sky Stadium.
Who had more possession in Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners?
Wellington Phoenix had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.