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Adelaide United defeated Wellington Phoenix 3-2 in a thrilling match at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide. The game, part of Round 27 of the Australian A-League regular season, was played on April 18th, 2025, and refereed by Timothy Danaskos.
The home side started strongly, scoring two early goals through P. Kikianis (8′) and S. Mauk (12′). Wellington Phoenix responded with two goals before halftime, scored by K. Barbarouses (31′) and I. Hughes (35′). The second half was more closely contested, with A. Goodwin scoring the winning goal for Adelaide United in the 89th minute. The match was marked by tension, with yellow cards shown to players from both teams. Adelaide United dominated possession (64%) and created more scoring opportunities (13 shots, 6 on target), while Wellington Phoenix, despite having less possession (36%), proved their efficiency by creating danger in the few chances they had (8 shots, 3 on target).
Substitutions adelaide united: at minute 68 J. Yull came in and Z. Clough went out., at minute 79 I. Sanchez came in and R. Kitto went out., at minute 79 B. Folami came in and Y. Dukuly went out., at minute 86 L. Jovanovic came in and J. Barnett went out.
Substitutions wellington phoenix: at minute 79 L. Brooke-Smith came in and L. Kelly-Heald went out., at minute 83 K. Nagasawa came in and H. Ishige went out., at minute 90 N. Walker came in and I. Hughes went out., at minute 90 L. Supyk came in and M. Sheridan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Adelaide United
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