11 Jan 2025

A-League game coverage: Phoenix succumb to Adelaide United

5:41 pm on 11 January 2025
Hideki Ishige of the Phoenix and Jay Barnett of Adelaide compete for the ball during the A-League Men - Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand on Saturday 11 January 2025.                                                                    
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Hideki Ishige of the Phoenix and Jay Barnett of Adelaide compete for the ball during the A-League Men - Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United at Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand on 11 January 2025. Photo: Masanori Udagawa / Photosport

The Phoenix have lost to Adelaide United, continuing a rough run for the team.

Adelaide United went into the game third placed, while the Phoenix were hunting their second win from their last six games, with a difficult proposition in front of them.

Kick-off was at 5pm NZT.

Squad lists

Phoenix: Josh Oluwayemi, Corban Piper, Scott Wootton, Fin Roa Conchie, Tim Payne, Kosta Barbarouses, Paulo Retre, Hideki Ishige, Mo Al-Taay, Isaac Hughes, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sam Sutton, Luke Supyk, Kazuki Nagasawa, Matt Sheridan, Luke Brooke-Smith, Alby Kelly-Heald, Jayden Smith, Nathan Walker.

Adelaide United: James Delianov, Bart Vriends, Stefan Mauk, Isaías, Luka Jovanović, Zach Clough, Jonny Yull, Jay Barnett, Ben Folami, Yaya Dukuly, Dylan Pierias, Javi López, Luke Duzel, Archie Goodwin, Ethan Cox, Austin Ayoubi, Ryan White, Panagiotis Kikianis, Ethan Alagich, Fabian Talladira.

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