It’s almost time for the Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne City A-League match which kicks off very shortly, and the players are in.
First off, the starting eleven for Wellington Phoenix which has been officially confirmed as:
Wellington Phoenix
Albert Kelly-Heald #30
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 19
Sam Sutton #19
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Tim Payne #6
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Place of birth: Plymouth, England
Isaac Hughes #15
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 20
Scott Wootton #4
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 33
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Birkenhead, England
Matthew Sheridan #27
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 20
Paulo Retre #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Alex Rufer #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 28
Place of birth: Geneva, Switzerland
Francisco Oliveira Geraldes #12
Also known as Geraldes
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Nathan Walker #41
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 19
Kosta Barbarouses
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 35
The starting line-up for Melbourne City has also been confirmed as follows:
Melbourne City
Patrick Beach #33
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Aziz Behich #16
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
Germán Ferreyra #22
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: González Catán, Argentina
Kai Trewin #27
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Batemans Bay, Australia
Samuel Souprayen #26
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 36
Nationality: France
Place of birth: France
Nathaniel Atkinson #3
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Launceston, Australia
Zane Schreiber #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Andreas Kuen #30
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Austria
Place of birth: Austria
Kavian Rahmani #47
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 18
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Marco Tilio #6
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Max Caputo #17
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
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