The time is edging ever-closer to the Western United vs Wellington Phoenix A-League match as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the teams have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Western United which is confirmed as follows:
Western United
Matthew Sutton #33
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Tomoki Imai #6
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Dylan Leonard #30
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 17
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Charbel Shamoon #29
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 21
Place of birth: Australia
Tate Russell #13
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Wollongong, Australia
Rhys Bozinovski #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Angus Thurgate #32
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Matthew Grimaldi #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Riku Danzaki #77
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Natori, Japan
Noah Botić #19
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Hiroshi Ibusuki #9
Forward
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
The team sheet line-up for Wellington Phoenix has also been confirmed as follows:
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
Corban Piper #3
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 22
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
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
Kosta Barbarouses
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 35
Marco Rojas #21
Forward
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 33
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