Wellington Phoenix Women 1-2 Melbourne City Women: result and goals
Melbourne City Women beat Wellington Phoenix Women 2-1 on Sunday, 18 October 2026 in the A-League Women.
Goals: Makala Woods 51', Melina Ayres 73' (penalty), Momo Hayashi 87'.
Wellington Phoenix Women sit 8th on 1 points.
Melbourne City Women sit 5th on 3 points.
Wellington Phoenix Women have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Melbourne City Women have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Wellington Phoenix Women won 0, Melbourne City Women won 5, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- A-League Women
- Kick-off
- Sunday, 18 October 2026, 00:15 (UK time)
- Venue
- Sky Stadium, Wellington
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 2.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 2.
- 90'+3'Foul by Cortnee Vine (Melbourne City Women).
- 90'+3'Alyssha Eglinton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 88'Foul by Ellie Walker (Wellington Phoenix).
- 88'Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 2. Momo Hayashi (Melbourne City Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 86'Foul by Lara Wall (Wellington Phoenix).
- 86'Kelli McGroarty (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83'Attempt blocked. Pia Vlok (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Malena Mieres.
- 82'Attempt saved. Abby Erceg (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Malena Mieres (Melbourne City Women). Assisted by Emma Main with a headed pass.
- 81'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Shelby McMahon.
- 80'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alyssha Eglinton replaces Grace Jale.
- 80'Delay in match because of an injury Momo Hayashi (Melbourne City Women).
- 80'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Marisa van der Meer replaces Mackenzie Barry.
- 80'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lara Wall replaces Indiah-Paige Riley.
- 77'Ellie Walker (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77'Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77'Foul by Ellie Walker (Wellington Phoenix).
- 76'Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Ray.
- 73'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 1. Melina Ayres (Melbourne City Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72'Penalty conceded by Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72'Penalty Melbourne City Women. Taylor Ray draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71'Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Kelli McGroarty replaces Deven Jackson.
- 71'Foul by Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix).
- 71'Shelby McMahon (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70'Attempt saved. Shelby McMahon (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Victoria Esson (Wellington Phoenix). Assisted by Deven Jackson.
- 69'Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Foul by Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women).
- 67'Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Emma Main replaces Manaia Elliott.
- 67'Indiah-Paige Riley (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Jessika Nash (Melbourne City Women).
- 64'Attempt saved. Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Malena Mieres (Melbourne City Women).
- 64'Attempt missed. Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Indiah-Paige Riley.
- 62'Foul by Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix).
- 62'Malena Mieres (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Makala Woods is caught offside.
- 59'Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59'Foul by Aimee Medwin (Melbourne City Women).
- 56'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56'Delay in match because of an injury Victoria Esson (Wellington Phoenix).
- 55'Victoria Esson (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Foul by Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women).
- 55'Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Brooke Nunn.
- 54'Foul by Abby Erceg (Wellington Phoenix).
- 54'Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51'Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 0. Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 49'Foul by Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix).
- 49'Deven Jackson (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46'Foul by Aimee Medwin (Melbourne City Women).
- 45'Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City Women 0.
- 45'Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Rebekah Stott replaces Karly Roestbakken.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix 0, Melbourne City Women 0.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Attempt missed. Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tameka Yallop with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 43'Tameka Yallop (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43'Foul by Shelby McMahon (Melbourne City Women).
- 40'Offside, Melbourne City Women. Cortnee Vine is caught offside.
- 31'Attempt missed. Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abby Erceg with a cross.
- 31'Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Indiah-Paige Riley.
- 30'Foul by Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix).
- 30'Malena Mieres (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Pia Vlok (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28'Foul by Jessika Nash (Melbourne City Women).
- 26'Attempt missed. Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aideen Keane.
- 25'Attempt missed. Pia Vlok (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Indiah-Paige Riley.
- 23'Attempt blocked. Indiah-Paige Riley (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Makala Woods.
- 22'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Makala Woods is caught offside.
- 21'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Brooke Nunn is caught offside.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Cortnee Vine (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karly Roestbakken.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Deven Jackson (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14'Attempt missed. Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tameka Yallop with a cross following a corner.
- 14'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Karly Roestbakken.
- 13'Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Malena Mieres.
- 13'Attempt saved. Indiah-Paige Riley (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Malena Mieres (Melbourne City Women). Assisted by Grace Jale.
- 11'Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aimee Medwin with a cross.
- 10'Foul by Ellie Walker (Wellington Phoenix).
- 10'Aideen Keane (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7'Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Brooke Nunn.
- 4'Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Makala Woods is caught offside.
- 3'Attempt blocked. Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pia Vlok.
- 1'Aimee Medwin (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1'Foul by Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Wellington Phoenix Women · 3-5-2
1Victoria EssonG
4Mackenzie BarryCD
6Abby May ErcegCD-L
7Grace JaleCM-L
13Tameka YallopCM-R
24Pia VlokAM
11Manaia ElliottLM
23Brooke NunnRM
31Makala WoodsCF-L
17Indiah-Paige RileyCF-R
Substitutes
21Sienna CandySUB
22Aimee Feinberg-DanieliSUB
3Lara WillSUB
25Alyssha Renee EglintonSUB
20Emma MainSUB
16Marisa van der MeerSUB
26Lily BrazendaleSUB
Melbourne City Women · 4-4-2
24Malena MieresG
22Taylor Jade RayCD-L
4Jessika Jayne NashCD-R
8Momo HayashiLB
16Karly RoestbakkenRB
21Aideen KeaneCM-L
11Deven JacksonCM-R
5Aimee MedwinLM
12Shelby McmahonRM
14Melina AyresCF-L
9Cortnee VineCF-R
Substitutes
10Avaani PrakashSUB
15Tully HeatleySUB
20Kelli McgroartySUB
26Chelsea BiggsSUB
27Izabella RakoSUB
13Rebekah StottSUB
23Melissa BarbieriSUB
Match stats
WELMBC
52.9Possession (%)47.1
13Shots8
4Shots on target3
4Corners2
11Fouls9
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Offsides1
1Saves3
Last 5 matches
Wellington Phoenix Women
LWestern Sydney 1-029 Mar 2026
W@ Adelaide United 2-03 Apr 2026
L@ Brisbane Roar2-13 May 2026
WBrisbane Roar2-010 May 2026
L@ Melbourne City3-116 May 2026
Melbourne City Women
W@ Western Sydney 2-122 Mar 2026
W@ Newcastle Jets 2-15 Apr 2026
W@ Melbourne Victory 1-02 May 2026
WMelbourne Victory 1-09 May 2026
WWellington Phoenix3-116 May 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Wellington
0
Draws
5
Melbourne C
Last meetings
16 May 2026Melbourne City3 – 1Wellington Phoenix
10 Jan 2026Wellington Phoenix1 – 2Melbourne City
7 Dec 2025Melbourne City1 – 0Wellington Phoenix
30 Mar 2025Wellington Phoenix0 – 1Melbourne City
28 Dec 2024Melbourne City2 – 1Wellington Phoenix
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CC Mariners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 | WW |
| 2 |  Melbourne V | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 3 |  Perth Glory | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 4 |  Western Sydney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 5 |  Melbourne C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | WWWWW |
| 6 |  Adelaide Utd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 7 |  Sydney FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D |
| 8 |  Wellington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | LWLWL |
| 9 |  Newcastle Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L |
| 10 |  Brisbane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 11 |  Canberra Utd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | L |
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FAQ
What was the score in Wellington Phoenix Women v Melbourne City Women?
Melbourne City Women beat Wellington Phoenix Women 2-1 on Sunday 18 October (A-League Women).
Who scored in Wellington Phoenix Women v Melbourne City Women?
Goals: Makala Woods 51', Melina Ayres 73' and Momo Hayashi 87'.
When do Wellington Phoenix Women play next?
Wellington Phoenix Women play Perth Glory Women on Sunday 1 November at 10:45 (UK time).
When do Melbourne City Women play next?
Melbourne City Women play Newcastle Jets Women on Saturday 14 November at 04:00 (UK time).
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