Tomer Hemed opened the scoring for the Phoenix with a first half penalty.
Wellington Phoenix will return to Wellington on Monday, knowing that they will likely need to win all of their remaining four games in order to reach the A-League finals series after coughing up an early lead to draw 2-2 with leaders Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Sunday.
The Phoenix opened the scoring through Israeli striker Tomer Hemed’s 37th minute penalty but relied on another Hemed goal with two minutes to play to salvage a point after City struck twice in the second half.
A win would have moved the Phoenix to within just one point of the top-six, but instead they remain three points adrift of Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers with four games remaining.