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Even when the homeside went down to ten men with 16 minutes to play, the Phoenix were unable to capitalise.
The Phoenix remain in ninth place on the table, three points outside the play-offs, with Adelaide now second.
The Phoenix dominated the second half of the match, recording 12 goal attempts to the Red s five, but tight defence from both sides denied either of these typically high-scoring sides from registering a goal.
Coach Ufuk Talay made a number of changes to his side with Louis Fenton and Cameron Devlin both out due to suspension and Ben Waine benched in favour of Jaushua Sotirio.
Football: Wellington Phoenix miss A-League opportunity in 0-0 draw with Brisbane Roar
1 May, 2021 09:20 AM
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Joey Champness of the Roar and Louis Fenton of the Phoenix compete for the ball in awful conditions in Brisbane. Photo / Getty
Joey Champness of the Roar and Louis Fenton of the Phoenix compete for the ball in awful conditions in Brisbane. Photo / Getty
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The Wellington Phoenix have missed the chance to move into the A-League top six, after a frustrating 0-0 draw with Brisbane in awful conditions on Saturday night.
After a quiet first half, the Phoenix came home strong, but couldn t get the goal that their finale probably deserved, despite a series of late chances.
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Tomer Hemed’s 97th-minute penalty clinched a thrilling 2-1 win as Wellington Phoenix denied Adelaide United the chance to climb to the top of the A-League ladder in a breathless contest on ANZAC Day.
The Israel international kept a composed head to convert from 12 yards deep into stoppage time while chaos was ensuring around him after goalkeeper Joe Gauci was penalised for knocking over Phoenix substitute Jaushua Sotirio during a goalmouth scramble.
Teenage attacker Ben Waine struck for the fourth straight A-League game – becoming the fourth player in Wellington Phoenix history to do so – seven minutes after Adelaide captain Stefan Mauk had fired the Reds ahead in the 51st minute at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.
Danny Hay is confident the OlyWhites squad for the Tokyo Olympics will be as strong as possible.
The last time the OlyWhites took part in the Olympic men’s football tournament, in London in 2012, a third of their 18-strong squad were playing in amateur competitions in New Zealand. Nine years on, when they head to the Tokyo Olympics in July, there are likely to be several overseas-based professionals who miss out – a sign of the progress that has been made during the 2010s.
With their opponents, South Korea, Honduras, and Romania, now locked in, coach Danny Hay has a little over two months to finalise his 18-man squad, which will consist predominantly of under-24 players (those born in 1997 or later), but can also include three over-age players, and his four travelling reserves, who can only be called on as injury replacements.