A-League football: Wellington Phoenix rue missed chances in frustrating draw with 10-man Western United
22 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Focus Sport’s Cheree Kinnear is joined by Newstalk ZB rugby commentator Elliott Smith ahead of a critical weekend of Super Rugby, the first day of Sail GP in Bermuda and more. Video / NZ Herald
Focus Sport’s Cheree Kinnear is joined by Newstalk ZB rugby commentator Elliott Smith ahead of a critical weekend of Super Rugby, the first day of Sail GP in Bermuda and more. Video / NZ Herald
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If the Wellington Phoenix miss out on the A-League playoffs, they ll look back on this night in Tasmania with a simmering sense of regret.
Football: Wellington Phoenix Phoenix keep playoff hopes alive with another win in Perth
18 Apr, 2021 05:10 PM
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The Wellington Phoenix celebrate a goal during their A-League win over the Perth Glory. Photosport
The Wellington Phoenix mini-revival continued on Sunday night, with an impressive result in Perth.
The visitors stunned the Glory with three second half goals, to bank a deserved 3-1 victory.
It s their second consecutive win, and keeps their playoff hopes, which looked forlorn earlier this month, well and truly alive.
In a strong team effort, captain Ulises Davila was the standout, having a hand in all three goals and tormenting Perth with his movement and deception.
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Ben Waine s last-gasp winner has ignited Wellington Phoenix s finals hopes, helping the Kiwi A-League outfit to a 3-2 defeat of Western United.
A pair of first-half penalties had the sides 1-1 at the break, and quick thinking in both boxes made it 2-2 by the hour mark.
The teams then looked destined to share the points after the Phoenix missed a spree of late chances.
As the clock ticked into injury time, two Wellington academy products combined for the winner, with Sam Sutton crossing for Waine to head past United keeper Ryan Scott.
The points lift Wellington, who may yet get to play games in New Zealand thanks to the trans-Tasman bubble, to ninth.
Phoenix striker Ben Waine celebrates his match-winning goal against Western United.
Wellington Phoenix have pulled off a last-gasp 3-2 win over Western United after teenagers Ben Waine and Sam Sutton combined for the winning goal in stoppage time at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on Sunday night. Waine rose high to connect with a pinpoint cross from surprise starter Sutton, who was preferred over James McGarry at left-back, to clinch a much-needed three points for the Phoenix, keeping their top-six hopes alive. “I thought Sutts for his first start did a fantastic job as a left-back,” Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay said.
Football: Wellington Phoenix keep A-League playoff hopes alive with last-gasp win over Western United
11 Apr, 2021 11:05 AM
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All you need to know from a weekend of golden point thrillers in 90 seconds. Video / NZ Herald / Sky Sport
All you need to know from a weekend of golden point thrillers in 90 seconds. Video / NZ Herald / Sky Sport
Wellington Phoenix 3
Western United 2
The Wellington Phoenix s two teenage academy products have combined to keep their side s A-League playoff hopes alive, clinching a last-gasp 3-2 win over Western United at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.
With the scores locked at 2-2 in the 90th minute, Sam Sutton – starting for the first time this season – found fellow 19-year-old Ben Waine with a precise cross, with Waine gleefully heading home the winner in a five-goal thriller.