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Phoenix keep playoff hopes alive
A 10-man Wellington Phoenix have kept their A-League soccer playoff hopes alive with a gutsy 1-1 draw against Adelaide United.
The result was achieved despite their match skipper Tim Brown being sent off early in the second half.
Brown was shown the yellow card in the first half for an ill-judged tackle and later produced a crude [...]
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