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Match Result: It was a busy game early as Wellington Phoenix defeated Perth Glory 2-1 to claim their first win of the 2015-16 A-League…
Mathematically, Sydney FC can still win the league. Realistically, it's a battle for second place when they cross the ditch to take on Wellington…
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Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
13′ Krishna rounds Covic but he is forced wide and the Glory can recover and counter.
Sigmund slides in to cut down Garcia but no foul, just a strong challenge.
Glory with a throw in a dangerous area.
Glory 1 1 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
12′ Glory struggling to control possession for any length of time. Someone needs to put their foot on the ball and calm things in the middle for the boys in purple.
Glory 1 1 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
10′ On the balance of possession, the Nix seem to have started the better of the two sides. TO be equal after 10 minutes is a fair result.
McGlinchey is looking dangerous today. No surprise that the Nix’s two chances have come through him.
Glory 1 1 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
9′ The Nix have an equaliser!
Krishna with a great finish after being played in by McGlinchey.
Low and hard across Covic after wrong footing Thwaite.
Glory 1 1 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
No chance for Moss it was driven home with plenty of venom by Sandor.
The Nix will be disappointed with some sloppy defending and to concede at a set-piece.
Glory 1 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
7′ And we’re straight up the other end for the first corner and the Glory have the first goal.
Sandor is claiming it.
Glory 1 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
6′ McGlinchey’s delivery fired across the face of goal
Great chance for the Nix to open the scoring but noone can get the final touch. It was some great lead-up play from Bonevacia.
Glory 0 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
5′ McGlinchey chips a ball into the area but there’s too much purple and the danger is cleared.
Glory 0 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
3′ Riera brings down Risdon in a heavy challenge.
Oxborrow to deliver a free kick into the area.
Simply too much on the delivery and Nix have the game’s first goal kick.
Glory 0 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
3′ Neither side able to build too much early. Most of the play is stuck in the middle third.
Glory 0 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
1′ Glory in their home, all purple strip running left to right. Nix in the canary yellow shirts and black shirts.
Glory 0 0 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
Perth weather looking a little more like Wellington weather this afternoon. A good omen for the Nix as they chase their first points of season 11.
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
All done at Suncorp. The Roar fly to the top of the league, finishing 2-1 winners over the Mariners.
Kick-off at NIB not far away
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
It may be raining in Perth, but that I think we can still expect goals.
Nine of @WgtnPhoenixFC's 13 away games last year resulted in over 2.5 goals. The A-League Analyst previews #PERvWEL http://t.co/aU383z0Q2G— Betfair Australia (@Betfair_Aus) October 18, 2015
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
Just over 30 minutes to play in Brisbane so we look ahead to the final game of the round – Glory v Nix. Here’s how the two sides will line up
Glory
Covic, Risdon, Djulbic, Thwaite, Golec, Harold, Sandor, Oxborrow, Garcia, Castro, Fernandez
Subs
Warren, Ferreira, Gligor, Sciola, Tyson
Nix
Moss, Fenton, Sigmund, Muscat, Doyle, Lia, Bonevacia, Riera, Sarpong, Krishna, McGlinchey
Subs
Gulley, Rodriguez, Appiah, Powell, Italiano
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season
So that’s it in Wellington.
Sydney finish second and earn a week off in the first week of the finals. Victory win the premiers plate and Kevin Muscat becomes the first person to win it as a player and a coach.
The Nix, well it could have been so different had Bonevacia scored that early penalty. But they finish the season 4th and will play host to Melbourne City next week to keep their hopes of a first championship alive.
Final score:
Wellington 1
Sydney 2
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
90+3′ SO we’ve played the three minutes.
Whistle expected at any moment now.
Another Sydney chance?? No, Stambolziev offside.
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
90+3′ Another challenge from behind on Stambolziev and Sigmund goes into the book.
Sydney make a change.
Brosque replaced by Calver.
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
90+2 As it stands.
1. Victory
2. Sydney
3. Adelaide
4. Nix
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
90+1′ Into the first of three added minutes at the end of this one.
Sydney will finish second.
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
90′ Into the final minute.
Free kick delivered by McGlinchey it bobbles around but it is eventually cleared.
Stambolziev sets off and is tackled from behind by Cunningham who earns a yellow card for his trouble.
Terrible challenge.
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
87′ Intent was there from Ibini but he was unable to wrap his foot around it enough to play it into the path of Smeltz.
It’s been a stuttering Sydney in this second half but they look like they might be able to hold on to secure a week off.
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
86′ Yellow for Grant. Pulling the shirt of Bonevacia right in front of the ref is never going to end in your favour.
Nix 1 2 Sydney
[VIDEO] Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC highlights: A-League scores, blog
15′ McGlinchey picks out Krishna and the Nix are really troubling the Glory back four.
Too much space given to McGlinchey who is the ultimate puppet master early on.
Nix on top.
Glory 1 1 Nix
Perth vs Wellington: Phoenix find their first win of the season