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Melbourne Victory 1 (2) - (4) 1 SYDNEY FC 20 March 2010
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77′- Mooy’s corner is taken short, the cross is well intercepted by the Phoenix but they cannot keep the ball once again.
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76′- Appiah-Kubi with a fabulous run down the left but his low pass to Kresinger in the box is well intercepted by Andrew Durante. Now it is the Wanderers who are dominating again.
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75′- Sanchez puts in a deflected cross but Jeremy Brockie can only steer the header over the top.
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72′- The Phoenix aren’t playing with the same intensity as in the first half but they are enjoying a spell of dominance here. A number of chances go begging- they need a goal soon or their excellent efforts will come to nothing.
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70′- Leo Bertos’ free-kick cross is uninspiring and Ante Covic comes out easily to collect.
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68′- Tyler Boyd and Kwabenah Appiah-Kubi are ready to come on for their respective sides, as the Phoenix win a free-kick near the boxes’ edge. Labinot Haliti and Corey Gameiro will come off.
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66′- Corey Gameiro has a pop but it is straight into Ante Covic’s palms and the ball is quickly returned to the Phoenix half.
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64′- The game has fallen into something of a lull, slowing down as both sides’ intensity has dropped.
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62′- Hersi cuts back a perfect low cross to Mark Bridge just inside the box but the unmarked striker slashes the ball over the crossbar.
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61′- Another great chance for Labinot Haliti, but his header sails over from Aaron Mooy’s cross.
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60′- The Wanderers are dominant again as they lay siege to the Phoenix goal with a series of corners.
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57′- Confirmation that Dino Kresinger has replaced Shinji Ono- perhaps a response by Popovic to the Phoenix’s physical first half style.
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55′- Topor-Stanley has a free header from a corner but blasts it straight at Glen Moss, the corner cleared but the Wanderers take the ball back almost immediately.
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54′- Andrew Durante finally gets a yellow card, certainly deserved after his third foul.
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53′- The Phoenix have come back swinging after the goal but the Wanderers remain solid within their own half.
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51′- The crowd has lifted again as the whole stadium gets behind the Wanderers. The Phoenix have set themselves a daunting task now- can they possibly come back twice against the league leaders?
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48′- GOAL WANDERERS! Mark Bridge smashes the ball home from the spot and all the good work from the Phoenix is undone. Vince Lia with a silly handball for the penalty- his arm was fully extended into the cross.
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47′- WANDERERS PENALTY! AGAIN!
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46′- The Phoenix kick-off- they need a win to keep alive their season; their opponents will be desperate to extend their gap at the top.
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| Half-time |
TAB have shortened the Phoenix’s odds considerably, though the Wanderers remain strong favourites:
Wanderers $1.75, Draw $2.90, Phoenix $5.75
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix: A-League live scores, blog
Apparently the Eels game drew about 13.5k- and there are easily more than that inside the stadium today.
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HALF TIME |Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Wellington Phoenix|
A delicately balanced match going into half-time as the Phoenix have surprised everyone, fighting back from Ono’s early goal from the spot. The New Zealand club seem to be a different side from earlier this campaign, arguably putting in their best performance of the season thus far. The Wanderers won’t want to give up this golden opportunity to go five points clear at the top, while the Phoenix- no matter how impressive the performance -cannot afford anything less than a win. A huge second half is coming up.
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix: A-League live scores, blog
45+1′- We’ll have two minutes of stoppage time.
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45′- A goal for either side just before half time could be crucial- the Phoenix would take a huge morale boost into half time and then could build on their momentum for the second half. The Wanderers would love a goal if only to steady the ship and dishearten the committed Phoenix.
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79′- Matteo Poljak drives the ball from outside the area but the shot is blocked and the Wanderers have another corner.
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