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90′ MHT 0-5: Can’t fault the Welly fans, “Ole” ringing out when their team makes a pass. Last minutes, now into stoppage time.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
88′ MHT 0-5: Nix can’t wait for this to be over, Heart don’t want it to end. 9,767 in attendance today.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
86′ MHT 0-5: Almost six as Mauk smashes at goal, Moss tips it over.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
83′ MHT 0-5: Heart goes close to make it six but Mauk heads wide.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
81′ MHT 0-5: Heart knocking it around, going all the way back to Redmayne.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
79′ MHT 0-5: Beautiful ball from Behich over to Dugandzic, who shoots but its saved.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
77′ MHT 0-5: Heart again able to play forward at will.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
75′ MHT 0-5: Poor coaching from Merrick? didn’t really change up when needed. Outcoached?
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
73′ MHT 0-5: Williams receives the ball from a nice spell of possession but it flies wide.
Murdocca OFF, Mauk ON.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
70′ MHT 0-5: Heart very nimble moving forward, creating what they probably shouldn’t be able to.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
68′ MHT 0-5: Phoenix have it, trying to work around the Heart but attack is lifeless.
Garrucio ON, Ramsay OFF.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
66′ MHT 0-5: Free kick in scoring range for the Heart here.
Moss saves Kalmar’s curling effort.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
63′ MHT 0-4: WILLLIAMMMMSSS! FIVE-NIL!
Williams get the ball played out to him from the corner, just went crack and it sailed into the back of the net from the right flank.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
60′ MHT 0-4: Wellington’s corner comes to nothing.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
58′ MHT 0-4: Cunningham OFF, Boyd ON.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
57′ MHT 0-4: Gerhardt OFF, Kalmar ON.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
56′ MHT 0-4: Phoenix shell-shocked here, have nothing to play for now.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
54′ MHT 0-3: FOOOOUUUURRRRR! WIELEART MAKES IT 4-0!
Wieleart hung out of the box at the corner, ball fell out to him and he smashes home just outside the box. Game over.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
52′ MHT 0-2: THREEEE-NIL TO THE HEART. WILLIAMS!
Perfect counter-attack after Murdocca pounced on Ridenton in midfield to force a turnover, ran off forward and passed on to Williams for a tap-in.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
50′ MHT 0-2: Half-chance for the Nix there, but Redmayne has it covered.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
47′ MHT 0-2: Heart picking up where they left off, on the front foot.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
45′ MHT 0-2: And we’re back with the second half.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
Half-time: Wellington Phoenix 0-2 Melbourne Heart.
Thoughts on the match so far? Wellington have a lot to do just to get in to it, Heart couldn’t have asked for a better opening half.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
45′ MHT 0-2: Gerhardt yellowed after a cynical one on Cunningham, free kick in Hernandez’s scoring range. Goes low to the left, but it’s saved by Redmayne.
1 minute of extra time to go.
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog
Full-time: Wellington Phoenix 0-5 Melbourne Heart.
Didn’t see this coming, not sure how many did either. Excellent display from the Heart, Wellington comprehensively beaten.
Hope you enjoyed as much as I did, Roarers.
Until next time!
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores, blog