Herald
The Wellington Phoenix have been left to rue a disappointing day in front of goal, losing 1-0 to Macarthur FC in their A-League clash at WIN Stadium in Wollongong.
Stuff
Football Ferns defender Claudia Bunge scored her second W-League goal to help Melbourne Victory keep alive their hopes of snatching the premier’s plate with an emphatic win over Perth Glory.
Wellington Phoenix were left to rue a costly defensive error after falling to a lethargic 1-0 defeat against A-League newcomers Macarthur on Sunday.
Just as he was beginning to find his feet as a central midfielder, Clayton Lewis looks set to revert back to his preferred attacking position for Sunday’s game against A-League newcomers Macarthur.
It matters a great deal how you look at things.
Footyolgy
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Steven Taylor took it as an insult when the physiotherapist encouraged him to just get through as much of Wednesday’s game against Melbourne Victory as he could.
There are a couple of questions that have been asked about the Wellington Phoenix ever since Terry Serepisos brought them into being back in 2007.
Three games, three goals
Newshub
The Wellington Phoenix have heaped more misery on the A-League's bottom placed side, Melbourne Victory, with a crushing 4-1 victory in Wollongong on Wednesday.
Niche Cache
Three games in and it was all looking disastrous for the Dragons in what would soon be confirmed as their final ever season in existence.
The Wellington Phoenix have produced their best performance of the A-League season, thumping the Melbourne Victory 4-1 in Wollongong to leap back into playoff contention.
Wellington Phoenix have benefited from a controversial VAR decision to pile more misery on A-League cellar dwellers Melbourne Victory, three days after a similar call went against them.
One of the major narratives leading into the weekend’s Premiership Grand Final was the absence of Logan Rogerson for Auckland City after he’d scored 8 goals in 13 games to get them to that stage
Wellington Phoenix thought their returning captain Steven Taylor would have been tailor-made to combat Melbourne Victory’s biggest threat.
Well, this was it, friends.
A-League referee boss Strebre Delovski is satisfied the correct decision was made by denying Wellington Phoenix a late penalty for handball during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Brisbane Roar.
ODT
Three draws marked an even first round as the Southern Premier League got under way on Saturday.
The Wellington Phoenix have conceded a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with the Brisbane Roar at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Wellington Phoenix have slumped to a 1-1 draw with 10-man Brisbane Roar after a highly-controversial VAR call went against them at the death on Sunday
Team Wellington signed off on their time in the national men’s football league in style on Sunday, beating Auckland City 4-2 at North Harbour Stadium to claim their third title in the space of five years.
Srufft
Tim Payne felt he was fouled by Mitchell Duke before the Western Sydney Wanderers forward scored the winner in their seven-goal thriller at the start of this week.
PFA
The way Reno Piscopo remembers it, the uncertainty began on 26 January 2020, at Bangkok Airport.
The All Whites are set to be waiting until January 2022 before they can begin qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar in November and December that year.
It was a long wait following the winter break, some bad weather, and a little bit of covid.
It was longer between drinks than expected but Team Wellington and Hamilton Wanderers each got a good look at each other in the last game of the regular season, Team Welly on the winning end of a pretty thrilling 3-2 result
Otago Daily Times
Football in the South will begin today in what is shaping up to be a very long season.
Wellington Phoenix and Western Sydney Wanderers came together on Monday night to remember victims of the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks, two years to the day since the tragic event.
Despite leading three times, Wellington Phoenix have slipped to their sixth loss of the A-League season.
One News
Western Sydney poached three second-half goals and three points along with it, the Wanderers edging a fiendishly unlucky Wellington Phoenix in an A-League classic at Bankwest Stadium.
Wellington Phoenix have come out on the wrong side of a seven-goal epic after substitute Tomer Hemed was denied a late equaliser by the width of his shoulder in a 4-3 defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers.
Wairarapa Times Age
Wairarapa United coach Phil Keinzley is still treating the Hilton Petone Cup as part of his pre-season build-up, despite making the championship quarterfinals,
Auckland City will play Team Wellington in the last grand final of the current era of national men’s football league after beating Eastern Suburbs 2-1 at Kiwitea St on Sunday.
Goalkeeper Oli Sail has been impressive since he came into the Wellington Phoenix’s starting lineup four matches ago – and at least one other team has taken notice.
When Wellington Phoenix tackle Western Sydney Wanderers on Monday night, it will be a full year since they played an A-League game in Wellington.
