Phoenix Win 3 Zip!!
Yeah but you a few wins to be the catalyst for big crowds. There
will always be the bandwagoners who only get on when the team is
going well!
I couldn't make the game but by all accounts it sounds like a
cracker! Great stuff.
Some reflections on the day and match...
I went with a couple of friends and my 4 year old boy. The crowd was awesome and the staff a the stadium made sure we could all get in quickly as the walk up group still coming in at 2 was more than steady.
We got a great view about the half way line and well back. The
crowd was buzzing and there were heaps of people there taking along
kids (even on what was a very cold day).
The Phoenix played so well that it made you wonder how good
Sydney were, but a quick check of the team list showed that it was
a quality side.
The Phoenix played with composure, strength, pace, and
ambition. How good it was to watch! Dodd and Cleberson looked very
assured. Lochead and Old never put a foot wrong. In fact the
defence played with real confidence. Aloisi was excellent in the
middle of the park. He tackled hard and linked play with style.
Daniel was super hard working. He got a free reign run forward on
either flank and turned up on attack all over the place. Smeltz was
a real handful and always looked threatening. Smeltz, Ferrante,
Coveny and Daniel gave the Phoenix pace and width which made
life hard for the Sydney defensive screen.
All the goals were roared on by the crowd. My son loved it. He
was watching as the 3rd went in and he just stood and bellowed and
applauded like everyone around him. He had such a huge grin on his
face right then! 
We are going
to love yelling for our theatrical Brazillians! I also thought the
recognition of the crowd by the players after the match was to
their credit.
We are going
to love yelling for our theatrical Brazillians! I also thought the
recognition of the crowd by the players after the match was to
their credit.Encore, Encore!
Go the Phoenix!!!!
Class result and class play!!!
The atmosphere was awesome!!!
The WELLINGTON WOG Aloisi led the troops and the masterful
Cleba was solid!!!
Solid as a rock!!!
I love it!!!
Pleasantly surprised to say the least, 3 zip - what an effort, go the Nix! wish I could have been there.
good game, great result, defence was solid but sydney were
poor,,can someone buy cortes some boots that fit him cause he kept
falling over in his clown boots,.sydneys no 23 has an unfortunate
first name
just like watching qpr
Fantastic! All went so much better than I could have dared to hope
- even the wife enjoyed it, which is always very important of
course! We looked like a proper football team, passing the ball
around and all. Cleberson and Daniel were the standouts for
me - in spite of the hilariously poor quality playacting -
but they're paid for their football not acting skills luckily! -
loved the bit where Daniel played dead for a while, then jumped up
to try and get short corner but corner-taker didn't spot him
getting up quickly enough!
Smeltz also caught the eye for scoring goals - can't win games without scoring - and can't rely on own goals being scored by the opposition in every game!
Great start to build on. GO go the Nix.
Smeltz also caught the eye for scoring goals - can't win games without scoring - and can't rely on own goals being scored by the opposition in every game!
Great start to build on. GO go the Nix.
Some reflections on the day and match...
I went with a couple of friends and my 4 year old boy. The crowd was awesome and the staff a the stadium made sure we could all get in quickly as the walk up group still coming in at 2 was more than steady.
We got a great view about the half way line and well back. The
crowd was buzzing and there were heaps of people there taking along
kids (even on what was a very cold day).
The Phoenix played so well that it made you wonder how good
Sydney were, but a quick check of the team list showed that it was
a quality side.
The Phoenix played with composure, strength, pace, and
ambition. How good it was to watch! Dodd and Cleberson looked very
assured. Lochead and Old never put a foot wrong. In fact the
defence played with real confidence. Aloisi was excellent in the
middle of the park. He tackled hard and linked play with style.
Daniel was super hard working. He got a free reign run forward on
either flank and turned up on attack all over the place. Smeltz was
a real handful and always looked threatening. Smeltz, Ferrante,
Coveny and Daniel gave the Phoenix pace and width which made
life hard for the Sydney defensive screen.
All the goals were roared on by the crowd. My son loved it. He
was watching as the 3rd went in and he just stood and bellowed and
applauded like everyone around him. He had such a huge grin on his
face right then! We are going
to love yelling for our theatrical Brazillians! I also thought the
recognition of the crowd by the players after the match was to
their credit.
We are going
to love yelling for our theatrical Brazillians! I also thought the
recognition of the crowd by the players after the match was to
their credit.Encore, Encore!
Great post mate.
Yeah great match, great atmosphere and even better win!!!
IT WAS A GREAT DAY OUT!!! It was simply great to
be a part of crowd at a football match again. It was great
day out and it wasn't until I tried to order a meal at a Petone
restaurant later that I realised I had lost my voice. Didn't
realise I had shouted that much!! 
Fantastic result, shame i couldn't see any of it on tv not even highlights of the goals.
Superb start to the guys in block 21/ 22, keep it going and it
will grow. Great result and crowd support, thought there
was way more than 6039 as reported.All the players played their
part in great PHOENIX team performance.
Congratulations on what looked like a great win! Round 1 should be a ripper!
great news ahead! really, really enjoyed the game yesterday. crowd
was brilliant for the amount, and even that was amazing. an the Nix
were even better! got to say sol campbell (cleberson) had a great
day, and also enjoyed the somewhat theatrical displays of Daniel.
plays well with the ball and gets off a nice pass.
definate incentive to secure my season pass!
Congratulations on your teams first competitive win. To bad it was
against my team. :(
Congratulations on your teams first competitive win. To bad it was
against my team. :(
Priceless
Lads...great day out in the sun at the cake tin. awesome result and
who would have expected that!! wohoo!
The Nix fully dominated and it didnt really look like Sydney were going to score all game (apart from 1 or 2 chances). could have easily blown out to 6-0 had the nix taken all there chances, but stoked with the result!
couple of things...
1)cleberson was outstanding..encouraging signs, hope his knee is OK. Daniel was creative (and cheeky!). smeltzy was clinical in his finshing.
2)felt like the crowd was about 10,000 as the stadium appeared to be around 1/3 full (with everyone sitting on the sunny side)
3)Myself and a mate of mine who came felt the pitch could have been widened or moved closer towards the sunny side of the pitch so that its closer to the action
4)It wasnt all that cold so dont know what some ppl were whinging about it being "bitterly cold". it was actually quite pleasant in the sun. So harden up! Or wear a jacket and wrap up.
Bring on this fri at QE2 vs the Roar and Aug 26 vs the Victory!!
The Nix fully dominated and it didnt really look like Sydney were going to score all game (apart from 1 or 2 chances). could have easily blown out to 6-0 had the nix taken all there chances, but stoked with the result!
couple of things...
1)cleberson was outstanding..encouraging signs, hope his knee is OK. Daniel was creative (and cheeky!). smeltzy was clinical in his finshing.
2)felt like the crowd was about 10,000 as the stadium appeared to be around 1/3 full (with everyone sitting on the sunny side)
3)Myself and a mate of mine who came felt the pitch could have been widened or moved closer towards the sunny side of the pitch so that its closer to the action
4)It wasnt all that cold so dont know what some ppl were whinging about it being "bitterly cold". it was actually quite pleasant in the sun. So harden up! Or wear a jacket and wrap up.
Bring on this fri at QE2 vs the Roar and Aug 26 vs the Victory!!