Stefan Marinovic wins A-League “Save of the Round 10” award

New Zealander goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic won A-League “Save of the Round 10” award. This award is given to the goalkeeper who made the most difficult/beautiful save of the matchweek. Marinovic made a brilliant save against Melbourne Victory last weekend and you can watch it by clicking here. It is not the first time that MarinovicContinue reading “Stefan Marinovic wins A-League “Save of the Round 10” award”

Cam Devlin impresses but Phoenix just draw with 10-men in Melbourne

Wellington Phoenix could not keep their good run in Australian top tier – the Hyundai A-League – despite facing a Melbourne Victory in a bad moment in the league. Cameron Devlin took place as starter in the midfield, for the first time in the season the young Australian started for his new side due anContinue reading “Cam Devlin impresses but Phoenix just draw with 10-men in Melbourne”

Oceanian Football: weekend review

🇳🇿 WELLINGTON PHOENIX (🇦🇺 A-LEAGUE) After a 0-0 draw in the first half, Jaushua Sotirio scored his first goal in the season to open the scoreboard for Wellington Phoenix against Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolai Müller netted for Sydney to tie the match but Phoenix still managed to win after a penalty awarded by the VideoContinue reading “Oceanian Football: weekend review”

Wellington Phoenix: two wins in a row

Wellington Phoenix impressed against Adelaiade played away from home to grab a very important win at Coopers Stadiuim. The Kiwi side played a very entertaining football to deny Adelaide United continuing in their good form in the league. Ufuk Talay made some changes in the starting eleven, placing Reno Piscopo alongside Ulises Davila and JaushuaContinue reading “Wellington Phoenix: two wins in a row”

Phoenix looks for another win against Adelaide

Wellington Phoenix finally could win their first match of the season after beating at home Brisbane Roar by 2-1. The New Zealand-based team will hope to contunie their good moment – they are two matches without a defeat – leaving in past their first four matches in the league with four defeats. Coopers Stadium willContinue reading “Phoenix looks for another win against Adelaide”

Wellington Phoenix gets first win of the season

Wellington Phoenix won their first match in the season after a convicing 2-1 victory at home against Brisbane Roar. Phoenix did not count with their full back Louis Fenton that had a shoulder injury in their previous match and also the English striker Gary Hooper that was in the bench and did not feature inContinue reading “Wellington Phoenix gets first win of the season”

Wellington Phoenix looks for first win in A-League against Brisbane Roar

After a bye week for the Phoenix in the last weekend of football in the A-League, the Australian football top tier, the club from Wellington restarts their campaign in the league facing Brisbane Roar at WestPac Stadium. Phoenix is still to win in the season and grabbed their first point in the run in theirContinue reading “Wellington Phoenix looks for first win in A-League against Brisbane Roar”

Is Phoenix missing their key men?

After many seasons struggling, Wellington Phoenix could finally have a season to make their fans happy. The 2018/19 season of the A-League, the Australian top-tier where the New Zealand-based club play, saw the Phoenix to end inside the playoff zone in the 6th place. It is true they lost to Melbourne Victory in the firstContinue reading “Is Phoenix missing their key men?”

Phoenix collects first point in A-League season

Wellington Phoenix almost celebrated a win in their trip to Melbourne after playing against the local side of Melbourne Victory. A quality finish from Ola Toivonen after a defensive mistake prevented the New Zealand club to collect all points from this clash. If Phoenix could not avoid the defeat, they would break a record noneContinue reading “Phoenix collects first point in A-League season”

Phoenix faces Victory in Melbourne hoping for first points

The Wellington Phoenix is having a very bad start of season: four games and all of them were lost. Despite showing some good signs of an entertaining football, the New Zealand side lost all their matches. Surely, the biggest problem for the Phoenix currently is their defense, being also worried about the amount of goalContinue reading “Phoenix faces Victory in Melbourne hoping for first points”