Wellington Phoenix

[Bovidae]

@booboo Oskar van Hattum is Frank's nephew. He is a forward.

[Stargazer]

Couldn't find a more recent football/ A League thread:

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/03/football-auckland-canberra-to-get-a-league-teams-in-2024-reports.html

[canefan]

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/131772003/ufuk-talay-to-finish-up-at-wellington-phoenix-new-coach-announced-next-week

Ufuk gooone. Can't begrudge him, he did a great job

[Canes4life]

Phoenix just beat Macarthur to go 5 points clear at the top of the A-League with 18 games played. Pretty awesome considering they were predicted wooden spooners at the beginning of the campaign.

[Bovidae]

That was a gutsy win with 5 starters out.

[JK]

Yeah very gutsy. Excellent season so far.

[canefan]

The Phoenix fight to earn a draw in the first leg of the semis vs Melbourne, away at a place they rarely do well. The decider will be in Wellington in 6 days

[Canes4life]

@canefan expect a huge crowd at the Cake Tin for this, they deserve it and hope they win and get into the final.

[Tim]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football/new-south-wales-police-arrest-three-a-league-players-over-betting-scandal/KACYUQRVANFGNLVY4EURDGOJNM/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

[Bovidae]

If guilty, Lewis can kiss goodbye his professional career and won't play for the All Whites again.

[Machpants]

Report I saw was they were given 10k$ for it, FFS, that's peanuts

[canefan]

Shocking non call by VAR, Phoenix should have a penalty

[Canes4life]

Jeez so many hollywoods

[canefan]

@Canes4life said in Wellington Phoenix:

Jeez so many hollywoods

Thats football

[canefan]

How can that Melbourne player not have a YC by now?

[Bovidae]

A cagey 1st half.

The Phoenix look dangerous on the break but need to be more clinical with their finishing.

[canefan]

VAR mulling over a Phoenix penalty shout that for me doesn't look like a pen.

[canefan]

Wow. Penalty given. Pretty unlucky for the Melbourne player, his arm was up but the ball hits his body first and ricocheted onto the arm

[canefan]

No more penalties for Rufer. Missed one to cost us the league trophy, now bottles one in the SF.

[canefan]

A screamer of a goal from the Melbourne defender Traore. Totally lucked it, first goal in 10 years. The desperation level has shot up now, assuming there is no away goals rule, we need a goal with about 6 minutes plus added time to go