The Phoenix Brief - 15th April 2024

Yes, Yes, Yes

Author

Ralph Highnam
April 15, 2024

Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh what a night in wet & stormy Wellington to watch the Phoenix Men snatch a last minute winner to ensure the race to be #1 goes right to the wire. There are just two regular season games left now: next week away at Newcastle, then home at Sky Stadium to Macarthur on Saturday April 27th at 7.15pm. But, the win does ensure there will definitely be a home play-off game (or two) in Wellington in May (see below for rough dates).

The Weekend Past

The Phoenix Men played at home to 3rd place Melbourne Victory on a wet & stormy night at Sky Stadium. The Phoenix were more adventurous than normal and the game was a tense but high class encounter and went end-to-end in the second half. It looked like it was going to be one of those “absolutely non-boring 0-0s” when a fantastic free-kick in the last minute of the game from Van Hattum found Finn Surman to head the ball into the net, 1-0 Phoenix! Cue the stadium going nuts!

This is the table as of Sunday afternoon, Central Coast having beaten Western United 2-0 to stay top on Saturday night:

Also:

Games This Week

Friday 19th April, 9.45pm: Newcastle Jets v Phoenix Men

(women’s season is over)

For Your Diary - Future Wellington Games

Saturday 27th April, 7.15pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Macarthur FC

Friday 10th - Sunday 12th May: PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL LEG 1

Friday 17th - Sunday 19th May: PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL LEG 2

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th May: GRAND FINAL

Phoenix games are on Sky Sports in NZ

Buy Phoenix tickets at Sky Stadium (top tip: keep it simple, just buy a Silver Ticket and move around when you get there, ~$32 for an adult - it’s cheaper if you pay in advance)