The Phoenix Brief - 20th Jan 2024

Melbourne are good!

Author

Ralph Highnam
January 20, 2024

Exciting Friday night for the men’s team with over 9,000 in Sky Stadium, not so good Saturday for the women, reviews below along with some interesting stories - $2M to have a beer with David Beckham! And look forward to seeing some of you in Porirua next Sunday for the women’s game.

The Weekend Past

The Phoenix Men drew 1-1 at home with Melbourne Victory in a tight 1st v 2nd encounter tipped heavily towards Victory with Tim Payne being sent off before VAR came to our rescue in the last seconds of the game with a penalty to let Captain Rufer confidently score to equalize. Top of the League!

Also:

The Phoenix Women went down 1-2 away at Melbourne City, they dominated the first half but Phoenix played much better second half but not well enough to get that equalizer; another away defeat, but back to fortress Porirua next weekend.

YouTube: 5 minutes highlights [Should be up Sunday morning]

Games Next Weekend

Saturday 27th Jan, 8pm, Newcastle Jets v Phoenix Men

Sunday 28th Jan, 5pm, Porirua, Phoenix Women v Canberra United

For Your Diary - Future Wellington Games

Tuesday 6th Feb, 4pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Central Coast Mariners

Saturday 10th Feb, 5.30pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Western United

Phoenix games are on Sky Sports

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)