The Phoenix Brief - 22nd April 2024

Saturday Night is Huge

Author

Ralph Highnam
April 22, 2024

One game left of the regular season for the Phoenix Men, if they win on Saturday night and Central Coast lose at the same time, then they are champions for the first time ever! However, anything different to that could see Central Coast take top spot as they will still have one more game to play. In short, get along to Sky Stadium on Saturday 7.15pm for what is sure to be a crazy night.

The Weekend Past

The Phoenix Men played away to Newcastle Jets and drew 1-1. It was a disappointing first half where Newcastle created several excellent chances but scored just one. However, in the second half, the Phoenix Men re-asserted themselves and got a deserved equalizer from Kostas but then missed a last-minute penalty which would have bought home all 3 points.

This is the table as of Sunday night, Central Coast are busy in the Asian Champions League which is causing them fixture headaches which is why they still have 2 games to play. We need to win versus Macarthur next Saturday!

Also:

And news from the Phoenix Women:

Games This Week

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

(women’s season is over)

For Your Diary - Future Wellington Games

Friday 10th - Sunday 12th May: PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL LEG 1 (TBC!)

Friday 17th - Sunday 19th May: PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL LEG 2 (TBC!)

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th May: GRAND FINAL (TBC!)

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)