The Phoenix Brief - 25th March 2024

Women Out of Play-Offs

Author

Ralph Highnam
March 25, 2024

Easter is coming, and next week is a huge weekend of football in Wellington, be there, and also get into your diary the Phoenix Men v Melbourne Victory on Friday, April 12th at 7pm, it’s going to be huge.

The Weekend Past

The Phoenix Men did not play as the All Whites lost a friendly 0-1 away to Egypt with something like 6 or more Phoenix players in the squad, plus some of our old stars like Sarpreet Singh. Reminder re A-League Men’s Table: we’re top, but Central Coast have a game in hand, so with just 5 games left, the boys need to win, win, win to get their hands on our first ever trophy:

The Phoenix Women lost 0-1 away at bottom of the table Canberra United, because Western Sydney had won the night before they already knew they were out of contention for the play-offs which took the edge off the game somewhat. Still, they have far more points this season than in any other season, just got to sort out those away days. Just one more game left - this weekend in Sweet Home Porirua:

And the top part of the league table with one game to go:

Games This Week

Sat 30th March, 4pm, Porirua Park: Phoenix Women v Western Sydney

Sun 31st March, 1pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Brisbane Roar

For Your Diary - Future Wellington Games

Friday 12th April, 7pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Melbourne Victory

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

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)