The Phoenix Brief - 4th March 2024

Goals Galore (some good)

Author

Ralph Highnam
March 04, 2024

Crazy weekend of events in Wellington, and although NZ lost the cricket test, our rip roaring league leading Phoenix Men advance on, whilst the Phoenix Women desperately need to get back to Sweet Home Porirua….

The Weekend Past

The Phoenix Men beat Adelaide 3-2 at Sky Stadium with the game being tied at 1-1 before Chiefy was bold with his substitutions and the team finished the game strongly to go 3-1 up before Adelaide sneaked one back right at the end. Ben Old scoring 2 sweet goals, and Oskar van Hattum getting his first A-League goal:

The team are 3 points clear of Central Coast, 1 point now until a record points haul for a season and we’re now 15 points inside the play-off zone, 7 games to go:

Also:

The Phoenix Women meanwhile started badly away at Melbourne Victory going in a half-time 0-4 down before recovering slightly to lose 3-5. Just like the men in previous years, they need to get home and get confidence back and with 3 games in Porirua in March they have that opportunity. They are 10th on the table (out of 12), but still only 5 points off the play-offs:

Games Next Weekend

Saturday 9th March, 7.30pm, Melbourne City v Phoenix Men

Saturday 9th March, 12am, Perth Glory v Phoenix Women 

For Your Diary - Wellington Games

Sunday 17th March, 4pm, Porirua Park: Phoenix Women v Sydney

Weds 20th March, 5pm: Porirua Park: Phoenix Women v Adelaide United

Friday 29th March, 7pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Brisbane Road

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

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)