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- The Phoenix Brief – 4th November 2024
A crazy weekend of football with the women’s campaign kicking off, and the first ever NZ Derby held here in the capital!
The Weekend Past
The Phoenix Men…
With a lot of media hype and build up throughout the week, drew their largest ever crowd to a regular season game. This meant a lot of noise and a lot of yellow to welcome our 09 neighbours to the A-League. The toughly fought battle found a winner in the last few minutes of regular time. Fighting for a point, the men saw themselves concede again. We meet Auckland again in 5 weeks time.
“We gave them the three points, that’s the way I look at it. Can’t convince me otherwise.”
The Phoenix Women…
Kicked off their campaign (and the opening match for the Ninja League) on Friday night. After quickly going up 1-0, we found ourselves down 4-1 at halftime. The match finished 4-2. We looked good going forward, held a lot of the ball and had more shots—a few defensive lapses really cost the points. Lots to build from.
Games This Week
Sunday 10th November, 4pm, Porirua Park: Phoenix Women v Canberra United
Sunday 10th November, 6pm, Industree Group Stadium: Central Coast v Phoenix Men
For Your Diary - Future Wellington Games
Sunday 24th November, 3.30pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Melbourne Victory
Sunday 8th December, 4pm, Porirua Park: Phoenix Women v Brisbane Roar
Saturday 14th December*, 4pm, Sky Stadium: Phoenix Men v Macarthur FC
*this will likely be the Yellow Fever’s famous 12 Pubs of Lochhead
Kiwi Classico – Away
Saturday 7th December, 5pm, Go Media Stadium: Auckland FC v Phoenix Men
Saturday 22nd February, 5pm, Go Media Stadium: Auckland FC v Phoenix Men
Useful Links
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)
Buy Phoenix women tickets in Porirua ($15 for an adult)
Note: every Women’s home game this season will be at Porirua Park at 4pm.