Football: Phoenix fuming over Sydney handball
Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert equated his side's elimination from football's A-League title race to Ireland's World Cup qualifying heartache after a hand ball by Sydney FC goalscorer Chris
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Football: Phoenix march on after extra-time drama
Football: High drama as Phoenix win on penalties
Adrian Caceres, left and goalkeeper Liam Reddy celebrate the team's penalty shoot out against the Perth Glory in the A-League semi final football match at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Credit:NZPA / Ross Setford.
With the scores tied 1-1 at fulltime, both teams battled through half an hour of extra time before the match went to penalties before a Phoenix record home crowd which topped 24,000.
History beckons for confident Phoenix
Football: Key trio recommit to Phoenix
Football: Ifill fires Phoenix to win
The Wellington Phoenix snapped a four-match winless streak by continuing their stranglehold over the faltering Central Coast Mariners with a deserved 2-0 A-League football victory in Gosford tonigh
Football: Knee injury forces Paston out
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Mark Paston has played his last A-League football match for the year.
Football: Last-gasp Phoenix save unbeaten home record
Wellington Phoenix saved their unbeaten home record with a 1-1 draw against Perth Glory today but missed a chance to cement a spot in the top six of the A-League football competition.
Phoenix seeking final flourish on spotty season
The Phoenix have collected seven points from their last three matches, including a 3-0 away win over second-placed Melbourne Victory and a fighting 1-1 draw with runaway competition leaders Sydney FC.
Des Buckingham wants one final win to wrap up the Wellington Phoenix's up-and-down season, before his focus shifts to contemplating a more long-term future at the A-League club.
A-League needs video referrals: Merrick
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has called for the immediate introduction of a video referral system in the A-League.