Wellington Phoenix

[canefan]

@Canes4life said in Wellington Phoenix:

Jeez so many hollywoods

Thats football

[canefan]

How can that Melbourne player not have a YC by now?

[Bovidae]

A cagey 1st half.

The Phoenix look dangerous on the break but need to be more clinical with their finishing.

[canefan]

VAR mulling over a Phoenix penalty shout that for me doesn't look like a pen.

[canefan]

Wow. Penalty given. Pretty unlucky for the Melbourne player, his arm was up but the ball hits his body first and ricocheted onto the arm

[canefan]

No more penalties for Rufer. Missed one to cost us the league trophy, now bottles one in the SF.

[canefan]

A screamer of a goal from the Melbourne defender Traore. Totally lucked it, first goal in 10 years. The desperation level has shot up now, assuming there is no away goals rule, we need a goal with about 6 minutes plus added time to go

[canefan]

O M G

[canefan]

Phoenix score with the final kick of regulation plus added time. Total speculator that reminds me of a Spurs goal in the UCL semi vs Ajax a few years ago. We will have extra time

[Chris B.]

@canefan Just when it looked like they were shepherding in another disappointment.

A very good goal, as well.

[canefan]

@Chris-B said in Wellington Phoenix:

@canefan Just when it looked like they were shepherding in another disappointment.

A very good goal, as well.

Cool finish by Ziwada, beautiful assist from Costa

[canefan]

Melbourne apparently took off a bunch of attacking players whereas the Phoenix have fresh attackers because they had to chase the game. Time to put them to the sword now

[canefan]

Ugh, we go down one again. Plenty of time to equalise

[LABCAT]

@canefan said in Wellington Phoenix:

Ugh, we go down one again. Plenty of time to equalise

A minute ago, they should have been taking it to the goal but were a little bit too timid and have paid the price.

[canefan]

@LABCAT said in Wellington Phoenix:

@canefan said in Wellington Phoenix:

Ugh, we go down one again. Plenty of time to equalise

A minute ago, they should have been taking it to the goal but were a little bit too timid and have paid the price.

Conceding from a set piece is a coach killer at this stage of the game

[canefan]

We are in panic mode. Ben Old still looks dangerous but we are running out of time

[Donsteppa]

Overcooked corners...

[canefan]

Damn. Great season, just couldn't take the chances when they presented. Melbourne were very professional though, super solid

[canefan]

Alex Rufer's penalty taking confidence might be shot after two misses cost us a league trophy and a trip to the finals

[Cyclops]

@canefan

Mariners would still have finished ahead on the tiebreaker if Rufer Had buried the penalty against the jets, but who knows how the season changes.

I don't think there's anyone on the team that I'd be really confident lining up a penalty. More generally, I think our dead ball work is the area that we need to improve - I think 1 goal from a corner (and even that was second ball recycled on the edge of the area and a cracking shot) and 1 goal from a free kick (that one was a good one!).