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| 03:05 | Term. | 1-0 | (1-0) | + Estatísticas Wellington Phoenix x Western Sydney Wanderers FC | |||
A-League: Wellington Phoenix continue pain for struggling Western Sydney Wanderers
WESTERN Sydney have fallen to their eighth defeat of an increasingly frustrating season as Wellington Phoenix grabbed a 1-0 victory at Westpac Stadium.
Fijian striker Roy Krishna scored the winner on 13th minutes, converting a dubious penalty on the second attempt after Ante Covic had stopped the initial effort.
The defeat leaves Wanderers - playing in the A-League for the first time in 22 days after participating in the Club World Cup - rooted to the bottom of the table without a win and 10 points behind sixth placed Melbourne City.
Phoenix are now unbeaten in five games and the win consolidates their fourth place on the ladder.
Both teams were missing players through suspension with Western Sydney without skipper Nikolai Topor-Stanley, who is serving out a one-match suspension from the Club World Cup.
Phoenix defender Manny Muscat missed his second match for an infringement in the 1-1 draw against the Mariners two weeks ago. Wellington were also without midfielder Alex Rodriguez, forced out after picking up a minor hand fracture in training earlier in the week.
They still started brightly, striker Nathan Burns hunting his 11th goal of the season with a stinging shot which tested Wanderers keeper Ante Covic in the sixth minute.
Krishna put the home team ahead with the 13th minute penalty after he was clipped by young defender Daniel Alessi. Covic did well to cover the shot, but the ball spilled clear for the Fijian to slot home.
Western Sydney gradually worked their way back into the match with Nikita Rukavytsya, Antony Golec and Tomi Juric all testing Phoenix keeper Glen Moss as half-time approached.
The Wanderers continued to build pressure in the second half but were unable to convert a series of corners and even without Krishna - subbed with a thigh injury five minutes after the restart - they continued to threaten Rukavytsya’s pace and power in front of goal set up Juric in the 68th minute, but the Phoenix’s defence somehow scrambled the ball clear.
Three minutes later Labinot Haliti sliced through to force another good save from Moss as Western Sydney continued to amass corners without reward.
They finished the game with 12 to the Phoenix’s six, having created plenty of chances but lacking the killer finish when it was needed.
Football Australia A-LEAGUE TABLE
| 1. |  Perth Glory | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | : | 12 | 29 |
| 2. |  Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | : | 12 | 25 |
| 3. |  Adelaide United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | : | 10 | 23 |
| 4. |  Wellington Phoenix | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | : | 13 | 22 |
| 5. |  Sydney FC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | : | 15 | 17 |
| 6. |  Melbourne Heart | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | : | 20 | 13 |
| 7. |  Brisbane Roar | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | : | 16 | 11 |
| 8. |  Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | : | 21 | 8 |
| 9. |  Newcastle Jets | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | : | 23 | 7 |
| 10. |  Western Sydney | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | : | 16 | 3 |
| Football Australia LAST RESULTS |
| 27.12. | Wellington Phoenix | Western Sydney | 1 | : | 0 |
| 26.12. | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle Jets | 1 | : | 0 |
| 26.12. | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar | 3 | : | 3 |
| 25.12. | Sydney FC | Adelaide United | 0 | : | 3 |
| 25.12. | Melbourne Heart | Perth Glory | 1 | : | 1 |
| 20.12. | Sydney FC | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | : | 2 |
| ALL MATCHES |
| Football Australia HOME MATCHES |
| 1. | Melbourne Victory | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | : | 8 | 19 |
| 2. | Perth Glory | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | : | 6 | 18 |
| 3. | Wellington Phoenix | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | : | 5 | 13 |
| 4. | Adelaide United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | : | 3 | 11 |
| 5. | Melbourne Heart | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | : | 8 | 9 |
| 6. | Sydney FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | : | 10 | 8 |
| 7. | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | : | 11 | 5 |
| 8. | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | : | 11 | 4 |
| 9. | Western Sydney | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | : | 3 | 3 |
| 10. | Brisbane Roar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | : | 8 | 1 |
| Football Australia AWAY MATCHES |
| 1. | Adelaide United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | : | 7 | 12 |
| 2. | Perth Glory | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | : | 6 | 11 |
| 3. | Brisbane Roar | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | : | 8 | 10 |
| 4. | Sydney FC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | : | 5 | 9 |
| 5. | Wellington Phoenix | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | : | 8 | 9 |
| 6. | Melbourne Victory | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | : | 4 | 6 |
| 7. | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | : | 10 | 4 |
| 8. | Melbourne Heart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | : | 12 | 4 |
| 9. | Newcastle Jets | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | : | 12 | 2 |
| 10. | Western Sydney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | : | 13 | 0 |
Classificação Campeonato Australiano Regular
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| # | Time | Pts | J | G | E | D | + | - | +/- | ||
| 1 |  | Perth Glory | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | |
| 3 |  | Adelaide United | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 |  | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 |  | Sydney FC | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | Melbourne Heart | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -5 | |
| 7 |  | Brisbane Roar FC | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -2 | |
| 8 |  | Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 | |
| 9 |  | Newcastle Jets | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -13 | |
| 10 |  | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 | |
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