Mixed results for the men’s and women’s Wellington Phoenix teams as they took part in the inaugural Unite Round of the A-League, with 12 games being played in Sydney over one weekend.
The Phoenix men stayed top of the Isuzu-UTE A-League but a loss for the women saw them slip to seventh place.
Here’s the results from the weekend of January 12-14, 2024:
Women’s A-League
Game played on Friday January 12, 2024
Wellington Phoenix 1 (Emma Main 3′)
Central Coast Mariners 2 (Rola Badawiya 23′, Peta Trimis 34′)
READ MORE: Fine margins costly again for Wellington Phoenix in women’s A-League >>>>
Standings
Men’s A-League
Game played on Sunday January 14, 2024
Perth Glory 3 (Adam Taggart 7′, Aleksandar Susniar 50′, Jarrod Carluccio 70′)
Wellington Phoenix 4 (Kosta Barbarouses 29′, 73′, Alex Rufer 45+2′, Tim Payne 57′)
READ MORE: Belief powers the Phoenix to men’s A-League win against Perth Glory >>>>
Standings
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With domestic football competitions taking a break, here’s something else from the weekend you might enjoy …
Dutch Eeerste Divisie
New Zealand international Matt Garbett has scored a stunning goal to help his NAC Breda side claw back a 3-2 win at FC Emmen in the Dutch Eeerste Divisie.
Game played on Sunday January 14, 2024 (NZT)
FC Emmen 2 (Jari Vlak 7′. 38′)
NAC Breda 3 (Matthew Garbett 61′, Ellas Már Omarsson 72′, Martin Koscelnik 77′)
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