R26: Nux vs Mariners

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Friday, 17 April 2015

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Kick-Off: 7:30 PM (Local) (5:30 PM AEST)

Referee: Peter O’Leary

Assistant Referee 1: Jan Hintz

Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule

Fourth Official: Matthew Conger

TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 5.00pm (AEST) and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand)

Radio Broadcast: Online/ABC Radio Mobile phone app

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Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Glen MOSS (GK), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 4.Roly BONEVACIA, 5.Michael BOXALL, 7.Kenny CUNNINGHAM, 8.Alex RODRIGUEZ, 9.Nathan BURNS, 10.Michael MCGLINCHEY, 11.Kwabena APPIAH, 13.Albert RIERA, 15.Jason HICKS, 16.Louis FENTON, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben SIGMUND, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (GK), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 22.Andrew DURANTE (c)

***two to be omitted***

Ins: 18.Ben SIGMUND (returns from injury)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 3.Joel GRIFFITHS (knee – indefinite)

Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Matthew NASH (gk), 2.Storm ROUX, 3.Josh ROSE, 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO, 5.Zac ANDERSON, 7.John HUTCHINSON (c), 8.Nick MONTGOMERY, 10.Anthony CACERES, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 12.Liam REDDY (gk), 16.Liam ROSE, 18.Glen TRIFIRO, 19.Matthew SIMON, 20.Anthony KALIK, 22.Tom SLATER, 23.Isaka CERNAK, 25.Eddy BOSNAR, 26.Fabio FERREIRA

***two to be omitted***

Ins: 4.Jacob POSCOLIERO (return from injury), 18.Glen TRIFIRO (promoted), 22.Tom SLATER (promoted)

Outs: 24.Hayden MORTON (not selected)

Unavailable: 17.Richard VERNES (shoulder – indefinite), 21.Michael NEILL (foot – indefinite)

 

[MagpieMariner]

Call me a pessimist if you will, but I'm really afraid of an adverse reaction after last weekend's high.
Oh how I hope I'm wrong.

 

[true believer]

should have got'em last time . I think we'll go one better .

 

[Wombat]

They have 3 of 4 high quality players but the rest of them are nothing special.
We can beat them.

 

[gull]

Could be 6-6 the way both teams like to attack - assuming we actually take some of our chances!

 

[Wombat]

I got 5- 1 so was very happy to back the Mighty Mariners.

 

[Gratis]

on paper we shouldn't win at the moment but i'm feeling positive.

as long as we play well and progress in general the result doesn't bother me overly

 

[BrisRecky]

We're gonna roll em.......I think

 

[justafan]

Goalkeeper, Mids and attack will do the job. Not sure about what has been our deficit the whole season : our defence.

 

[Roy Law]

Hoping to be entertained, we tend to do OK in Welly; would love to win our first game away from home.

 

[nearlyyellow]

10 goal GOAL MARINERS - A cunning pass from Kalik, to Fitzgerald, who takes it into the box. Moss stands still as Fitzgerald slides it past him and into the net. The Mariners lead the Phoenix 1-0.
Read more at http://www.ccmariners.com.au/matchc...ral-Coast-Mariners/753918#jdAmE1avw9dexDCs.99

COYY

 

[sydmariner]

Fark what a bullet from bosnar!!!!!!!!

 

[VicMariner]

Dicey few minutes before half time.

Fitzy's goal, very nice finish. I thought he wouldn't get it past the keeper but he slotted it home like a boss.

 

[AuzDutchy]

10 goal GOAL MARINERS - A cunning pass from Kalik, to Fitzgerald, who takes it into the box. Moss stands still as Fitzgerald slides it past him and into the net. The Mariners lead the Phoenix 1-0.
Read more at http://www.ccmariners.com.au/matchc...ral-Coast-Mariners/753918#jdAmE1avw9dexDCs.99

COYY

Cernak played the pass to Fitzy for his goal

 

[midfielder]

Like wow

 

[nearlyyellow]

Like wow

Like wow I'd forgotten just how biassed and just bloody awful these New Zealand commentators are. Wouldn't get a job on Australian TV, and if they did it would only last a minute or two.

 

[nearlyyellow]

Ohh, McGlunchy had a Muss Hut. I wonder uf he unjoyed ut?

 

[nearlyyellow]

Shocking bloody defence there

 

[nearlyyellow]

Shocking bloody defence there

x 2

 

[Gratis]

Well, if that game counted for anything I'd have been furious with the ref. WP scored in the 95th minute of 4 minutes of extra time..
Other thoughts - looking good for the first part of the game, and pleasing to see Fitzy get his targeting on kudos to him. Excellent touches, control and passing all round early on actually.
If Cernack crossed that late one slightly lower Simon would have had one, otherwise good game from Isaka, especially that first ball through to Fitzy and a few other moments too.
We invited them back into the game to be honest and it was ours to lose, which we did. Alas. As I say at least nothing was riding on that game. And I'd rather WP finish higher than the sky blue snots anyway so there's a silver lining.
I like where we're going with the team though