Scott Wootton of the Phoenix celebrates victory on the final whistle during the A-League Men round 17 match between Macarthur FC and Wellington Phoenix. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
The Wellington Phoenix have drawn 0-0 with Melbourne Victory in their first leg A-League semi-final in Melbourne.
Melbourne dominated possession and territory, but the Phoenix defence - as it has been throughout the season - was well organised and held strong.
The second leg of the tie to decide which team advances to the final will be played in Wellington on Saturday evening.
All the action as it happened:
Squad lists:
Melbourne Victory
Goalkeepers: Paul Izzo, Christian Siciliano; Defenders: Jason Geria, Adama Traore, Damien Da Silva, Roderick Miranda, Connor Chapman, Jordi Valadon, Kasey Bos. Midfielders: Leigh Broxham, Jake Brimmer, Salim Khelifi, Ryan Teague, Roly Bonevacia, Fabian Monge. Attackers: Chris Ikonomidis, Bruno Fornaroli, Ben Folami, Nishan Velupillay, Daniel Arzani.
Wellington Phoenix
Goalkeepers: Alex Paulsen, Jack Duncan; Defenders: Finn Surman, Scott Wootton, Tim Payne, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Sam Sutton, Isaac Hughes. Midfielders: Alex Rufer, Bozhidar Kraev, Ben Old, Mohamed Al-Taay, Nicholas Pennington, Youstin Salas, Fin Conchie, Matt Sheridan; Attackers: Kosta Barbarouses, Oskar Zawada, David Ball, Oskar van Hattum.
