Sam Sutton of Phoenix and Andrew Nabbout of City contest the ball during the A-League Men Round 20 match. Photo: Rob Prezioso / www.photosport.nz
The Wellington Phoenix have lost their big game against the fifth-placed Melbourne City by 2-0.
AAMI Park remains a tough venue for Giancarlo Italliano's side, who have not registered a win there in 23 games.
See how the game unfolded with RNZ's liveblog:
Squad lists
Melbourne City: 1. Jamie Young (Gk), 2. Callum Talbot, 6. Steven Ugarkovic, 13. Nathaniel Atkinson, 16. Aziz Behich (captain), 19. Zane Schreiber, 20. Arion Sulemani, 22. Germán Ferreyra, 26. Samuel Souprayen, 27. Kai Trewin, 30. Andreas Kuen, 33. Patrick Beach (Gk), 35. Medin Memeti, 38. Harry Politidis, 39. Emin Durakovic, 41. Lawrence Wong, 42. Ben Dunbar, 46. Ben Mazzeo, 47. Kavian Rahmani, 50. Mikey Ghossaini.
Wellington Phoenix: 1. Josh Oluwayemi (Gk), 3. Corban Piper, 4. Scott Wootton, 5. Fin Roa Conchie, 6. Tim Payne, 7. Kosta Barbarouses, 8. Paulo Retre, 9. Hideki Ishige, 12. Mo Al-Taay, 15. Isaac Hughes, 18. Lukas Kelly-Heald, 19. Sam Sutton, 23. Luke Supyk, 24. Oskar van Hattum, 25. Kazuki Nagasawa, 27. Matt Sheridan, 29. Luke Brooke-Smith, 30. Alby Kelly-Heald (Gk), 39. Jayden Smith, 41. Nathan Walker.
