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Fulltime - Phoenix 0 Glory 1 (Chianese 20')
Fulltime - That's it! The Phoenix's promising season has come to an ened with a galliant effort where they dominated, but couldn't find a way past Liam Reddy - their former keeper - in the Perth Glory goal.
95mins - Time almost up ..... Davilla floats in a cross but Reddy comes for the ball and is safe as a house.
94mins - The Glory looking to shut the game down now .... but Fornaroli gives up possession.
93mins - Bouncing ball in the area again ..... McCowatt shoots but it's wide.
92mins - Poor attempt from Davilla and the Glory clear.
91mins - Free-kick chance here for the Nix .... Davilla brought down just outside the box.
90mins - Five minutes of added-on time to come.
89mins - Ball bounces around just outside the area ... it comes to Ball who turns and shoots but the ball hits the crossbar. Reddy had it covered though.
88mins - Should be a fair amount of added-on time to come. All the Nix at the moment.
87mins - Former Nix man Vinnie Lia on for Brimmer.
86mins - Cacace beats two, fires in a low cross to Sotorio, but his flick shot floats wide. Rufer on for Steinmann.
85mins - Fornoroli into the box but he can't beat Mironovic.
84mins - Davilla shoots from distance but it's straight at Reddy.
82mins - Another chance goes begging .... Ball into the box and fires a shot at Reddy who saves low.
80mins - 10 minutes plus stoppage time left .... the Nix have been well worth a goal tonight but their finishing has been poor.
77mins - Piscopo into the box but he can't get a shot away.
76mins - Taylor concedes a corner but he did well to shut down a dangerous looking cross from Chianese.
75mins - How did Sotorio not score! Elliot makes a great run into the box and gets to the byeline ... turns the ball back to Sotorio who can't even hit the target from six-yards!
74mins - Chianese with another chance but his shot is powerfully struck straight at Mirinovic.
72mins - Brimmer goes direct but his shot is well over. McCowatt on for Devlin.
71mins - Free-kick from a great attacking spot for the Glory and a yellow card for Devlin.
69mins - Cacace sets the Nix on their way again .... he finds Sotorio on the run who fires a shot across Reddy ... he saves well to his right and the deflection is to Ingham, not Ball, and the Glory clear.
67mins -The Nix starting to get their mojo back - good period of possession here.
66mins - Corner for the Glory after a mistake from Steinmann.
63mins - Mrcela almost coughs up a goal with a terrible touch inside the box, but he cleans up his own mistake and clears just in front of a pouncing David Ball.
62mins - Piscopo with a free kick centre field is right on the spot for Taylor at the back post but his volley is fired over the crossbar from inside the six-yard box....touch angle but should have done better.
61mins - So close for Piscopo! Cacace dribbles past two defenders and finds Piscopo on the edge of the box ... he fires a left-footed drive that has a planted Liam Reddy watch the ball skim past his right post.
59mins - The Glory in control at the moment. Free-kick centre field ... but there is an offside on the delivery.
57mins - The Phoenix struggling to get out of their own half - the Glory stepping up the intensity and there has been a few wayward Nix passes.
55mins - Elliot concedes a corner with a nice piece of defending.
54mins - All Perth at the moment - planted firmly in the Nix's half.
52mins - Chianese dribbles into the box, but Devlin does well to halt the attack - he gives up a corner.
50mins - Davilla creates space from himself and fires a low shot from outside the box straight at Reddy who saves well.
49mins - Fornaroli is played into the box by Chianese but his toe poke shot is easily saved by Mirinovic.
48mins - Davilla takes a stab from outside the box, but he's off-balance and the shot is woeful.
47mins - Cross comes in from Elliot and deflects out to Cacace on the top of the box and his volley is deflected wide for a corner.
46mins - Elliot attacks down the right hand side but his cross into the box is too long.
Second-half - Okay here we go for the second spell - the Nix played with 69 percent of the ball in the first 45 - but have nothing to show for it - can they turn it around? We will find out in 45mins or so.
Halftime - That's the end of the first 45. Phoenix with all the ball and most of the chances but were sucker-punched by Joel Chianese's goal midway through. The Nix look great, but they have to figure out a way past Liam Reddy in the Perth goal.
45+2 - Ball comes out to Franjic who fires his volley well wide.
45+1 - Ingham wins a corner for the Glory.
45mins - Three minutes of added time to be played.
40mins - Davilla goes so close! Great play from Piscopo and Elliot sets up Davilla who fires a 'specy' from 20-yards and it's tipped over from Reddy superbly. So close.
38mins - Bit of a midfield stalemate at the moment. Game being played between 18-yard boxes.
35mins - Swung in by Kilkennny but Mrcela's header is fired wide. Repeat of the opening minute there.
34mins - Davilla gives a way a free-kick this time with a lazy tackle.
33mins - Glory on the ball now and Taylor gives away a free-kick.
31mins - This is all the Phoenix at the moment - just that one lapse in concentration has cost them.
30mins - Davilla goes direct and forces a lovely save from Reddy. Corner.
29mins - Ingham fouls Elliot this time and the Nix have another free-kick. Should have been a yellow there.
28mins - Ball swung in by Davilla ... comes out to Sotorio but his shot is tame.
27mins - Free-kick in a handy spot for the Nix. Piscopo fouled by Ingham.
26mins - Perth with a period of possession, but can't make anything of it.
23mins - Wave after wave of Nix attack at the moment but they can't quite break down the Glory defence. Cacace shoots from outside the box and it is goal-bound, but deflects off Ball and out for a goal-kick.
21mins - Ball with a chance for the Nix but his shot is deflected wide. From the resulting corner Reddy saves well from a Hudson-Wihongi header.
19mins - Goal Glory: Joel Chianese - Brimmer plays Chianese in with a lovely pass and he steps past Hudson-Wihongi, shoots low from just outside the box and it's just to the left of Mirinovic and into the bottom right corner. GLORY 1-0
18mins - Cacace is in behind the defence from a Taylor long ball but his touch alludes him and is out for a goal kick.
16mins - Phoenix with the free kick ...... Taylor is there with his head in a good spot, but he fires wired.
14mins - What a save from Mironovic! Corner floats in and Brimmer's header finds Chianese at the back post but Mirinovic produces a stunning one-handed stop. The ball is cleared off the line by Ball and the Nix survive somehow.
12mins - Elliot gets caught in possession at the back and concedes a corner.
10mins - Davilla played in by Steinmann but his shot is deflected wide.
8mins - Piscopo shoots low from outside the box, but it's straight at Reddy who gathers the ball easily.
7mins - Reddy does well with the corner and sets his side off on attack, but the Nix quickly win the ball back.
6mins - Nix holding the ball well. Piscopo with a nice cross almost finds the head of Ball. Elliot into the area .... fires a low cross that rebounds off a defender and out for a corner.
4mins - Phoenix attack well down the left through Elliot and then the right through Cacace but both can't find their targets with crosses.
1min - Early foul from Davilla. Kilkenny swings in the free kick and Mrcela gets his head to it but fires over from six-yards! Big chance.
Kick-off - Underway in this elimination match - the Glory have first use of the ball.
6:59pm - Hey folks - not too far away from a start in Parramatta. Nix lost Luke Devere yesterday in training so have made a change at the back which you can read below.
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the A-League elimination playoff clash between Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory from Parramatta's Bankwest Stadium.
The Phoenix have surprised many, concluding an excellent campaign with a third spot finish, although the club has only won one from six since the resumption from COVID-19.
But that win came against Perth ,who lost in last year's Grand Final to Sydney FC, and beat the Phoenix twice earlier in the season.
If the Phoenix beat Perth, they will face Melbourne City for a spot in the A-League Grand Final.
The Phoenix are also chasing their first playoffs win since 2012, having been eliminated in the first round in their last two trips to the finals in 2015 and '19.
But they will be without injured duo Tim Payne and Gary Hooper who are both injured.
Wellington Phoenix: 1-Stefan Marinovic (GK), 4-Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi, 5-Matti Steinmann, 7-Reno Piscopo, 8-Cameron Devlin, 9-David Ball, 10-Ulises Davila, 11-Jaushua Sotirio, 13-Liberato Cacace, 17-Callan Elliot, 27-Steven Taylor (C)
Bench: 2-Liam McGing, 12-Brandon Wilson, 14-Alex Rufer, 21-Callum Mccowatt, 30-Zac Jones (Gk), 31-Ben Waine, 32-Sam Sutton
