Week 14 brings us a match on Feb 12th where Wellington Phoenix will host Adelaide United at Westpac Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched A-League teams. 7th placed Wellington Phoenix is fresh off their 3-1 win against Macarthur. Reno Piscopo struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 12th minute on a penalty shot, but Ulises Dávila got the equalizer for Macarthur in the 58th minute on a penalty shot. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Adelaide United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sydney. Elvis Kamsoba scored the first goal for Sydney in the 10th minute, then Mauk tied it up for Adelaide United in the 32nd minute. Adelaide United is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United last played eachother at the Coopers Stadium on Jan 1st. Adelaide United won by a score of 4 to 0. George Blackwood struck first for Adelaide United in the 7th minute on a feed from Craig Goodwin, then Craig Goodwin added another in the 54th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wellington Phoenix couldn’t manage to score, and Adelaide United took the shutout win.
Craig Goodwin has been the most prolific scorer on Adelaide United in the last five matches with three goals. Wellington Phoenix’s most prolific scorer has been Jaushua Sotirio. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.