Wellington wins in extra time
03/07/2010 05:53:00 AM
was opened up as Abbas made another good run down the flank and into the box before squaring the ball to an on-rushing Thompson but his first touch let him down and a simple tap-in went begging.
At the other end Bertos fired in a pinpoint cross in front of goal but neither Vince Lia nor Greenacre could get on the end of it.
Elrich then had Kennedy to thank for sparing his blushes just over 15 minutes into the second period when the defender attempted to head the ball clear, forcing a fingertip save from his keeper to prevent an own goal.
The Phoenix kept up the pressure on the Jets goal but Greenacre, Ifill and Daniel, who came on for Bertos in the 66th minute, were unable to find the target.
A good strong challenge by Durante on Thompson in the box halted another promising breakout by the Jets.
In a frantic finish, play went from end to end as both teams tried desperately for the winner with Jets substitute Mirjan Pavlovic and Ifill wasting the best two chances to seal victory for their respective sides.
Ifill made no mistake at the end of the first period of extra time though, unleashing a vicious right-footed shot past the despairing Kennedy before Dadi's effort killed off any chances of a Jets comeback.