Melbourne beat the Wellington Phoenix at home in the first round of the Australian playoff quarterfinals. The victory was only a close one because of the fight for the pyramid thriller, which took a lot of effort to get over the line. The Phoenix have been poor at home and on the road. Melbourne dare not take a chance in this visit. Besides, the details of 2.5 goals are worth supporting as they encountered fewer wangs in recent years. (Live on TVB myTV SUPER Sunday at 2pm)
Melbourne, who finished third in the regular season, won and met arch rivals Melbourne City from the same city in the elimination round. He lost the wave early, played a few games and didn't give up. Finally, before the end of the match, Viripilli equalized the game. Both sides did not win or lose in 120 minutes of intense fighting. In the end, they won 3-2 with a mutual shot from 12 yards and passed the danger.
Although the victory went well to win the wave, most of the time it was made up of outnumbered opponents and the players used up a lot of energy. In addition, McHedge had to act as wave supervisor once again. Due to the loss of stamina, it is expected that the battle will be deliberately slowed down with the opportunity to attack first.
On the other hand, the Wellington Phoenix lost the title at the end of the regular season and will be more afraid to be careless in the playoffs. However, it should be noted that the Phoenix relied on home court to feed off of. It won 13 games at home in the regular season. In contrast, it won only five of its 14 road games, a much lower road performance; furthermore, this game is only the first round. As long as you don't lose, it's not too late to come back home and fight again. Phoenix excelled at defense, conceding only 26 goals in 27 regular season games to win the Australian post title. And the last three times the two sides have met, all have opened with 2 goals or less. In the first round, everyone is looking for stability in the position, which is a wise choice.
