Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City have edged out local rivals Melbourne Victory to be crowned A-League Men premiers following a 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix.

City will now head into the Finals Series with history on its side. Both City and Victory will now receive a week off, with Western United hosting Wellington Phoenix on May 14 before Adelaide United takes on Central Coast Mariners the day after in the Elimination Finals. In the 16 A-League Men seasons to date, 10 sides have backed up their premiership with a grand final win in the same campaign.

Melbourne City has claimed the A-League Men premiership for a second consecutive season, beating an understrength Wellington Phoenix 2-1.

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Melbourne City have won back-to-back premiers plates after surviving a nervous 90 minutes to see off the Wellington Phoenix. Now the finals begin...

They doubled the advantage seven minutes later, the goal once again coming from a set piece. Their presence wasn’t lost on the City players, with Maclaren acknowledging them in ironic fashion before the game kicked off, and he and Andrew Nabbout saluting them sarcastically at the end. “It’s brilliant,” he told Paramount+. “Back-to-back, I am proud of the boys.

Reigning champions City became the second Australian team after Sydney FC (2016-17 and 2017-18) to win consecutive premierships and will now attempt to become ...

With his 15th goal of the season, Maclaren wrapped up a third straight golden boot, and the fourth of his career. Ben Waine sparked the game to life by scoring in the 54th minute, but City hung on to finish top by a point. A couple of hundred Victory fans packed the north end of AAMI Park on Monday night to support Wellington and boo City, but they were silenced after just three minutes when Sam Sutton scored an own goal, with Jamie Maclaren adding City's second in the 10th minute.

Melbourne City secured the A-League's minor premiership with a 2-1 win over the Wellington Phoenix in Melbourne.

The winner will advance to a home and away semi-final. The Nix became more assured in possession and they had an opportunity five minutes after the break. The reigning champions scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and were cruising to the premiership title. The Nix finished the stronger of the two sides, but they were unable to produce the final telling ball. He was also happy to see Maclaren clatter a shot against his near post 20 minutes from fulltime. City held on to beat the Phoenix in their final regular season match to finish just a point clear of cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory at the top of the table and secure the Premiers' Plate for the second conescutive season.

Wellington Phoenix have made Melbourne City work hard to win back-to-back A-League premiers plates. City clinched a 2-1 victory against the Phoenix in their ...

The Phoenix were unable to prevent Melbourne City winning the premiers plate, disappointing the Victory supporters that showed up to cheer them on.

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. The game came to life when Waine pulled one goal back for the Phoenix early in the second half.

Melbourne City secured the A-League's minor premiership with a 2-1 win over the Wellington Phoenix in Melbourne. Benjamin Waine of the Phoenix controls the ...

The winner will advance to a home and away semi-final. The Nix became more assured in possession and they had an opportunity five minutes after the break. The reigning champions scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and were cruising to the premiership title. The Nix finished the stronger of the two sides, but they were unable to produce the final telling ball. He was also happy to see Maclaren clatter a shot against his near post 20 minutes from fulltime. City held on to beat the Phoenix in their final regular season match to finish just a point clear of cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory at the top of the table and secure the Premiers' Plate for the second conescutive season.

A jubilant Melbourne City pipped their cross-town rivals, Melbourne Victory, by a single point on the final day to claim their second consecutive ...

* Winner match A v City or Victory, May 17/18 We've had to overcome a lot. We've had to overcome adversity and overcome maybe some public criticism, overcome COVID, injuries.

Reigning champions City became the second Australian team after Sydney FC (2016-17 and 2017-18) to win consecutive premierships and will now attempt to become ...

With his 15th goal of the season, Maclaren wrapped up a third straight golden boot, and the fourth of his career. Ben Waine sparked the game to life by scoring in the 54th minute, but City hung on to finish top by a point. A couple of hundred Victory fans packed the north end of AAMI Park on Monday night to support Wellington and boo City, but they were silenced after just three minutes when Sam Sutton scored an own goal, with Jamie Maclaren adding City's second in the 10th minute.

At AAMI Park, Melbourne: Melbourne City 2 (Sam Sutton own goal 3', Jamie Maclaren 10') Wellington Phoenix 1 (Ben Waine 54'). HT: 2-0.

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. City had to win to finish above Victory and they made the perfect start when they scored twice from corners swung in at the near post. The game came to life when Waine pulled one goal back for the Phoenix early in the second half. The Phoenix finished the game strong and even had a chance to snatch an equaliser when they were awarded a free-kick for a foul on Ben Old in the final five minutes but Lewis’s shot could only sting the gloves of goalkeeper Tom Glover. The Phoenix managed to pull one goal back from Ben Waine in the 54th minute and although their comeback fell short, they will be encouraged by their much-improved performance in the second half.

Reigning champions City became the second Australian team after Sydney FC (2016-17 and 2017-18) to win consecutive premierships and will now attempt to become ...

With his 15th goal of the season, Maclaren wrapped up a third straight golden boot, and the fourth of his career. Ben Waine sparked the game to life by scoring in the 54th minute, but City hung on to finish top by a point. A couple of hundred Victory fans packed the north end of AAMI Park on Monday night to support Wellington and boo City, but they were silenced after just three minutes when Sam Sutton scored an own goal, with Jamie Maclaren adding City's second in the 10th minute.

Despite defeat, Phoenix coach buoyed by second-half showing in final regular season game with the introduction of fit-again midfielder proving to be a ...

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. So we're asking you to support us with more than your attention. “We still wanted to go out there and be positive but we also wanted to give minutes to players who haven’t had a lot of game time.” “It was great to get him on the park and it was great to give Hoops 80 minutes as well. “But in the second half we changed things and the boys came out with a response and that was positive. But coach Ufuk Talay was buoyed by their second-half showing with the introduction of midfielder Clayton Lewis proving to be a game-changer in his first game since suffering a serious ankle injury on March 26.