Auckland FC draw; Nix falter in A-League
- Dave Worsley
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
Auckland FC have made it 12 matches undefeated in the A-League after a 2-2 draw away at Sydney FC, but only after being down and almost out.
Meanwhile, the Wellington Phoenix lost to the Melbourne Victory 2-3 at Sky Stadium and ended any remote chance of making the playoffs.
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Twenty-year-old Adrian Segecic scored in both the 17th and 32nd minutes from powerful strikes for the home side, but Auckland refused to sit back.
Logan Rogerson latched on to a deflection from the keeper to score in the 35th minute before Francis de Vries grabbed the equaliser in the 65th.
For Auckland coach Steve Corica, it was the first time against a Sydney team for nearly 20 years
Auckland’s s now four points over Melbourne City, who came from behind to beat Brisbane Roar 3-2, and six over Western United, who have a game in hand – an away match against Western Sydney Wanderers..
For the Nix, it was lost opportunities as Nishan Velupillay scored for Victory afer four minutes, before the very useful Corban Piper replied a few minutes late for the home team.
Zinedine Machac finished off the first half with a goal to take the lead for Melbourne into the break. They added another one a few minutes later thanks to Nikos Vergos.
Paulo Retre got one back for the Phoenix in the 75th minute in yet another highlight goal, but by that stage it was too late and the Nix hopes had faded.