Character To The Fore Again For Phoenix

For the second time in six days the Wellington Phoenix showed what coach Ricki Herbert called “immense character” to come from behind and earn a point in a 1-1 draw with Adelaide United before a club record crowd of 20,078.

It was the biggest crowd to witness a Phoenix regular season “home” game and most went away satisfied after seeing the Wellington team get a draw thanks to an own goal by Adelaide’s Nigel Boogaard.

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Wellington Phoenix 1 (Nigel Boogaard own goal), Adelaide United 1 (Bruce Djite).

HT: 0-1. Crowd 20,078

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