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Full-time: Phoenix 2 - Jets 1

That's the end - a late scare for the Nix after Petratos' stunning effort but the best team one in this reporters opinion. Thanks for your company.

90+4: GOAL NEWCASTLE - Dimi Petratos.

Wow what a strike. Counter-attack from the Jets - Petratos receoves the ball wide right and hammers it past Kurto - stunning goal.

90+3: Corner for the Nix - two minutes to play.

90+2: Nathan Burns a late substitution for David Williams who has played very well today.

88mins: GOAL PHOENIX - Roy Krishna (Pen) 

Moss saves superbly to his right - that was well hit by Krishna who follows up and knocks in the rebound for the goal.

87mins: Penalty given. Mitch Nichols held in the box by Boogaard.

86mins: VAR decision coming here - the Nix could get a penalty.

85mins: Max Burgess with a chance but he doesn't shoot! He just kept dribbling - Jets clear for a corner.

83mins: Jets have a central free kick - 35 yards out. Petratos to take. Well defended by Fenton and the Nix break through Cacace but his pass to Williams is off target.

81mins: Jets attack down the Nix's left side but Vargas' cross isn't great and Kurto will restart. Nicholls and Burgess on for Singh and Mandi for the Nix.

79mins: Free kick for the Jets. Petratos has a dig from 35 yards and it just goes over the top. Kurto may have been beaten there.

78mins: Great run by David Williams - he beats a defender but Moss saves well and the Nix will have a corner. Again well defended by the Jets and the chance is gone.

77mins: Corner for the Nix. Cacace will take. Solid punch clear from Moss and the Jets have the ball again.

75mins: Gaps opening up at the back of the Jets defence - The Nox creating opportunties. Taylor is pushed in the box by Boogaard but the referee doesn't have an issue with it and neither does the VAR. 

73mins: Corner for the Nix. Singh and Williams combining well - Singh with a floating cross deflected over the line by Hoffman. Singh with the corner is well defended by the Jets.

70mins: Chance for the Jets. Vargas taking over now - he dribbles into the Nix box, dinks a pass over the top to Hoffman but his shot is straight at Kurto.

67mins: Jets controlling the ball now and they have a free kick 20 yards out - wide left. Great delivery from Petratos, Boogaard is there with the head and Kurto has made an outstanding save high to his right, deflected onto the bar and cleared buy Doyle. Superb keeping from the Polish stopper.

62mins: The VAR is in play. The Nix have put the ball in the back of the net through Singh but he may have handled the ball. Yep, the ball looked to have grazed his elbow. They made a mess of that the Nix, Krishna did well brekaing free down the left, superb pass finds Williams who fluffs his shot from right in front and the defender clears, Singh right there on the rebound but he scored illegally. Yellow card for the young fella. Mark Rudan is blowing up.

58mins: Great cross from Williams finds a volley from Cacace but he fires it wide. Nix attacking with confidence. Game opening up.

57mins: Chance for Krishna off a great pass from Fenton but he can't guide the ball into the goal from close range. Jets survive and clear.

56mins: Vargas draws a foul from Krishna and the Jets get another shot here - 18 yards out - wide left. Great delivery from Petratos but it's superbly defended by Doyle and the Nix clear.

55mins: Now it's the Jets with an attacking free kick. Petratos to take from 30 yards out - wide left. Well defended by the Nix and Krishna clears.

50mins: Attacking free kick for the Nix. Singh will take 30 yards out - wide right. It's a great delivery but the ball falls nicely for Glen Moss and he cleans it up well.

48mins: Nice play from Durante has the Nix on the front foot - he finds Singh who sets Cacace free down the right but his cross is poor and the Jets clear.

46mins: Nix start well, attacking through Krishna but his shot floats over the goal.

Second-half: The Nix 45 minutes away from only the second opening round win in club history. Back underway at Westpac Stadium.

45+2: That'll do us for the half. Nix took over in the last 20 minutes and despite a shaky start are well worth their lead.

45+1: Corner for the Jets floats over the defenders, Ridenton with some nice footwork on the edge of the box and is brought down by Mandi - nope it's a corner - that looked like a foul but no says the referee.

44mins: Super effort from Petratos from 18-yards, Vargas dribbles into the box and backheels back to his teammate who fires inches wide. 

42mins: Jets with a spell of possesion but the are lacking a bit of punch - half chance off the back of a long ball but Jackson's shot is blocked well by Taylor.

40mins: Moss impeaded by a couple of Nix attackers and he is awarded a free kick.

39mins: Nix dominating possesion and territory in the last 10 mins. Positive signs and now they have another corner earned by Cacace.

36mins: Another free kick for the Nix. Krishna hammered in a tackle by Hoffman. Singh to take again from a central position, 30 yards out. Another great ball from Singh but Moss collects it very welll inside his six-yard box. 

32mins: GOAL PHOENIX - Own Goal (Daniel Georgievski)

Central free kick from Sapreet Singh is a beauty and fonds Steven Taylor's head who floats a header into the six-yard box - Georgievski is there but it's off the side of his head and deflects past Moss and into the back of the net. WEL 1-0.

29mins: Jets with a great chance. Hoffman set free on the left hand side, cuts it back and Ridenton drives it but Fenton clears off the goal line straight back to Ridenton but he fires wide.

26mins: Ridenton and Vargas controlling the middle of the park well for the Jets - as I say that the Nix break through Fenton who finds Krishna on the wide right - takes on the defender who deflects the ball out for a corner.

24mins: The Nix have slowly worked their way into the game nicely - getting more share of the ball now than the opening quarter.

22mins: Long ball from the back causes a few issues for Durante and Taylor but keeper Kurto comes to the rescue - he looks assured at the back.

20mins: Better delivery this time from Singh, defended will by Topor-Stanley - Rufer with a low drive, ball deflects to Singh who shoots over the bar from just to the right of the penalty spot.

19mins: Williams earns a corner for the home side - nice ball from Singh but well defended by Boogaard.

18mins: Phoenix with their first period of decent possesion. Mandi earns a free kick on halfway.

16mins: Chance for Newcastle. Kurto punches away a cross but doesn't get enough power on it - Petratos witha  dig from distance and it's well saved by the Polish keeper. Corner for the Jets is again well handled by Lurto and the Nix reset.

14mins: Newcastle controlling possesion between 18-yard boxes at the moment. The look to have settled the better and are dominating possesion.

11mins: Opportunity for Krishna. Superb pass from Singh and Krishna gets in behind the defence but he rushes his shot into the side netting.

9mins: Corner comes to nothing. Decent delivery from Singh but well defended by the Jets.

8mins: Nice play between Williams and Singh for the Nix as the force a corner. First of the match.

6mins: Big chance for the Jets. Brazilain striker Jair in acres of space off a good ball from Vargas but he blasts over from a handy position. Should have forced a save out of Kurto. Poor effort.

5mins: Jets attacking with confidence. Nothing clear cut yet but a couple of dangerous looking balls into the box but handled well by Durante and Taylor.

2mins: Early free-kick for the Nix in a decent spot - 20m out but wide left. Alex Rufer with the set-piece delivery but it's poor and Newcastle clear.

Kick-off: Newcastle get us underway. Gorgeous day in the Capital.

5.02pm: Players and officials set to make their way out onto the park - it's not a great crowd but I've seen worse for a Nix game. Let's see how this plays out, would be great to see the team in playoff contention in a few months time.

4.52pm: Mark Rudan keen to establish a new culture within the club - he speaks a good game and all signs from people close to the camp believe change is on the horizon.

4.40pm: Not too far away from kick-off. Lovely day in Wellington and the crowd is picking up in numbers. Fresh start for the Nix today but crucial they get a positive result.

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Welcome to the opening game of the Wellington Phoenix’s 2018-19 season.

The new look side under Mark Rudan has been written off by football, pundits across the Tasman, but the Sydney FC captain is promising a new attitude and a new culture at the beleaguered club.

The Jets were much improved last season under former Nix boss Ernie Merrick, making it all the way to the Grand Final.

They arrive in Wellington with a few former yellow and blacks in Glen Moss, Lewis Italiano and Matthew Ridenton.

Rudan’s side is very much new-look with five new players in the likely starting lineup.

WELLINGTON PHOENIX

Line-up: Filip Kurto, Armando Sosa Pena, David Williams, Liberato Cacace, Alex Rufer, Luis Fenton, Sarpreet Singh, Thomas Doyle, Roy Krishna, Andrew Durante, Steven Taylor

Bench: Lowry, Nichols, Burns, Burgess, Sail 

NEWCASTLE JETS

Line-up: Glen Moss, Jason Hoffman, Nigel Boogaard, Steven Ugarkovic, Dimitri Petratos, Jair, Ronald Vargas, Daniel Georgievski, Lachlan Jackson, Matthew Ridenton, Nik Topor-Stanley

Bench: Austin, Vujica, Sheppard, Cowburn, Italiano.

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