An unofficial Wellington Phoenix page
for the 2007-2008 Season
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| Date | Venue | Opposition | Result | F | A | Scorers | Memories |
| July 14 | away | Central Coast Mariners | lost | 0 | 2 | Scraped together squad, O'Dor red card. | |
| July 22 | home | Sydney | win | 3 | 0 | S. Smeltz (2) , o.g. | First home game, win! No TV or radio coverage! 6000 fans at the Caketin. |
| July 27 | Chch | Queensland Roar | lost | 1 | 2 | S. Old | Christchurch game. |
| Aug 4 | away | Melbourne Victory | win | 2 | 1 | Smeltz, Daniel | Beat last yrs champs, Daniel starring, we even scored their goal - Dodd's shin. |
| Aug 10 | home | Newcastle Jets | lost | 0 | 0 | Lost 4 - 2 on pens, windy. Phoenix the better team. | |
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| Aug 26 | home | Melbourne Victory | drew | 2 | 2 | Daniel, Smeltz | 14000 attended, Daniel hit bar with pen, 2 - 0 down, pulsating last 15 min, Felipe's influence, Brownlie hit post, Smeltz headed over. |
| Aug 31 | away | Central Coast Mariners | lost | 0 | 3 | Poor first half defence again. Aloisi and Felipe hit bar | |
| Sept 9 | home | Newcastle Jets | lost | 0 | 1 | Christie good in defence, much better. Deflected Jets free kick. | |
| Sept 14 | away | Sydney FC | win | 2 | 1 | Felipe, Daniel (pen) | Felipe brilliant goal. Daniel retaking pen and scoring in same place. Dodd's defence. |
| Sept 22 | home | Adelaide Utd | drew | 2 | 2 | Felipe, Smeltz | Felipe outjumping two defenders to head in, Feilpe and Daniel interplay, George debut. |
| Sept 30 | home | Perth Glory | win | 4 | 1 | R. Aloisi, Smeltz, V. Coveney, T. Lockhead | 1st home win, Daniel's superb football and crosses, Cov's finish, Leo Bertos getting 'reminded' he's from Wellntn, Yellow Fever shirts off in the cold and wind. |
| Oct 5 | away | Queensland Roar | lost | 1 | 2 | Smeltz | Daniel suspended, Felipe and O'Dor injured. Johnson's hard work in midfield. |
| Oct 14 | away | Newcastle Jets | lost | 1 | 2 | Old | Old scoring as final whistle blew, Elrich debut, 5 AWs on internatnal duty |
| Oct 21 | home | Central Coast Mariners | lost | 1 | 2 | A. Elrich | Shocking defence, winner gifted late, Elrich wonder strike |
| Oct 28 | away | Adelaide Utd | lost | 1 | 4 | Smeltz | Dodd suspended, No confidence in defence, strong wind, Smeltz early goal |
| Nov 2 | away | Perth Glory | win | 1 | 0 | Daniel | Much better. Moss, Lockhead, Lia and Smeltz all in top form.Daniel calm finish. |
| Nov 11 | away | Queensland Roar | lost | 0 | 3 | Elrich red card for elbow, Roar scored goals late on, Ferrante hit bar | |
| Nov 17 | home | Sydney FC | drew | 1 | 1 | Aloisi | Ten man Sydney injury time penalty, Moss four great saves, Felipe backheel nutmeg |
| Nov 24 | away | Melbourne Victory | drew | 1 | 1 | V. Lia | Muscat sent off for Melb, Lia's outside of foot goal, Rees settling in in defence |
| Nov 30 | home | Adelaide Utd | lost | 1 | 2 | Daniel (pen) | Ref disallowing Daniel goal and denying pens, Adelaide winner with ten men |
| Dec 1 | home | LA Galaxy | lost | 1 | 4 | Aloisi | (friendly) 32000 fans, Beckham's class passing and quick turns, a festival! |
| Dec 7 | home | Perth Glory | win | 3 | 0 | Smeltz (2), Felipe | Perth end with 9 men - Covs brought down twice. Smeltz's header. |
| Dec 14 | home | Queensland Roar | drew | 1 | 1 | Smeltz | Smeltz top of golden boot race, hand ball not given, Dodd's defence, over 100,000 fans so far in Wellington. |
| Dec 30 | away | Newcastle Jets | win | 3 | 2 | Smeltz, M. Ferrante, K. Rees | Smeltz non-stop class, Ferrante finally scoring after threatening all season, Lia's workrate. |
| Jan 4 | home | Sydney FC | lost | 0 | 2 | Moss saving undeserved penalty, 14000 fans roared! Ref giving no breaks to Phoenix, straight red carding captain Aloisi. | |
| Jan 11 | away | Melbourne Victory | lost | 0 | 3 | Poor first half. O'Dor header hit bar, in his last game. | |
| Jan 19 | away | Central Coast Mariners | lost | 0 | 2 | Barbarouses creating chances. Aloisi v Aloisi, both captains. |
Click here for A league points table
Leading Scorers:
| Shane Smeltz | 12 |
| Daniel | 5 |
| Felipe | 3 |
| Ross Aloisi | 3 |
| Steven Old | 2 |
| Michael Ferrante | 1 |
| Kristian Rees | 1 |
| Vince Lia | 1 |
| Ahmad Elrich | 1 |
| Vaughan Coveney | 1 |
| Tony Lockhead | 1 |
| Own Goal | 1 |
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