The defeat means the Phoenix are now six points adrift at the bottom of the table, with just one point from eight matches, but Lawrence felt the team "dominated" after the two red cards. "New Zealand is where we want to be and where we want to be based and travel is part of it." "There's some fatigue amongst the girls there's a little bit of jet lag, but that's not really an excuse that we're willing to hide behind. "We knew that the travel was going to be tough, we knew that the heat was going to be tough and we prepared as much as we could for it. Lawrence refused to blame the longest road trip in a professional women's football league for the result. "We need to stop making these mistakes that are leading to these goals and start taking our chances as well." "We got punished for two mistakes which…we've got to hold ourselves accountable for," Phoenix head coach Natalie Lawrence said. The Phoenix have been beaten 2-0 by the Perth Glory after conceding two goals in the opening quarter of an hour.īoth teams had to play the majority of the match with 10 players after Nix forward Emma Rolston and Glory midfielder Ella Mastrantonio were shown straight red cards for a heated clash in the 34th minute.ĭespite their best efforts when it was 10 on 10, Wellington were unable to unlock the Perth defence and find a way back into the match. Dejected Phoenix players Photo: photosport
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