Football

Krishna gets a brace in Nix win

January 9, 2019 6:22 am

Roy Krishna (R) celebrates after scoring for the Phoenix against the Wanderers. [Source: AFP]

Fijian sensation Roy Krishna scored the winner as Wellington Phoenix equaled its record of going seven matches unbeaten in a A League football season.

This as they beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 with Krishna scoring two goals in the final 10 minutes to earn his side the win, which pushes them into fifth, seven points ahead of seventh-placed Newcastle Jets.

It is the first time the Phoenix has gone seven matches umbeaten since the 2014/15 season when they went on to finish fourth.

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The Nix takes on winless Central Coast Mariners at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night.