Phoenix logoAn unan­tic­i­pat­ed great result in Mel­bourne on Sat­ur­day night has kept the Phoenix in the hunt for ear­ly scalps and, per­haps more impor­tant­ly, giv­en them anoth­er warm-up game to pre­pare for the forth­com­ing A‑League cam­paign.

The late goal from Brazil­ian import Daniel that sur­prised last year’s cham­pi­ons Mel­bourne Vic­to­ry means the Phoenix play the New­cas­tle Jets at the Sta­di­um tomor­row (Fri­day) in a play­off for 5th or 6th place in the Pre-Sea­son Cup. It will be the first time the team have played under lights at the Sta­di­um and they’ll be hop­ing for a turnout that equals or exceeds the 6,000 that cheered them to their first win less than three weeks ago.

Tick­ets are on sale from the Sta­di­um only (from noon at the kiosk on the con­course; all the booths will be live from 6.00pm) and the game kicks off at 7.30pm. Adults pay $10 and kids and stu­dents get in free. Let’s make some noise, peo­ple.