News | Soccer
7 Jan 2026 8:18
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar

    Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar


    Striker Ifeanyi Eze slotted his fifth of the season in the sixth minute, before winger Carlo Armiento was sent off prior to halftime.

    Despite a second-half with ten-men, Kazuki Nagasawa and Paulo Retre scored counter-attack goals to wrap up all three points.

    Italiano says they showed the neccessary defensive grit while under the pump.



    The result, a first clean sheet of the season, pushes the Nix into eighth.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Soccer News
     07 Jan: Chelsea have appointed Liam Rosenior as their new football manager on a five-and-a-half year contract
     06 Jan: Another manager bites the dust in football's Premier League
     05 Jan: Table-topping Auckland FC's eager to overcome frustrations at last week's A-League defeat to ten-man Newcastle at home
     05 Jan: A moment to cling on to for Chelsea fans after a tumultuous week in football's Premier League
     05 Jan: Late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League
     04 Jan: The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute
     04 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    It's au revoir for AJ Lam after the upcoming Super Rugby season More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Australian video game retailer EB Games is proposing to shut all its New Zealand branches More...



     Today's News

    Environment:
    Conservationists are expecting a lot of breeding action from threatened kakapo, over the next month 8:07

    Law and Order:
    Residents of Venezuelan capital Caracas are avoiding the streets - as armed police patrol the city 7:57

    International:
    Venezuelans celebrate a future reclaimed — but insiders say the power struggle is just getting started 7:57

    Entertainment:
    Oprah Winfrey feels "more alive and more vibrant" since she started using GLP-1 7:53

    Soccer:
    Chelsea have appointed Liam Rosenior as their new football manager on a five-and-a-half year contract 7:47

    Tennis:
    Disappointment for Kiwi doubles specialist Erin Routliffe at her home WTA Tour event 7:47

    International:
    Today in History, January 7: Guy Menzies walks away from upturned plane after becoming first to fly solo over Tasman 7:37

    Politics:
    The Greens say they're not worried about poll results - ahead of this year's election 7:27

    Entertainment:
    Jessie J has found 2025 to be "heavy and hard in many ways" 7:23

    Law and Order:
    A West Auckland dairy owner targeted by robbers says his son froze as an axe-wielding teen demanded cash 7:17


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd