Goals from Louis Fenton and Alex Rufer have carried New Zealand A to a 2-1 win over the Wellington Phoenix in New Plymouth today.
After NZ A keeper Oliver Sail had pulled off a series of saves early in the match on Sunday, Fenton opened the scoring in the 33rdminute from a Joel Stevens cross.
Stevens was also provider for the second in the 58th minute, cutting a ball back for Rufer to produce a left-foot drive from the edge of the box.
Roy Krishna pulled a goal back for the Phoenix 15 minutes later, scoring after his initial attempt was blocked.
With two minutes of normal time to go, Michael McGlinchey came close to an equaliser, cracking a shot against the crossbar.
The Phoenix were using the match as part of their build-up for the new A-League season and an opening-round home match against the Newcastle Jets on October 11.
