By RNZ
Kosta Barbarouses scored his 100th A-League goal as an under-strength Wellington Phoenix scored their first win of the year, beating Macarthur FC 2-1 at Campbelltown in Sydney.
At the other end of the spectrum, their other goal on Monday night was Kazuki Nagasawa’s first in the A-League after he capitalised on a nifty flick from Hideki Ishige.
The much-needed win keeps the Phoenix in touch with the top six on the ladder, the crucial playoff positions. They are in ninth place with 17 points, just four adrift of sixth-placed Macarthur.
Macarthur led 1-0 at halftime before Nagasawa levelled things up in the 65th minute, and Barbarouses scored the vital goal from the penalty spot six minutes later.