13 May 2022

Do or die for Wellington Phoenix in A-League playoffs

From Morning Report, 8:35 am on 13 May 2022

The Wellington Phoenix have overcome the odds to be in the final six of the A-League football competition.

They face Western United in an elimination final in Melbourne on Saturday night.

Win and they will be back in Wellington on Wednesday for a semi-final - but if they lose, another tough season spent almost entirely in Australia is over.

One player who has ridden the wave of ups and downs this season is injury-plagued midfielder Clayton Lewis.

The 25-year-old says he's ready to play 90 minutes on Saturday and he knows what the plan is.