The Wellington Phoenix 4-2 loss to Melbourne in round two of Australian football's A-League leaves them at the bottom of the ladder without a win.
Just over 6000 fans saw the home side start well on a wet night only to see a low shot slip under keeper Glen Moss in the 16th minute.
Shane Smeltz got the Phoenix back on level terms in the 29th minute when he headed home a precision Tony Lochhead cross.
But the Victory scored just before and just after half-time and after that the Phoenix were always
playing catch-up.
Smeltz gave the Phoenix a sniff with a penalty in the 64th minute but the Victory skipper Kevin Muscat nailing his side's fourth goal from the spot only a minute later.
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