26 Mar 2012

Phoenix beaten by Central Coast

5:41 pm on 26 March 2012

The Wellington Phoenix have been beaten 2-1 by Central Coast in their last A-League regular season football match in the capital.

The Mariners led 1-0 at half time and doubled their lead early in the second half, before Leo Bertos scored late for the Phoenix.

The result means the Mariners claim top spot for the play-offs, while the Phoenix finish 4th.

They will host a play-off match in Wellington on Friday.