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Krishna hailed as A-League player of week

Three Wellington Phoenix players have been named in the A-League's team of the week following a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Melbourne Heart.

Phoenix striker Roy Krishna has been named the A-League's player of the week after Wellington's controversial 2-2 draw with Melbourne Heart on Sunday.

In just his second start, Krishna scored Wellington's first goal after six minutes and featured in their second when he cut a dangerous ball across goal from the by-line for Tyler Boyd.

The Phoenix spent nearly 60 minutes of the match playing with 10 men, defender Ben Sigmund receiving his second yellow card after referee Ben Williams adjudged he brought down Harry Kewell in the area.

Williams also missed Heart defender Patrick Kisnorbo's handball which deflected Boyd's goal-bound strike in the 18th minute.

Two other Phoenix players featured in the A-League team of the week.

Goalkeeper Glen Moss pulled off five superb saves, beaten only by a deflected blast and from the penalty spot, as he came under constant fire from the Heart.

Defender and skipper Andrew Durante was the second, run ragged in playing his 150th A-League match without fellow central defender Sigmund. He made a couple of critical interventions at the back and 10 clearances to help the Phoenix salvage a point.

With only four games left before playoffs, Phoenix sit eighth overall, two places and three points off sixth-placed Adelaide United.


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