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| Day | Date | Venue | Opposition | Result | F | A | Scorers | Memories |
| Tues | Aug 6 | away | South Melbourne | loss | 0 | 1 | Australia Cup. Nearly all young players. Marco subbed on with Kosta. | |
| Sun | Oct 20 | home | Western Utd | draw | 1 | 1 | K. Barbarouses | Sunny, only 7500 attendance. Sutton ill, Retre, Rojas, LKH out injured. Starting debuts Nathan Walker, Matt Sheridan, imports Josh Oluwayemi, Hideki Ishige, Kazuki Nagasawa. Jayden Smith got a late run too. Scary playing out from the back. Ishegi freekick headed across by Isaac Hughes and poked past keeper by lively Kosta. WU equalised with 15 to go. |
| Sat | Oct 26 | away | Perth Glory | win | 2 | 0 | S. Wootton, T. Payne | 11.45pm kick off!! Perth smarting from trouncing in last game, on top for first bit, then Nix took control of possession. Ishige free kick headed in by Wootton before half time, Nagasawa looping cross was headed in by Payne after a long untracked run to far post. Payne golf swing celebration, after beating Sail in goal! Rufer hit crossbar with a beautiful curling shot late. Sutton and Payne lively down flanks, Rufer in control. |
| Sat | Nov 2 | home | Auckland FC | loss | 0 | 2 | First ever Kiwi derby. Both sets of fans marching to ground. 26252 att. Rufer played after being ruled out injured. Ishige header from Rufer cross bounced down then over the bar from in front. Oluwayemi late gift cleared to Brimmer who scored, then injury time breakaway goal left home crowd deflated. | |
| Sun | Nov 10 | away | Central Coast Mrn | win | 3 | 0 | H. Ishige, Barbarouses, S. Sutton | Paolo Retre debut. Brilliant freekick by Ishige after handball 25m from goal. Ishige set up Kosta with a terrific pass after beating offside trap. 2 - 0 HT. Soon after HT Sutton made a great run, playing one-twos, got into box and chipped keeper. Phoenix playing some great interchanging football. |
| Sun | Nov 24 | away | Melbourne Victory | win | 1 | 0 | Barbarouses | Unite round. Hot in Sydney. Without fullbacks Payne and Sutton. Defended well first half, Sheridan cleared one off the line, Retre shot just wide. More chances second half. Marco Rojas subbed on, fed the outstanding Kosta who scored with left foot strike late in the game. Oluwayemi fine save from Fornaroli free kick to earn the win. Nix fans in great numbers over there. |
| Sat | Dec 7 | away | Auckland FC | loss | 1 | 2 | Barbarouses | Sold out derby in Auckland, big contingent of Nix fans. Hughes headed into own net after Sakai cross in first half. Pijnaker header at far post. Sheridan couldn't stick a great chance in the net from close range. Great pass from Rufer put Kosta through and scored left foot strike, Auckland's first goal conceeded. Exciting finale. |
| Sat | Dec 14 | home | Macarthur FC | loss | 1 | 2 | Barbarouses | Marco Rojas first start. Early pen after Hughes handball. Nix pressure late in half. Payne shot well saved. Great interplay Marco and Kosta, Kosta strike. HT 1 - 1. Kurto great save from Kosta after Sutton cross. Subs made little impact. Macarthur neat one-two goal after 75min to win. |
| Sun | Dec 22 | away | Western Sydney | loss | 1 | 4 | Ishige | Rojas out twisted ankle. Corban Piper starting debut. Hughes slip leads to a 1st minute goal. His third calamity in the last 3 games. Piper dispossessed, 0 - 2 down in ten min. Retre and Sutton subbed off HT. Good run from Payne, cross headed goalward by Nagasawa, then bicycle kicked in by Ishige! Piper twice headed over from freekicks and had shot saved. WSW struck back. Walker and debutant Brooke-Smith tried hard. |
| Sat | Dec 28 | home | Newcastle Jets | win | 2 | 1 | Barbarouses, P. Retre | Young Luke Brooke-Smith starting debut. Payne passes fitness test. After 2 min, defender gifts ball to Kosta who lobs the back-racing keeper from the cente circle. Jets dominate rest of first half. 1 - 0 HT. Piper replaces B-Smith. Nix play better, A Nix corner is headed away but Retre controlled it just outside the box and smashed it home. Jets press and eventually get a goal but Nix hang on. Oluwayemi good saves in goal. |
| Fri | Jan 3 | away | Melbourne City | loss | 0 | 2 | Rufer ill glandular fever. Defending five at back. Conceeded early. Sat back, played across our goal. One shot at goal all game, Brooke-Smith after a good run. Disappointing display. | |
| Sat | Jan 11 | home | Adelaide Utd | loss | 1 | 2 | C. Piper | Rufer ill, Payne, Rojas & Colakovski injured, Sutton went off at half time. Inexperienced lineup. Sheridan scored own goal after seven min. HT 0 - 1. Second half more attacking drive. Corban Piper, playing right half, won corner, then headed in the Ishige corner. With 15 to go Oluwayemi dropped a catch after colliding with Wootton and it was bundled in. Two costly muck ups. |
| Wed | Jan 15 | home | Sydney FC | draw | 0 | 0 | Oluwayemi dropped, Alby Kelly-Heald keeper. Did well. Both twins started. Sutton injured blocking a shot. Sydney awarded pen but VAR intervened and ref ruled Hughes got the ball. Nix didn't create much. Farewell to Bally at half time, he also joined the YF in the stands. | |
| Mon | Jan 20 | away | Macarthur FC | win | 2 | 1 | K. Nagasawa, Barbarouses (pen) | Supyk starting debut. Under the pump at times. AKH in goal again. Couldn't keep out their goal, but made a lot of saves. HT 0 - 1. Conchie came on for Supyk and helped solidify the midfield. Lovely move Retre - Kosta - Ishige backheel - Nagasawa goal. Belief! Kosta chased down a long pass, fouled by keeper Kurto. Took the pen, his 100th A League goal! Held out resolutely. Hughes strong at the back. |
| Sat | Jan 25 | home | Central Coast Mrn | draw | 0 | 0 | 14000 in Christchurch. Pretty defensive arm wrestle. Nagasawa twice went down after contact in the box, but refs decided against penalties. Good defensive work from Sheridan, one possible goal saving tackle. Piper strong. Rufer still sick, Payne and Rojas still injured. | |
| Thurs | Feb 6 | home | Brisbane Rr | draw | 1 | 1 | I. Hughes | 9000 att on Waitangi Day. Roar started well. Nix goal ruled out. Great cross from Piper, excellent finish Ishige but VAR said marginally offside. Late in half Ishige looked to have won a penalty but ref said not enough contact. 0 - 0 HT. Ishige corner headed in by Isaac Hughes. Payne, subbed on after being out for ages. Roar subs did well, good pass found Hore in box, he turned and scored. Roar also hit the post. |
| Fri | Feb 14 | away | Melbourne Victory | loss | 0 | 1 | Good battling first half. Piper a couple of long throws into the box. Victory scored from a break, good cross and header. Rufer finally subbed on after weeks out ill. Made an impact. Good Payne cross saw Kosta's shot saved. Sutts got a yellow and sadly suspended for next game. | |
| Sat | Feb 22 | away | Auckland FC | loss | 1 | 6 | L. Brooke-Smith | Youngest Nix scorer Luke Brooke-Smith the only highlight. |
| Fri | Feb 28 | home | Melbourne City | loss | 0 | 1 | Piper header brilliantly saved by keeper to deny a draw. | |
| Sat | Mar 8 | away | Western Utd | loss | 1 | 4 | N. Walker | Early concession from a corner, 0 - 2 HT. Subs lifted performance after going 0 - 3 down, then 4. A long ball from Payne put Nathan Walker through and he finished well for consolation goal |
| Sun | Mar 16 | away | Sydney FC | draw | 1 | 1 | Barbarouses | 33 degrees & no drink breaks! Rojas and AKH injured. Oluwayemi back in goal. Sydney score early. Nix start to press and put some moves together late in half. Chico puts Kosta into box, he rounds keeper and scores. HT 1 - 1. Gutsy second half. Oluwayemi two excellent saves. We had some good breaks too. Rufer back to best form but yellow card means suspended next game. |
| Sat | Mar 29 | home | Western Sydney | draw | 2 | 2 | Piper, F. Geraldes | Rufer suspended, Wootton, Hughes and Retre out injured, Payne captain. 20 min Ishige corner headed in strongly at back post by Piper. Late in half ex-Nix Kraev scores from a good move. HT 1 - 1. Plenty of attacking both teams. 70 min Payne (centreback) finds Kosta, pass to 'Chico' who took ball into box and nice finish. Shirts off first time for ages, but 89 min equaliser. Piper almost got on the end of a late cross. Lowest ever home crowd around 3600. |
| Sun | Apr 6 | away | Newcastle Jets | win | 2 | 1 | Barbarouses, Nagasawa | News that Rojas has been released, then Geraldes out injured for rest of season! Other injured players back. Early scare, then the Nix really started to play. Pinball chances. Nagasawa won header put Kosta through and he finished in style. Payne one-two with Kosta, strong run then perfect pass for Nagasawa to poke home. HT 2 - 0. Second half Jets put pressure on. Oluwayemi pushed when taking ball at corner and dropped it in own net. We under the hammer. Sheridan copped shot in the head, then blocked a shot with his groin. Almost conceeded penalty... Hung on! |
| Sat | Apr 12 | home | Melbourne Victory | loss | 2 | 3 | Piper, Retre | Victory early goal, Nix bounced back, good Sutton run and cross buried in net by Piper. Lots of good saves from Oluwayemi. Late goal from corner to Victory HT 1 - 2. Five min in and Victory striker runs about 60m, without being challenged by several retreating defenders, to score. Fifteen to go, Payne charges forward, good cut back for Retre to score lovely goal from 20m, but injuring hamstring doing it! |
| Fri | Apr 18 | away | Adelaide Utd | loss | 2 | 3 | Barbarouses, Hughes | Poor start, conceeded two goal in fifteen minutes. Got back into game with Ishege brilliant pass to put Kosta through and he finished really well. free kick from Sutton to far post headed across by Wootton and Hughes brave header to score. Nix controlled a lot of second half. Hughes brave header off line when keeper beaten. Adelaide late raid not cleared, hard cross turned in for winner in 88 min. |
| Sat | Apr 26 | away | Brisbane Rr | |||||
| Fri | May 2 | home | Perth Glory |
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Scorers:
| Kosta Barbarouses | 10 |
| Corban Piper | 3 |
| Hideki Ishige | 2 |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 2 |
| Paolo Retre | 2 |
| Isaac Hughes | 2 |
| Scott Wootton | 1 |
| Tim Payne | 1 |
| Sam Sutton | 1 |
| Nathan Walker | 1 |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 1 |
| Francisco 'Chico' Geraldes | 1 |
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| Day | Date | Venue | Opposition | Result | F | A | Scorers | Memories |
| Fri | Nov 1 | away | Western Utd | loss | 2 | 4 | O. Goal, E. Main | Mebae Tanaka forced early own goal. Conceded 4 goals in quick time. Emma Main scored penalty. |
| Sun | Nov 10 | home | Canberra United | loss | 0 | 1 | Canberra scored good goal early on. Phoenix dominated , esp second half. Alyssa Whinham hit post and missed another couple of chances. Grace Jale header brilliantly saved. Keeper Vilao subbed injured for Danielli. Zoe McMeeken great work down right flank. Annalea Longo's dog made an appearance and needed catching! | |
| Sun | Nov 17 | away | Newcastle Jets | loss | 0 | 1 | Very hot, under pressure first half, Vilao good saves in goal. Midfield a bit stronger in second half. Jets scored a great long range goal. Main finished a move but Olivia Fergusson offside in build up. Fergusson header wide. Physical game. | |
| Fri | Nov 22 | away | Adelaide Utd | win | 1 | 0 | M. McCutcheon | Unite round, in Sydney. Jale and Main benched, Longo out injured, Barry captain. Olivia Ingham start. Little Corner of Yellow the only crowd visible. Nix dominant, nice football. Chances to Whinham, Fergusson, McCutcheon, Wall. In added time Barry fouled. Tanaka freekick, Fergusson shot headed in by Maya McCutcheon. 1 - 0 HT. Defended strongly in second half. Main through but keeper made good save. Tiana Jaber and Lara Wall impressive in defence. McCutcheon strong in midfield. Tanaka nice crosses. |
| Sun | Dec 8 | home | Brisbane Roar | win | 2 | 1 | A. Longo (2) | Very strong wind behind Nix first half. Longo robbed defence at a short goal kick, Fergusson pass, Longo finish. Roar attacker ran 40m before beating Vilao at near post. 1 - 1 HT. Alivia Kelly debut on in centre defence at HT. Roar pressing with wind. 68 min Longo good dribbling run, shot somehow got through the keeper. Whinham's shin pads falling out several times. |
| Fri | Dec 13 | away | Melb Victory | draw | 1 | 1 | M. Elliott | Carolina Vilao made some good saves as Nix defended well. Whinham good chance hit straight to keeper. HT 0 - 0. Wall gave away pen. Sub Main couldn't finish after good Jale run and Tanaka shot. Another Tanaka shot hit Main! 90 min McCutcheon pass, Main cross and bullet header at far post by Manaia Elliott to grab draw. Jaber strong in defence. |
| Sat | Dec 21 | home | Sydney FC | win | 2 | 0 | G. Jale, Z. McMeeken | Lacklustre first half, dangerous errors by Mac Barry not capitalised on. Half time 0 - 0 long break for lightning storm. Whinham subbed on. Pass to Jale who struck from distance, bounce foiled the keeper. Late on, Zoe pass for Whinham set up corner, Zoe shot turned behind, Longo corner headed in strongly by Zoe for her first goal. A min later Princess Ibini header hit post. Good result in a 50:50 game. |
| Sat | Dec 28 | away | Melb City | loss | 1 | 2 | O. Fergusson | Deserved better. City keeper passed straight to Jale, shot saved but Fergusson tapped in. Led 1 - 0 HT. Unlucky own goal header from Kelly, then City scored again. Nix pounded on the door. Main shot just tipped over the bar. Jaber strong in defence, got booked for showing the ref how she thought Speckmaijer had dived! |
| Sat | Jan 4 | home | Perth Glory | win | 2 | 0 | Jale, Fergusson | Nix dominating. 0 - 0 HT. Jale strong shot from 25m in second half. Wall cross very well headed in by Olivia Fergusson. Vilao good late save and follow up hit the bar, keeping Perth scoreless. |
| Thurs | Jan 9 | away | Western Syd | win | 3 | 0 | A. Whinham, A. Kelly, Main | Dominant showing. Longo hit bar with first corner. Fergusson header hit the post. Fergusson flattened by WSW keeper who got red carded for it. 0 - 0 HT. 7 sec into 2nd half Whinham lovely turn then lobbed the keeper from 30m, prompting a joyous celebration. McCutcheon shot from range saves, but Alivia Kelly follwed up and blasted in the rebound. A Jale ball put Main through and she slotted it well past the keeper. |
| Sun | Jan 12 | away | Adelaide Utd | loss | 1 | 2 | O. Goal | Very hot. Adelaide scored twice late in half. Once keeper Vilao misjudged a cross, the other Barry robbed of the ball and attacker raced away to finish. 0 - 2 HT. Good second half. Whinham subbed on, and an Adelaide defender headed in her cross for a goal. Jale doing well. Couldn't take our chances though. |
| Sun | Jan 19 | home | Newcastle Jets | win | 3 | 2 | Elliott (2), Longo | Alyssa Whinham's 50th Nix game, captain for the day. Newcastle early goal, then a breakaway goal. Nix chances. Very close: McCutcheon strike saved onto bar, Tanaka header cleared off the line. HT 0 - 2. Longo dribble and cross, sub Manaia Elliott a deft header from close range. Emma Main pull back, Elliott shot saved, Longo tap in. Injury time corner, Elliott curled it in over the well-performed Jets keeper for a dramatic winner. |
| Sun | Jan 26 | away | Central Coast M | loss | 0 | 1 | Late first half chances to Jale and Fergusson not converted. HT 0 - 0. CCM took the lead when a long shot curled in. Nix pressed but the links up front didn't connect very well. | |
| Sun | Feb 2 | away | Brisbane Rr | loss | 0 | 1 | Dominated much of the game, good passing, lots of shots and corners, but no end product. Roar scored from their first corner, our keeper thought she was fouled. Amelia Abbot subbed on for debut. | |
| Sat | Feb 8 | home | Melb Victory | draw | 1 | 1 | McCutcheon | Great start. McCutcheon ran near post and a delightful header from a Longo corner after 2 min. Vilao made a terrific save with leg from a deflection soon after. Nix playing well, nice linking moves, especially Longo, Whinham and Wall. HT 1 - 0. On the hour Melb subs have immediate impact. Jaber clears the ball straight across to attacker who scores. Ella Jerez gets debut, subbed on. Nix had the better of the game. |
| Sun | Feb 16 | away | Perth Glory | loss | 1 | 2 | Fergusson | Played well, some good football in first half. Longo great pass put Fergusson through but she muffed it. Vilao clearance claimed by Perth, one two goal. Longo repeat pass, this time Fergusson buried it. Perth keeper passed it to Fergusson but she couldn't score. Elliott hit the bar. HT 1 - 1. Tiana Jaber own goal trying to defend a cross heading for ex-Nix Kelli Brown. Zoe McMeeken got 20 min in her 50th appearance. Longo in fine form. |
| Sun | Mar 2 | home | Adelaide Utd | loss | 1 | 3 | Fergusson | Conceeded early from corner. Fergusson intercepted a pass and chipped the keeper with a great finish. HT 1 - 1. Vilao was chipped from distance. Pulled off a brilliant save from a penalty. Adelaide late goal to seal it. |
| Sun | Mar 9 | home | Western Syd | win | 2 | 1 | M. Tanaka, Fergusson | Barry injured. Went behind after muck up between Kelly and Vilao. Created chances as half went on. Fergusson should have scored. HT 0 - 1. Pushed after break but took sub Mebae Tanaka coming on to score, smashing home a clearance from a corner. Sub McMeeken then assisted Fergusson who made a great finish from close range. |
| Sat | Mar 15 | away | Sydney FC | loss | 1 | 2 | Elliott | Hot conditions. Dominated possession, had some good shots. Undone by a late first half goal, Jaber slipped while defending. HT 0 - 1. Nix pressing. Elliott shot tipped onto bar by outstanding keeper. Longo chip just wide. 75 min Longo run, pass, Manaia Elliott calm finish. Alivia Kelly strong in defence (Barry still injured). Jaber late second yellow. Pushed but Sydney scored in 8th min added time. |
| Sat | Mar 22 | home | Central Coast M | loss | 0 | 2 | Typical. Dominated without creating good scoring chances. A debatable penalty gave Mariners a HT lead. Quite a few corners. Frustrating. | |
| Sun | Mar 30 | home | Melb City | loss | 0 | 1 | A well taken City goal in first half capitalised on defenders giving McNamara too much room in front of goal.. Nix huffed and puffed and had one goalmouth scramble that looked like it had to yield a goal, but no. Longo, as ever, a star performer. Jaber back from suspension got into a pushing match with Speckmaier, who made the most of it. Both carded. Vilao saved a dubious penalty to keep her team in it. | |
| Sun | Apr 13 | away | Canberra United | loss | 0 | 1 | Midway thru first half Nix fail to clear a corner, tucked in. Canberra missed tap in before halftime. HT 0 - 1. Fergusson shots well saved by Canb keeper. Plenty of possession but unable to get a cutting edge. | |
| Sun | Apr 20 | home | Western Utd | draw | 1 | 1 | Main | Paul Temple's last game as coach. Annalie Longo announced retirement from pro football at end of game. Legend. Best player. Raining. Western scored header from a corner. Nix attacked lots, Jale missed good chance, WU defender handballed on line but ref deemed keeper had been fouled. Manaia Elliott overlapped down right, cross, Main slid in and volleyed from on the ground to score. |
Scorers:
| Olivia Fergusson | 5 |
| Manaia Elliott | 4 |
| Annalie Longo | 3 |
| Emma Main | 3 |
| Maya McCutcheon | 2 |
| Grace Jale | 2 |
| Own Goal | 2 |
| Alivia Kelly | 1 |
| Alyssa Whinham | 1 |
| Zoe McMeeken | 1 |
| Mebae Tanaka | 1 |
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