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Australian A-League

Mar 16, 2014 at 5am UK

Melbourne City Melbourne City
2-2
Wellington Wellington Phoenix

Germano (29'), Williams (62' pen.)

FT(HT: 1-1)

Krishna (6'), Boyd (56')
Sigmund (33')

Match Report

Football

Melbourne Heart held by 10-man Wellington Phoenix

By Robert Summerscales, Reporter | 16 March 2014

A second-half penalty from David Williams sees Melbourne Heart come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with 10-man Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park in the A-League.

A second-half penalty from David Williams saw Melbourne Heart come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with 10-man Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park in the A-League on Sunday.

Melbourne Heart's David Williams celebrates after scoring his team's third goal against Wellington Phoenix during the A-League match on March 16, 2014 © Getty Images

Williams levelled the game from the spot on 62 minutes following a soft Manny Muscat foul on Harry Kewell.

The result leaves both sides facing a real struggle to qualify for the A-League's end-of-season playoffs.

Roy Krishna gave Wellington an early lead, but Heart grabbed their first equaliser of the night just before the half-hour mark when Mate Dugandzic's driven shot found the net via a significant deflection off teammate Jonatan Germano.

Wellington defender Ben Sigmund was then sent off moments later for picking up two yellow cards in three minutes.

Despite their numerical disadvantage, the visitors regained their lead thanks to a Tyler Boyd strike shortly after half time.

Williams's penalty-kick equaliser proved to be the final goal of the night, but both sides had late chances to win the game.

Wellington goalkeeper Glen Moss produced a good point-blank stop to deny Williams at one end, before Michael Boxall headed wide at the other deep in stoppage time.