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Reno Piscopo was clearly unhappy as Ben Waine stepped to take a late spot kick and arguably distracted him. Coach Ufuk Talay was keen to play it down as his side won anyway.
The key midfielder hobbled off in the second half after winning a penalty but says his sore ankle should not rule him out of this weekend's clash against Central Coast.
New Phoenix recruit George Ott has always wanted to become a professional footballer, ever since he attended the same Hamilton school as All Whites star Chris Wood.
Callan Elliot and James McGarry are the frontrunners to start, while Louis Fenton is waiting for the results of scans on a knee injury.
Phillip Rollo18:53, Jul 09 2021 Jason McCawley/Getty Images Midfielder Clayton Lewis is one of six Wellington Phoenix players selected for the Tokyo Olympics. Wellington Phoenix could be forced to field a severely depleted team for their FFA Cup round of 32 game against either Newcastle Jets or Western United due a potential clash with the Tokyo Olympics. Newcastle and Western will meet in a playoff on the weekend of August 7-8 to determine who will face the Phoenix in the next round, but while the exact date of the fixture is yet to be finalised, coach Ufuk Talay said he was already plannin...