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Wellington Phoenix refuse to dwell on derby losing streak heading into Auckland FC clash

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 2:37pm
Carlo Armiento of the Phoenix dribbles the ball during the round 17 A-League Men match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix at CommBank Stadium, on February 13, 2026, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)
Carlo Armiento of the Phoenix dribbles the ball during the round 17 A-League Men match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix at CommBank Stadium, on February 13, 2026, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)

Wellington Phoenix refuse to dwell on derby losing streak heading into Auckland FC clash

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 21 Feb 2026, 2:37pm

The Wellington Phoenix are looking to flip the script on Auckland FC. 

Tonight is the sixth derby between the two New Zealand teams, but the ‘Nix are yet to pick up a win over their rivals. 

Wellington Phoenix winger Carlo Armiento told Piney they can’t hide from the score, but they just have to put it behind them, go out, and win the game. 

He says the more you dwell on it, the more you start to feel that you’ll lose the game, so they just need to treat it as another game of football. 

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