Dominant, wasteful Reds too strong for Phoenix in ALW

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Dominant, wasteful Reds too strong for Phoenix in ALW

Gun import Lucia Leon has scored a brace to deliver Adelaide a 3-1 away win over Wellington and keep the Reds in the hunt for the A-League Women premiership.

The Reds dominated throughout at Porirua Park, but were often wasteful in attack and consistently denied by Wellington’s brilliant Portuguese goalkeeper Carolina Vilao.

But a second-half double to Dominican Republic international Leon allowed the Reds to leap to 33 points, seven behind leaders Melbourne City and two behind Melbourne Victory.

Finals aspirants Wellington (20 points) sit four points outside the top six.

Adelaide, despite missing Emily Condon (knock), had a remarkable 31 shots at goal (14 on target) to Wellington’s six (two) and took the lead after just four minutes when defender Ella Tonkin headed home the opener.

From there, Vilao thwarted multiple Adelaide chances while Chelsie Dawber clattered a strike off the crossbar in the 33rd minute.

Wellington hit back in the 41st minute.

Olivia Fergusson pounced on a loose pass, spotted Adelaide goalkeeper Claudia Jenkins off her line and coolly dobbed a wonderful long-range finish to equalise.

Leon restored Adelaide’s lead with a cracking long-range strike in the 56th minute.

Adelaide received a penalty in the 78th minute after Tiana Jaber attempted to clear the ball and instead caught Dawber with a kick to the head.

But Vilao made a big save to deny Fiona Worts, who clattered a header off the bar from the subsequent corner.

Leon made the result a certainty in the 86th minute when Wellington failed to clear a corner and she hacked home her second.

Brisbane Roar host Sydney FC later on Sunday night to wrap up the round.

Wellington host Western Sydney next Sunday while Adelaide take on Central Coast next Saturday.

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