Wellington’s Sky Stadium is officially a sell-out for Saturday night’s A-League football semi-final between the Phoenix and Melbourne Victory.<\/p>\n
The stadium capacity for the match is 34,500.<\/p>\n
New Zealand-based fans can no longer get tickets, although Melbourne Victory fans can still access a couple of hundred tickets for Australian-based fans.<\/p>\n
The Phoenix are chasing their first-ever grand final berth in the club’s 17-year history, with the semi-final tie level after the first leg in Melbourne was tied 0-0.<\/p>\n
The club’s previous biggest crowd attendance was almost 33,000 set when they hosted a semi-final in 2010.<\/p>\n
Phoenix captain Alex Rufer said playing in front of a capacity crowd meant a lot.<\/p>\n
“We deserve it, Wellington deserves it and it would be awesome for the club,” Rufer said.<\/p>\n
“We’ve really given it everything this year and hopefully we get a good crowd to show us that they support us too.”<\/p>\n
The winner will play either defending champions Central Coast Mariners or Sydney FC in the final.<\/p>\n
The second semi between those two sides in Gosford on Saturday night is also a sell-out.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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