Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Central Coast Mariners

Wellington Phoenix needed just two minutes to settle this A-League derby, with Ryan Duran breaking through in the 55th and Cameron Piper doubling the lead moments later in the 57th. That burst was enough to sink Central Coast Mariners 2-0 and hand Wellington Phoenix a perfect start, three points and fourth place in the table. The Mariners, by contrast, drop to seventh with just a point on the board after their opening draw. It continues a familiar pattern between these two sides: Wellington Phoenix have now won their only recent meeting against Central Coast Mariners, extending a head-to-head record the Mariners will want to flip soon. With S. Cosgrove still sitting atop the league's scoring charts on 12 goals, neither Duran nor Piper threatens that mark yet, but both put their names on the scoresheet when it mattered. Two goals in two minutes don't happen often, catch both strikes and see exactly how Wellington Phoenix turned the game in the highlights below.