Western were extremely lucky to avoid an early red card when Jerry Skotadis collected Ball with a coat hanger from behind midway through the first half. GETTY IMAGES Callum McCowatt is congratulated by team-mate Cameron Devlin after scoring his first A-League goal. The goal was McCowatt's first in the A-League and his first for the Phoenix since their FFA Cup loss to Brisbane Strikers. The win over Western extends Phoenix's unbeaten streak to seven games and moves them back up to sixth place on the A-League ladder. Wellington Phoenix 3 (David Ball 41', Callum McCowatt 55', Ulises Davila 80') Western United 1 (Alessandro Diamanti pen-89')HT: 1-0

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