Week 2 of the A-League finals series has finished, knocking one team out and sending another through to the Grand Final. In Wellington, the Phoenix broke the hearts of the Newcastle Jets who scored first in their knockout semi-final but were overhauled and eventually lost 3-1.

A record crowd turned out to see Ricki Herbert's men progress to the next stage of the finals series whilst Matt Thompson's Jets' career ended in disappointment.

Following that match, the Melbourne Victory booked a spot in their third Grand Final in four seasons when they scored a late goal through Archie Thompson to record a 2-2 draw with Sydney FC but their first leg home win in Melbourne allowed them to set up a home final where they will play the winner of next week's Preliminary Final between the Sky Blues and the Phoenix.

Wellington Phoenix: 3 (Tim Brown 33', Paul Ifill 106+', Eugene Dadi 125') Newcastle Jets: 1 (Matt Thompson 20') Date: Sunday, 7 March 2010 Venue: Westpac Stadium, Wellington Crowd: 32,792 Yellow cards:WP - Andrew Durante 99', Manny Muscat 122' NJ - Adam D'Apuzzo 34', Jobe Wheelhouse 46+', Ali Abbas 88'

Sydney FC: 2 (Karol Kisel 35' (pen), Mark Bridge 53') Melbourne Victory: 2 (Robbie Kruse 15', Archie Thompson 114') Datet: Sunday, 7 March 2010 Venue:Sydney Football Stadium, SydneyCrowd: 23,818 Yellow cards:Syd - Karol KISEL 20', Hayden FOXE 120' MV - Robbie KRUSE 60', Surat SUKHA 64'