Team Wellington are targeting further history after advancing to a third straight OFC Champions League football final. <\/p>\n
The New Zealand domestic champions thrashed nine-man AS Magenta from New Caledonia 7-1 in their semi final second leg clash on Sunday to advance to the regional decider 9-3 on aggregate. <\/p>\n
They'll face six-time defending Oceania champions Auckland City, who beat Tahiti's AS Tefana 4-0 over two legs. <\/p>\n
Team Wellington and Auckland City will clash again in the OFC Champions League final. Photo: PHOTOSPORT <\/p>\n
After beating Auckland in the New Zealand domestic final earlier this month, captain Bill Robertson hoped it would be third time lucky in Oceania. <\/p>\n
\"That's our goal is to go and win the full competition,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"Auckland are a very good side and it becomes a little bit more difficult over two legs but we've shown in the grand final of the domestic competition that we're capable and we're certainly going there to win the game.\" <\/p>\n
Team Wellington's semi final victory was sealed in their first home OFC Champions League match at Dave Farrington Park. <\/p>\n
The Miramar-based club have finished runners-up in each of their two previous Champions League campaigns but played the group stages in Fiji and the grand finals in Suva and Auckland. <\/p>\n
Wellington was originally scheduled to host part of the group phase before it was moved to Auckland to cut costs. <\/p>\n
Team Wellington captain Bill Robertson. Photo: PHOTOSPORT <\/p>\n
Bill Robertson said it was great for the club and their fans to finally experience hosting an Oceania match. <\/p>\n
\"You usually think of the O-League as playing in the islands and playing in the heat, in the conditions, but obviously to bring it here to Wellington on a wet and windy day it's good for us,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"We like playing here, we've got a good record here so it was good to get a game at home.\" <\/p>\n
\"It's great for the local people here to come and watch us,\" he's said. <\/p>\n
\"We've made some strides the last few years as a club. We want to be at the top end of the domestic competition and also in the Champions League so to bring it here to Dave Farrington Park it's fantastic.\" <\/p>\n
Auckland City will host the first leg of the grand final at Kiwitea Street in two weeks time before the return leg in Wellington a week later. <\/p>\n
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