After Ghanaian Jeff Sarpong and Muscat fashioned some nice chances at the other end, it was Muscat who reprieved the hosts with his own goal clanger shortly before the interval.
Before then, the Nix were progressively winning the midfield battle but any hope of a Wellington revival was dashed when Albert Riera exited just before the hour-mark with his second yellow card.
The Reds lapped up their advantage with two goals in as many minutes to Craig Goodwin and Michael Marrone providing the bonus Christmas pudding.
WHAT THEY SAID
“I stopped counting after about 100, so it’s very good to get the first goal. To be fair I didn’t even have time to think about it. It sort of just hit me and I didn’t know what to do. It’s a good feeling.” – Adelaide’s Michael Marrone
GOALS
1-0 (Muscat 42' og) - By the left touchline Craig Goodwin pushed a low cross that was intended for Bruce Djite, but was deflected by Muscat. Unfortunately the veteran defender made a hash of his attempted clearance and miscued the ball high into his own net.
2-0 (Goodwin 73') - Goodwin cut inside and fired a low one from 20 metres which Glen Moss really made a mess of and didn't get down quickly enough for.
3-0 (Marrone 75') - Running into the box, Goodwin's ferocious strike slammed the post and rebounded to Pablo Sanchez, who also smashed the timber with his shot. But Marrone was in the right place at the right time to retrieve the crumbs and send home his first goal in his 131st A-League appearance.
Adelaide United: Galekovic (c), Marrone, McGowan, Isaias (Mells 83'), Cirio (Dugandzic 79'), Carrusca, Djite (Sanchez 67'), Goodwin, Jeggo, Elrich, Elsey
Wellington Phoenix: Moss, Muscat, Bonevacia, Danaskos, Sarpong (Appiah-Kubi 67'), Rodriguez (Ridenton 74'), McGlinchey (Powell 78'), Riera, Lia, Krishna, Durante (c)
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