Gallery: Match off, Wollongong turns into a ice rink

Wellington Phoenix’s Liberty A-League match against Adelaide United had to be postponed due to the weather at their venue in Wollongong on Thursday.

The A-League Women clash will now take place behind-closed-doors at 4.05pm AEDT on Friday.

Wellington Phoenix players walk off the field after warming up.
Hail settles on the pitch during a thunderstorm.
Part of a rainbow appears following a thunderstorm.
Hail on the pitch.

Officials pushed back Thursday night’s kick-off by almost two hours to allow hailstorms to pass across the coast.

However, they decided the fixture was too dangerous to be played, even at the delayed 8:05pm AEDT kick-off.

The match joined a long queue of postponed fixtures, mostly due to COVID-19 unavailability, to be rescheduled this season.

  • with AAP.