WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Interstat) — Wellington Phoenix defeated Melbourne Victory 2-1 on Saturday as Riley Bidois scored the decisive goal in the 77th minute. Corban Piper opened the scoring for Wellington in the 14th minute, and Charles Nduka leveled for Melbourne in the 24th. Bidois, who played 13 minutes, supplied the late winner. Matthew Sheridan and Nathan Walker each recorded an assist for Wellington, while Piper and Nduka played 90 and 87 minutes, respectively. P. Ziereis and D. Genreau received yellow cards for Melbourne in the 45th and 71st minutes. Wellington’s defense protected the one-goal lead over the final stages after Bidois’s strike. Melbourne pressed for an equalizer but could not find another goal. Melbourne made substitutions in the 62nd, 74th and 87th minutes, including Nduka’s removal after his goal. Wellington also used substitutions in the 28th, 62nd and 77th minutes. Wellington improved to 1-0-0 in the competition and 1-0-0 overall. Melbourne dropped to 0-1-0 in the competition and 1-2-0 overall.