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Wellington Phoenix 3 Melbourne City 2: Krishna's last-gasp hat-trick boosts top-four hopes

Roy Krishna completed a hat-trick in dramatic circumstances as Wellington Phoenix boosted their top-four hopes with a last-gasp 3-2 win over Melbourne City in the A-League on Sunday.

The in-form striker, who now tops the league's scoring charts with 18, had twice seen goals cancelled out by Riley McGree at Westpac Stadium.

But Krishna delighted the home fans in the fourth minute of injury time when he poked home from a scramble at a corner, taking him to 50 career A-League goals in the process.

City had been frustrated by a series of fine saves from home goalkeeper Filip Kurto and, ahead of the last round of the regular season, Wellington can now overhaul Adelaide United in fourth and seal a home semi in the Final Series.