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The Mariners clinched the hard-fought win at Westpac Stadium thanks to Daniel McBreen's 69th minute goal.

The venue was the same one for which the Mariners secured last season's Premier's Plate with a 2-0 win and Arnold said his side enjoyed the challenge of the trip to the New Zealand trip.

“It is a great result for us. I am very happy with the gritty performance. You can’t always play like you did last week, and that is what is so good about our side,” he said.

“In tough, windy conditions that made it hard to play, we got our defensive structure spot on and managed to find a way to win the game.”

“We crafted three or four more chances to score however unlike last week we didn’t take those chances.”

"We love coming to Wellington."

Arnold also praised match winner McBreen not only for his hot run of scoring form, but his work rate for the team.

“Macca is having a great run of form scoring goals but also a great run of form in the way he’s playing,” Arnold said.

“He’s bringing others into play and doing a lot of work that goes unnoticed. I am very, very happy with the way he’s performing at the moment.”

Central Coast Mariners play their next match away to Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

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