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Corica’s men will be disappointed with the result and will no doubt be aiming to bounce MATCH back against the Red & Black. Of major concern is Sydney’s normally resolute defence which opened very easily PREVIEW against Wellington and will need to tighten up against the likes of Alex Baumjohann, t's Derby Day, one of the most important and the new generation of days in the Hyundai A-League calendar. Wanderers that have been firing including IIt's the day where two of the fiercest , , cross-city rivals come together to battle it and Jordan O’Doherty. out on the turf of ANZ Stadium. If past Derbies are anything to go by, get If this match was played a few weeks ago, ready for one massive night. you would tip a Sky Blues win. But on current form the Wanderers might just go into this Derby as slight favourites, how the tables (Left to right) Tarek Elrich leads have quickly turned. the line at training; Markus Babbel Markus Babbel’s men have picked up their looks over the session second win of the season, as well as their second clean sheet, on Friday night in their 2-0 win over the Mariners to sit outside the top six on goal difference only. The return of central defender Patrick Ziegler was hugely significant with the German adding some composure and steel to Western Sydney’s defence. Ziegler made a massive 17 clearances during the Wanderers win over the Mariners, shattering a 20-month record on his Hyundai A-League debut. While the Sky Blues have recent history on their side – they’ve just lost one of the last 14 Derbies in the Hyundai A-League – they were very underwhelming in their upset 3-1 loss to the Phoenix on Saturday. GO TO THREE MORE BECOME A WANDERER AND GO TO THREE MATCHES OF YOUR CHOICE AT THIS SEASON FOR ONLY $60 YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE A MEMBER KIT AND ALL THE OTHER EXCLUSIVE MEMBER BENEFITS ADULT JUNIOR* FAMILY* $60 $30 $155 * TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A JUNIOR TICKET YOU MUST BE UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE. A FAMILY PASS CONSISTS OF TWO ADULTS AND TWO JUNIORS. JOIN ONLINE TODAY VISIT WANDERLAND.COM.AU DAY ON THIS WANDERLAND.COM.AU/WESTERNSYDNEYSTADIUM WANDERERS MEMBERALERT WESTERN SYDNEYWESTERN STADIUM MONDAY 17DECEMBER TO SECURE YOUR SEAT AT FILL IN YOUR GROUPING FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT Brazilian youth sidehadreceived tremendous support. Australia's football fans andatwo-week nationaltourby the Australia thefollowing March, excitement washighamong in 1992. With theUnder-20 World Youth Cupbeinghostedby last gameof thefour-match SBS Youth Challenge onthisday locked outtowatchtheAustralian U20-sideplay Brazil inthe Over 9,000 packed into Marconi Stadiumwithanother 3,000 FORM BEFORE COURTESY OFANDREW HOWE

 @ANDYHOWE_STATTO I REPORTER FIELD with whenthey turnup-muchlike mostof the teams inthecompetition. The Roar have proved timeandagainthatthey are areal force tobereckoned season andtheresults are certainly not reflective of theirperformances. Brisbane have won only two of theirfive matchesso far this Westfield W-League afternoon andhave hadsomemixed results sofar thisseason. The Roar will becominginto thegameafteramatchagainst Victory tomorrow prepare for theirmatchonthe20thagainstBrisbaneRoar atDolphinStadium. Despite not having agamethisweekend, thegirlshave beentraining hard to didn’t leave empty-handed afteranother dominant performance. Georgia Yeoman-Dale’s cross andbeatingShaamKhamistoensure thatwe also continued hergoalscoringform, getting aheadto her first goal for the Red &Black. was nobetter way for hertocelebrate thantoget onthescoresheet, scoring We alsocelebrated LeenaKhamis'100th Westfield W-League matchandthere minutes of thegame. Khamis wascleanedupoutsidethebox by hersisterShamduringtheopening Christmas attheKhamishouseholdwill certainly beinteresting afterourLeena what wasaphysical andhard-fought matchatSpotless Stadium. Four secondhalf goals, includingtwo inthefinal10minutes, didjusticeto a relief tofinally get ourfirst points oftheseason. The girlscamefrom behindtwicetoholdCanberra toathrilling draw anditwas Canberra UnitedlastFriday night. due toabye inthefixture andsimilarly hada fantastic performance against Our Westfield W-League girls, onthe other hand, have a week off this week cross-city rivalsafteragreat performance inlastweek's doubleheader. tonight andI'mconfident they cansecure thethree points againsttheir I'm really lookingforward towatchingtheHyundaiA-League teaminaction s thereanyday better thanDerby Day? LEADER GROUP WESTFIELD W-LEAGUE MYFOOTBALLLIVE APP BYINTO TUNING THE WANDER WOMEN ROUND 8MATCH SUPPORT OUR AND ON THE AND  @CANNULI_13 07 FOLLOW US @WSWANDERERSFC      #SYDNEYDERBY WARM UP 08 FOOTBALL HAS DEFINEDHIMAS APERSON VEDRAN'S REMARKABLECOMEBACK TO JANJETOVIC BECOMING T was aSydney FCyouth player. movement inhishandsandfingers whenhe a scarynerve injuryrobbed himof about two years onthesidelines after he 31-year-oldshot-stopperspent scary for me, asayoung kidaswell. taken away from you like that. That wasvery all theeffort that you putin, itjustgets all the training sessions, all thesacrifices, and “Just lookingbackonall thehard work, all “It scared thehell outof me, tobefair. my fingers,” hesaid. stopped working andIdidn’thave functionin “For me, itwasanovernight thing. Myhands successful return tofootball in 2012. he showed inwhatwasultimately ahighly is now abletoreflect backonthestrength ever been”, but, withthebenefit of hindsight, Janjetovic darkest saiditwas“the placeI’ve and force himtorequire ahipreplacement. physical activitycouldwear down hishipbones medication thathewason, whichmeant that Exacerbating Janjetovic’s woes wasthe

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“So many people were saying that ‘you can’t make it, you can’t do it, like, just give up’ or ‘your injury’s happened again, you’re going to spend so much time on the sideline and what not, not playing, go find a job, go do this, go do that’ … it was all, like, negative stuff towards my career - not towards me. “They were trying to be positive but I didn’t see it as that. “I took offence to some of it but I think my family kept me sane, kept me strong and they know the type of person that I am anyway. “They know that once I say that that’s what I want to do, I’m going to go out and get it. "And no matter what is in my way, I’ll destroy it, I’ll overcome it. “The resilience that I have within myself and just my hard work, I think got me over that line. “After I had overcome that, obviously now I’m happy here and I’m grateful for every moment that I have.” The Croatian-born goalkeeper was a near ever-present with the Sky Blues after making his Hyundai A-League debut in 2012 before moving to cross-town rivals Western Sydney four years later. It was a much-discussed move but (Left to right) giving instructions on the pitch; Janjetovic Janjetovic said it was an easy decision to with Oriol Riera at Wanderers Medal 2018; inside the join the Wanderers. changerooms at ANZ Stadium; playing the ball out “It was actually a lot more simpler than everyone thought,” he said. “It was a no-brainer for me. Everyone’s time comes at a club. Mine was up at Sydney so I ” had no problem moving on and to just keep going with my career. “I wanted to play football, it doesn’t matter where, if it wasn’t at the Wanderers, it would be somewhere else. “Growing up, thinking that I’m going to be a “It just happened to be good timing that the professional footballer and then you get a Wanderers needed someone and now I’m roadblock like that.” thankful that it was me. The mystery injury kept Janjetovic sidelined “It wasn’t a hard transition at all.” after an impressive year in goal for Sydney 50 games later, it’s safe to say that FC’s youth team and it meant his Hyundai Janjetovic has become part of the Wanderers A-League debut did not come until the age furniture gaining cult status in the process. of 25, 10 years after he first played football In his first full-season at the club, Janjetovic following a childhood based on karate and was a standout performer, leading the . league in both saves and passing accuracy “I think that [comeback] defined me as a for goalkeepers, playing in every minute of And no matter what is in my way, I'll destroy it, destroy I'll way, And no matter what is in my person,” he said. that campaign. it overcome I'll “ 11

” His tireless efforts on and off the field to be the best also saw him named the Wanderers Hyundai A-League Members’ Player of the Year capping off what has been an incredible 50 matches for the experienced goalkeeper. Tonight, Janjetovic will celebrate his 150th Hyundai A-League match. Ironically, his 100th for his former club and his 50th for his current club - past and present colliding. Janjetovic’s move has meant that he still gets to play in the , a fixture he insists is the best in the Hyundai A-League. “It’s awesome. Seriously, it’s so much fun,” he

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However, there is only one way to go and (Top to bottom) Elizabeth Addo in that is up with the Wander Women raring action; Sydney Miramontez makes to go when they front up against Brisbane a run against Canberra United; the Roar on Thursday 20 December at Dolphin Wanderers celebrate ' Stadium in Redcliffe. goal for the Red & Black Despite their position on the ladder, there have been plenty of good signs in 2018/19 for the Wanderers with their hard work hopefully he Wanderers Westfield head into paying off in the second part of the season. a bye this week with some positive The Red & Black have had 77 shots on goal Tthoughts after claiming their first points from their six games so far, with a return in the competition against Canberra United of only three goals not doing the team that last Friday night at Spotless Stadium. plays an exciting and attacking brand of Whilst the Red & Black have competed football any justice. admirably in all of their games, having only one Kylie Ledbrook, Erica Halloway and Servet draw to show for it leaves Dan Barrett's ladies Uzunlar have proven to be a dangerous trio in at the foot of the Westfield W-League ladder. the middle of the park. Jada Whyman hasmadethesecond-most At theother endof thefield, goalkeeper the Westfieldin W-League. more scoringopportunitiesthanmost players three goalsandhasfound herself creating Ledbrook hasscored two of the Wanderers top sixintheleaguefor thisstatistic. this season, withboth players sittinginthe delivered 44crosses between themselves Winger Halloway andskipperUzunlarhave club's first ever finalsseries. they will bemakinghistoryinthe against Canberra Unitedthere's nodoubt that if we gooff theirmost recent performance entertain any hopesof atopfour finish, but their goalscoringchancesifthey are to The Wander Women will needtostarttaking the finals. promises onceagaintobeanexciting runto regularseason,the Westfield W-League With seven gamestogoround outthe sloppy turnovers. have concededthisseasoncomingfrom with thebulkof the12goals Wanderers have costhisteamsignificantly thisseason lamenting thelapsesinconcentration that Wanderers headcoachDanBarrett will be Miramontez hasmade12interceptions. 34 clearances, whileinternational Sydney Whyman isCaitlinCooperwhohasmade saves intheleaguewith21. Ably supporting MYFOOTBALL LIVEAPP W-LEAGUE MATCHES ON THE YOUCAN WATCH ALL WESTFIELD Thursday 10January vs WanderersSydney ROUND 10 ANZ Stadium Tuesday 1January Wanderers vs City ROUND 9 Dolphin Stadium, Redcliffe Thursday 20December vs WanderersRoar ROUND 8 GIRLS AREBACK ONNEXT WEEK W-LEAGUEACTION THE WHEN MISSALL THE DON'T WESTFIELD 21 WATCH WSWTV  #SYDNEYDERBY FEATURE 22 NIZIC REVEALS WHIRLWIND ENGLISH ADVENTURE

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t was only by chance that Danijel Nizic picked up the goalkeeper's gloves as an 11-year-old. IThe Western Sydney custodian didn’t have much of a say in the matter either, as an injury emergency forced him between A scene that could easily have been yanked from a wild the sticks during a St. George junior representative match. boyhood fantasy is just a glimpse of the extremes Nizic has Naturally, he would go on to save a last-minute, match-saving lived through during seven years in England. penalty. Little did he know that only years after that moment, One minute he was part of a goalkeeper’s union with Tom Nizic would be practising his penalty saves with one of the Heaton and Sydney FC’s Alex Cisak at Sean Dyche’s Burnley, the Premier League’s greatest forwards. next he was being battered in England’s brutal lower divisions. After short training opportunities with Central Coast Mariners “Football is fun, but it was serious work,” he said. and Sydney FC, Nizic’s life was turned upside down when he “You had to win, there’s people’s jobs on the line, you’re accepted a one-year trial opportunity at Portsmouth in 2012. playing for the fans. The 16-year-old goalkeeper was then training with the likes of “It toughens you up because it’s winter, it can be minus three, Kanu, Tal Ben-Haim and Dave Kitson in the Fratton Park first team. it’s muddy and wet and people are flying into tackles. “When I first saw Kanu, I was like oh my god… I remember “Refs in the lower leagues are more lenient so people seeing you on TV,” said Nizic. get away with a lot more. You do have to be careful there, “He always used to let me practice penalties with him. especially me going up for crosses that would often go “He was a really nice guy, not just to me but all the other straight through me – you had to learn to toughen up and players. Kanu was one of the players that just helped others accept it, and just get back up against it which was really or guided people.” good for my career.” 23

It has been a roller-coaster path to professionalism for Nizic, Nizic has already experienced a taste of the Red and Black, Nizic makes a save during the who is now back in Australia older, wiser and sporting the having spent three months training with the club during their Wanderers FFA Cup match against faintest English accent. famous AFC Champions League win in 2014. Melbourne City He concluded his English adventure with regular minutes at But after settling back in Australia for the long term, he’s now League Two’s Morecambe, but Nizic knew his journey was set on delivering on the promise that saw him move overseas coming to an end when the Wanderers approached. all those years ago. “As soon as Wanderers called I told my parents straight “I’ll always remember the people I got to meet … I’ve seen away,” he said. Premier League games and been a part of a Premier League “I said I’m seriously thinking about coming home. team. “It’s a club that I love to play for, with great fans and so far I’ve “It’s something that I’ll always look at and be able to tell been loving it. It’s a great club, I love it here.” my kids.” #SYDNEYDERBY  VISIT WANDERLAND.COM.AU WANDERLAND.COM.AU VISIT FIX FOOTBALL FOX

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t was a great feeling to have finally scored It has been amazing to be playing alongside my first Hyundai A-League goal against the Alex Baumjohann this season, he's an ICentral Coast Mariners last week. amazing talent and teaches us a lot. As he's I think I've had a hundred shots over the last getting fitter he's only getting better. year and this year it finally hit the back of the net so I was very happy. This one came off a lot sweeter too. I just closed my eyes, I just wanted to scream and celebrate when I scored the goal. It was the best feeling. I did say earlier in the week that our results weren't a reflection of how good we had been playing and I think the Mariners game was a taste of what's to come for us this season. Hopefully, the boys put in another good performance tonight and for the rest of the season because we need it. I think that everyone has been waiting for a full rounded performance from the boys and I'm happy for everyone, that we could get the result for the members and fans against the Mariners.

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PACKING HAMPERS FOR THE FOODBANK CHRISTMAS APPEAL Foodbank estimates the total volume of food and groceries required to meet the total food relief need across Australia is approximately 75 million kilograms. Currently, combined, Australian hunger relief organisations provide 50 million kilograms, which means there he Western Sydney Wanderers Hyundai remains a 25 million kilogram gap. A-League and Westfield W-League Western Sydney Wanderers CEO John Tteams visited Foodbank headquarters Tsatsimas said the afternoon of packing HELPING to pack food and personal hygiene hampers hampers was a rewarding experience for the for families in need this Christmas last week. whole club to support the Western Sydney The initiative forms part of the Wanderers community and families in need. OUT Christmas food drive tonight at the Sydney "It was fantastic for us to come together Derby which has called on all attendees to as a whole club, staff and players from our his week’s Centuria Wandercrew bring along non-perishable foods as well Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League volunteer of the Week is Tom Gawthorne! as simple household items for collection teams, to make a difference to the Western TTom ran both our Westfield W-League at the match. Sydney community," said Tsatsimas. and Hyundai A-League half-time activities Foodbank's vision is to achieve an Australia "We ask anyone who is attending tonight's last week for our All Abilities match, giving without hunger. Sydney Derby match this Saturday night to over 300 kids with disabilities the chance to Their program aims to achieve an Australia think of some of the non-perishable food and play on the same field as our teams. without hunger by working with the entire personal hygiene items they can donate for food and grocery industries to source families in need".  SIGN UP TODAY TO VOLUNTEER FOR nutritious, wholesome meals for vulnerable THE CLUB VISIT WANDERLAND.COM.AU/ Australians in need. FIND OUT MORE  FOODBANK.ORG.AU WANDERCREW

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60 YEAR'S YOUNG: THE CLUB MARCONI STORY increased early in the twentieth century, The birth of Club Marconi marked a milestone along with a mass migration after World in Italian migrant history, providing the hat began as a place for Italian War II, resulting in migrants planning on ever-needed cultural hub for Italians and their migrants to come together, play permanent settlement in Australia. The future generations to congregate. Wtheir beloved sports, be proud of growth of the Italian community in Sydney, 60 years on, Club Marconi continues to their heritage and to give assistance to new one of the largest ethnic groups in Australia, strengthen their values of Western Sydney migrants has now become a hub of sporting was a major stimulus to the social, economic, and represents all things west in everything and social activities for the whole community political and community life of those with they do. Being Corporate Sponsors of the of and surrounding areas. Italian connections. Western Sydney Wanderers is just one of the Club Marconi was an idea that began in 1958 Before Club Marconi was officially established, ways of keeping this connection alive. Club when a group of Italian migrants envisaged it was up to the household owners to invite Marconi are proud to be the official home a place they could meet and socialise in friends and family over, holding festivities ground of the Westfield W-League team, and Western Sydney. There were 106 founding in their backyard sheds. These festivities the home away from home for all Hyundai members, each whom embraced their new covered all occasions including feasts, dances A-League matches. life in their new country but wanted a place and playing bocce. From this came a need for that would allow them to honour and uphold a community site which could accommodate TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CLUB MARCONI many of the traditional pastimes of their these festivities without impeding on VISIT WWW.CLUBMARCONI.COM.AU origins back home in Italy. While Italians neighbours and the surrounding community. had been coming to Australia throughout the ‘The shed where it all began’ will forever be nineteenth century, levels of immigration a part of Club Marconi’s historical foundation.

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