THE OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME FOR THE NRMA INSURANCE WESTERN WANDERERS FC

SEVENTH EDITION | 2012/13

FRIDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2012 | ROUND 12 vs UNITED FC

POPOVIC Raises the bar

COVIC KEEPS IT CLEAN

TALL TIMBER: BEAUCHAMP VS DJITE

OFFICIAL Western Sydney Wanderers FC PARTNERS CONTENTS

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Coach LAYS DOWN 03 CHALLENGE wants his team to push Adelaide to their limits.

S ince You Were 04 Last Here 05 The Wanderers are on a roll with two wins against the Roar and Sydney FC.

Keeping Up With 05 Covic The veteran Goalkeeper is unstoppable. 03 07 Gladesville- Players to Watch WANDERLAND News 06 Hornsby Celebrate 07 Beauchamp and Djite collide. 12 Gavin Austin our football 60 Years mad School Ambassador From a meeting in Eastwood Today’s Match and Ryan Simpson part-time Town in 1952 to having 08 Can the Wanderers striker, part-time volunteer. 12,700 players this year. down United tonight? Westfield W-League The Wanderer 13 Match Reviews 10 Find-A-Word The Wanderers went full Can you find Wanderers throttle to defeat Adelaide in NYL players this week. Round 8, whilst missing out Advertising Enquiries against the Roar in Round 9. NYL Match Reviews For all advertising enquiries please 11 Western Sydney contact Jonathan Bannister on The boys were defeated by Sydney FC and 14 Wanderers FC 02 8602 6407, 0438 429 713 or email Partners [email protected] Glory respectively over PHOTOGRAPHY the last two weeks. Thanking our 2012/13 partners. Front cover photograph courtesy of Graeme We’ve Reached Caption Contest Gillmer Photography. All photography 11 5,000 Members 15 Caption the photo of courtesy of Beans & Mash Photography, Eric Craig Hamrol is excited to Dino Kresinger and Jerome Berry and Graeme Gillmer Photography. be a part of the Wanderers. Polenz for your chance to win.

02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS Adelaide United FC Coach LAYS DOWN CHALLENGE

NRMA INSURANCE Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic has upped the ante with his players going into the game against Adelaide United.

After wins against Sydney FC last week and Roar the week before, Popovic has challenged his men to put three good results together for the first time this season. It won’t be easy against Adelaide, even with the home-ground advantage. ’s team and the -coached Central Coast Mariners have put a break on the field after just 11 rounds. The Mariners are in first place, on 26 points, and Adelaide second, on 25. Then it’s eight points to third-placed Victory, with the Wanderers a further point behind in fourth. But former Socceroo Popovic, with his vast experience as a player and his clearly tremendous potential as a coach, knows that if the Wanderers want to be serious contenders for the A-League title they need to be able to push Adelaide to the limit in a game like this. “We’re taking one step at a time,” Popovic said. “We’re coming off back- to-back wins, and that’s the second time we’ve done that now. But we haven’t had three good results in a row yet, so that is the challenge we face this week. Can we get another good result against a very, very good side in Adelaide? Can we put three good results together, which we are yet to do this year? That’s the challenge.” The first time the Wanderers won successive games was in rounds four and five - against Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Heart. But the following week they lost 2-1 at home to Newcastle United. Popovic is looking for his players to establish that hard- edged, week-to-week consistency, and not make the mistake of being comfortable with two wins in a row. Two teams may have jumped out to a lead on the competition table, but the other eight teams are tightly Coach packed, and while a couple of good results in a row can see you make a substantial leap on the standings, two straight losses can send you spiralling. LAYS DOWN Now that the Wanderers have had what can be described as their real

CourtesyCourtesy Gillmer of Graeme Photography of Brisbane Roar/Matt Palmer Continued on page 4 CHALLENGE

Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS Adelaide united FC 03 SINCE YOU WERE LAST HERE

Continued from page 3 Bridge was out injured and Mooy was away on Socceroos duty, but in breakout game in beating their cross-town Mooy’s absence stepped up rivals 2-0 on the road and in front of a big to take control of the team and played crowd, it is important to build on that. his best football of the season. Ono’s The Wanderers dominated Sydney fitness has improved dramatically after FC, and one of the best things about he needed work when he arrived at the their back-to-back wins in rounds 10 club, and he is looking sleek and sharp and 11 is that they did it without Mark out on the field. The Japanese superstar Bridge in both games and with Aaron is now as dangerous in the closing Mooy missing the first of those and only stages of games as he is at any stage. coming off the bench in the second. Courtesy Gillmer of Graeme Photography

SINCE YOU WERE LAST HERE

Round 10 vS Brisbane had a couple of good football crowds seen in Sydney (26,176). Brisbane Roar at first-half chances as well, but the Sydney flew out of the blocks and pressed Wanderers were the better side for the the Wanderers early with several wide balance of the opening 45 minutes. raids through but they were Marquee man Shinji Ono brought the With 15 minutes to go in the second half, unable to produce any meaningful chances. house down at Parramatta Stadium Kresinger came off the bench, replacing Joey Wanderers midfielder when he scored his first goal for the Gibbs, and Ono dropped just behind him. made two incisive runs up the middle, one in NRMA Insurance Western Sydney The move looked like paying off in the the 15th minute and the other in the 19th, Wanderers – clinching another win over 85th minute when Ono collected a pass and they both ended with powerful shots. champions Brisbane Roar in the process. and brilliantly beat two defenders, only to Dominance was franked by Hersi Second-half substitute Dino Kresinger shoot just wide. But the Wanderers were in the 23rd when he accepted a cross was brought down in the penalty box in the only one minute away from capitalising headed towards him in the box by Joey 86th minute, and Ono took the spot kick on the most dramatic moment of the Gibbs off . The Dutchman successfully sending the crowd into raptures. game – and getting a crucial win. trapped the ball, turned and fired a The Wanderers then withstood a Western Sydney Wanderers 1 blistering shot into the back of the net. desperate late flurry from the Roar (Ono 87) Ono should have added another before finishing 1-0 winners. Brisbane Roar 0 two goals with some superb footwork “We’ve been rewarded, finally, I and shooting, only to see his efforts think, for some of the great football Round 11 vS Sydney FC drift wide or over the goal. we’ve been playing. I’m really happy at Allianz Stadium The second half continued where for the players,” Tony Popovic said. the first left off - chances came and hit the underside of The NRMA Insurance Western went from Hersi, Ono and Gibbs. the crossbar with a cracking shot in the Sydney Wanderers secured the second came on for La eighth minute, but unfortunately the ball instalment of the by totally Rocco in the 64th minute and Tahj stayed out. Ono shot just wide twice from dominating their cross-city rivals in a Minniecon on for Hersi in the 72nd. outside the box, and also had a deflected spectacular display at Allianz Stadium. Sydney introduced injured superstar shot palmed wide by . The Wanderers scored in the first and Alessandro De Piero to a rousing applause had a long-distance attempt second halves to beat Sydney FC 2-0. The in the 69th minute but he contributed that narrowly missed, and Iacopo La Rocca Wanderers humbled their rivals in front little in the one-way Wanderers traffic. put the ball over the top from inside the box. of one of the loudest and most colourful However, a 76-minute corner by Ono made its way back to the Japanese legend and his second cross found his captain on the far post. Beauchamp snapped a powerful shot from close range for the second goal. Minniecon had two golden chances late with both saved by Vedran Janjetovic. By this stage the Wanderers were running rampant. Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (Hersi 23, Beauchamp 76) Courtesy of Beans & Mash Photography Sydney FC 0

04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS Adelaide United FC Keeping Up With covic

KEEPING UP WITH COVIC Courtesy Gillmer of Graeme Photography

NRMA Insurance Western missed opportunity to take the lead ten Sydney Wanderers minutes later sending the Wanderers Goalkeeper home with their first defeat. is proof that experience A 2006 World Cup Socceroo, Covic is counts and he’ll be well-regarded in the football community banking on those years for his penalty spot stops – so too is his tonight against a Reds counterpart Galekovic who denied resilient Adelaide United. youngster Tyler Boyd in last week’s match against Wellington Phoenix. A veteran of the Hyundai A-League, Covic Having recently returned to the has been instrumental in the Wanderers Hyundai A-League following his inaugural campaign both on and off the pitch. Socceroos call-up for the East Asian Covic has topped the ladder for Cup Qualifiers, Adelaide United captain the most saves after 11 weeks with Galekovic would be on task to ensure his 37 – Melbourne Heart’s equally side remains alongside front runners and impressive just behind. last season’s Premiers – the Mariners. Joining him with five clean sheets for The Wanderers would be buoyed by the season so far is young Central Coast their victory over cross-city rivals Sydney Mariners custodian and last season’s FC in a gallant Derby display on the road Goalkeeper of the Year Mat Ryan. last weekend – the win a moment of great Only one sheet off the pace is significance for players and fans alike. opposing goalkeeper for Adelaide Covic joined Wanderers supporters United . in celebration post-match in scenes The former Melbourne Victory of jubilation further highlighting his shot-stoppers will be key players in great passion to play for the club. tonight’s battle as prime positions on He credits a strong belief and confidence the league ladder start to take shape. in the philosophy coach Tony Popovic It was this fixture in Week Two at has developed and implemented. that 37-year-old And it becomes evident that keeper saved a penalty from Adelaide’s with Covic as our case in point – playmaker Jeronimo Neumann. age is nothing but a number! The Argentine made amends for the Statistics courtesy of Opta Sports. Courtesy of Beans & Mash Photography

Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS Adelaide united FC 05 Gladesville-Hornsby Celebrate 60 Years

Gladesville-Horsnby Celebrate 60 Years

In 2012 Gladesville-Hornsby Football awarded not only a life membership age, just proving you are never too old Association celebrated 60 years of of Gladesville-Hornsby but also of the to have fun and enjoy this great sport. football in this area. What commenced NSW Amateur Soccer Association. GHFA believe in the development with an enthusiastic and dedicated Players from Under 6 to Over 45’s of players and to this end have had group of people back in 1952/1953, now play within the Association, where 100% grassroots coaches qualified. looking to find somewhere for all standards of players from division Their academy is sought after by local themselves and their children to play one to those grades who allow players to players who have come to understand soccer close to home, has developed into just play for the fun of running around the benefit of additional coaching 33 Clubs and 12,700 players in 2012. with their mates are catered for. The from highly qualified coaches. Herb Gilmour and his son Keith oldest player this year was 69 years of held a meeting in the Eastwood Town Hall with people that had an interest in soccer and who lived close to the area. With the intention of realising their dream by starting teams in the Epping area, they went into the local schools to recruit players. That year they travelled wherever they could to play a game of soccer. The Association was formed and gradually over the next few years more clubs were formed and local competitions arranged. Keith Hillman went on to serve at State level and was

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Players to Watch Courtesy Gillmer of Graeme Photography

MICHAEL BEAUCHAMP Western Sydney WANDERERS FC Adelaide united FC

Age 31 Height 191cm Weight 85kg Age 25 Height 185cm Weight 86kg Position Defender Clubs Central Coast Mariners FC, Position Striker Clubs Adelaide United FC, Genclerbirligi, FC x, Energie Cottbus, Sydney FC, Diyarbakirspor, Jiangsu Saintly, Gold Coast United FC Melbourne Heart FC The imposing and occasionally awkward striker has a The inspirational leader of the NRMA Insurance long history in the Hyundai A-League for someone Western Sydney Wanderers scored his second career so young. He scored his first goal for Adelaide goal to finish his old team Sydney FC in last week’s in 2007 before stints in Turkey and Asia. second instalment of the Sydney Derby. The man with African parents who moved to His size and experience are the major assets he with his professor father when he was three years of brings to the Wanderers who have the best defensive age, came through the NSW Institute of sport program record in the Hyundai A-League. His understanding and was considered one of the best young players in with fellow defender Nikolai Topor-Stanley and keeper the league before he left for overseas in 2008. Ante Covic and their combined presence on the pitch After mixed results abroad he came back to are the equivalent of the Great Wall of . to replace at the Gold Coast in 2010 and “Meggsy” has the ability to stop an opponent in his tracks. had an up and down year. It is at Adelaide where he No one gets through him or over him and surprisingly plays his best football and although he has only scored few ever get around him. His attacking game is on the one goal so far this season he has proved a handful. improve and the powerful right foot shot from the far Watch for his pressing runs pushing through the defence post last week will give him enormous confidence. and his ability to use his strength to hold up the ball. If he The Socceroo who started against Serbia in the third match is given space or time with the ball he has ability to let rip of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is proving to be with powerful feet. His role tonight will be to upset one of one of the major success stories in a team full of them. He will the best defensive centre pairings in the competition and need all of his wares against a rampant Adelaide attack and his Djite will fancy his chances of crashing through the middle battle with physical striker Bruce Djite will be mesmerising. at least once or twice. He can be a menace in close. Hyundai A-League Club members save up to $1,000 on a new Hyundai. Official Hyundai a-league partners

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WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS FC

Full Time Score

SQUAD S b 01 Ante COVIC (GK) ¨ ¨ 02 ¨ ¨ 03 Adam D’APUZZO ¨ ¨ 04 Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY ¨ ¨ 05 Michael BEAUCHAMP ¨ ¨ 06 Jerome POLENZ ¨ ¨ 07 ¨ ¨ 08 Mateo POLJAK ¨ ¨ 09 Dino KRESINGER ¨ ¨ 10 Aaron MOOY TODAY’S ¨ ¨ 11 ¨ ¨ 12 Tahj MINNIECON ¨ ¨ 13 ¨ ¨ 14 -KUBI ¨ ¨ 15 Reece CAIRA MATCH ¨ ¨ 17 Youssouf HERSI ¨ ¨ 18 Iacopo LA ROCCA Grab a pen to write down ¨ ¨ 19 ¨ ¨ 20 Jerrad TYSON (GK) your own record of the game

¨ ¨ 21 Shinji ONO Ladder* ¨ ¨ 23 Jason TRIFIRO Club P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Central Coast Mariners FC 11 8 2 1 21 8 13 26 2 Adelaide United FC 11 8 1 2 20 10 10 25 3 Melbourne Victory FC 11 5 2 4 18 21 -3 17 COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 11 5 1 5 8 8 0 16 Tony POPOVIC 5 Glory FC 11 4 2 5 12 10 2 14 6 Newcastle jets FC 11 4 1 6 14 22 -8 13 7 Wellington Phoenix FC 11 3 3 5 14 15 -1 12 SUBSTITUTES 8 Melbourne Heart FC 11 3 3 5 12 14 -2 12 OFF OFF OFF 9 Brisbane Roar FC 11 3 2 6 14 14 0 11 10 Sydney FC 11 3 1 7 14 25 -11 10 ON ON ON LEGEND LEGEND P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses F Goals For A Goals Against GD Goal difference PTS Points S Starting 11 B Bench

08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC VS Adelaide United FC TODAY’S MATCH

Adelaide United FC

Full Time Score

SQUAD S B ¨ ¨ 01 Eugene Galekovic (GK) ¨ ¨ 02 ¨ ¨ 03 ¨ ¨ 04 Jon McKain ¨ ¨ 05 ¨ ¨ 06 Cassio ¨ ¨ 07 Zenon Caravella ¨ ¨ 08 TODAY’S ¨ ¨ 09 ¨ ¨ 10 Dario Vidosic ¨ ¨ 11 Bruce Djite ¨ ¨ 12 Antony Golec ¨ ¨ 13 Teeboy Kamara MATCH ¨ ¨ 14 ¨ ¨ 15 Grab a pen to write down ¨ ¨ 16 ¨ ¨ 17 your own record of the game ¨ ¨ 18 Fabian Barbiero

Ladder* ¨ ¨ 19 Jake Barker-Daish Club P W D L F A GD PTS ¨ ¨ 20 (gk) 1 Central Coast Mariners FC 11 8 2 1 21 8 13 26 ¨ ¨ 21 Jeronimo Neumann 2 Adelaide United FC 11 8 1 2 20 10 10 25 ¨ ¨ 22 Fabio Ferreira 3 Melbourne Victory FC 11 5 2 4 18 21 -3 17 4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 11 5 1 5 8 8 0 16 COACH ASSISTANT COACHES 5 Perth Glory FC 11 4 2 5 12 10 2 14 John KOSMINA Michael VALKANIS 6 Newcastle jets FC 11 4 1 6 14 22 -8 13 Peter Blazincic 7 Wellington Phoenix FC 11 3 3 5 14 15 -1 12 8 Melbourne Heart FC 11 3 3 5 12 14 -2 12 SUBSTITUTES 9 Brisbane Roar FC 11 3 2 6 14 14 0 11 OFF OFF OFF 10 Sydney FC 11 3 1 7 14 25 -11 10 ON ON ON LEGEND P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses F Goals For A Goals Against GD Goal difference PTS Points LEGEND S Starting 11 B Bench

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Round 8 vS Sydney FC of would-be tacklers at speed and top right corner of the Wanderers’ goal. at slotted a neat shot inside the near Lewis Italiano made a strong block post to give Sydney FC a somewhat at his near post to prevent Labinot Sydney FC scored a comfortable 3-0 flattering two-goal early advantage. Haliti from scoring Western Sydney’s win over the NRMA Insurance Western The scoring was rounded out 20 minutes first before Perth went up the other end Sydney Wanderers at Campbelltown from time with Urosevski providing a and Jesse Makarounas delivered a slick Stadium, in the maiden National Youth smart far post header after profiting from a left-foot finish to double the lead. League encounter between the two sides. perfect run and delivery by Nikola Taneski. Perth made it three in added time of Two first-half strikes set up the win Western Sydney Wanderers 0 the first half when Ndumba Makeche in a match played at good tempo despite Sydney FC 3 ran onto a Ryan Lowry clearing the warm conditions in Sydney’s west. (Petrovski 15’, Urosevski 26’, 70’) ball, headed to advantage, slipped Daniel Petrovski and Alec Urosevski got between two defenders and rolled the the Sky Blues on their way, with Urosevski Round 9 vS Perth Glory ball home past Thomas Manos. collecting a second midway through the at Intiga Stadium The contest was all over when Perth second half to complete the scoring. scored from the restart with Makarounas The home side were not without their Perth Glory have produced a resounding again involved as he cut the ball back from chances and Daniel Barac blazed wide 5-1 rout of the NRMA Insurance Western the by-line to Brandon O’Neill, who buried when he had an early sight of goal. Sydney Wanderers in the National Youth it from distance with a clean, powerful strike. However, it was Sydney FC who opened League on Saturday at Intiga Stadium. Moses Kalau put the icing on Perth’s cake the scoring, albeit with a small slice of Perth and Western Sydney went into the in the 74th minute with a classy finish after luck. Captain delivered a match in third and second bottom on the Makarounas set him up with another assist. well-flighted corner which hit a defender standings respectively, but the Glory made Barac saved some face for the and fell perfectly for Petrovski to gleefully the gulf between the sides look far greater. visitors in the 78th minute when sweep home on the quarter-hour mark. Ryo Nagai staked his claim for a he headed past Italiano. The Wanderers enjoyed half-chances first-team call up when the Japanese star Perth Glory 5 through James Baldacchino and Zakeriya opened the scoring in the fourth minute. (Nagai 4, Makarounas 43, Makeche Elrich, but it was the Sky Blues that Nagai reminded senior manager Ian 45, O’Neill 46, Kalau 74) soon doubled their advantage. Ferguson of his class with a curled a strike Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Urosevski burst past a couple from the edge of the 18-yard box into the (Barac 78) We’ve Reached 5,000 Members

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and implemented various football programs came through being coached by Soccer to promote the game within Western Kickstart. He came along to the Wanderers Sydney and also as a squadron member. His season launch, loved the style of play and planning, organising and implementing the atmosphere that the fans created and skills specifically whole school tournaments wanted to play a role in a club that was such as the Bidwill World Cup has enabled about the real world football fans. He whole school changes and a positive learning has come on board as a volunteer selling environment. Through his love and vision of Wanderers merchandise at all home games. footballs success in schools within Western Ryan’s career highlight is when Ryde East Sydney led him to a fan forum and a School beat Putney in the of PSSA worthwhile conversation with Lyall Gorman. soccer in his final year at primary school. School Ambassador - MAD FOOTBALL FAN RYAN Loves volunteering

Gavin Austin has played a major role in Ryan Simpson, another football tragic the development and collation of the school from the suburbs of Sydney has played ambassador network, providing an framework for his club since the age of 5. He’s also that assists the Wanderers school programs. played for his primary and high schools. After graduating from Newcastle University A natural striker, Ryan caused carnage in Taree, Gavin became a PDHPE teacher at in Under 6’s scoring 43 goals in his first Chifley College Bidwill in Western Sydney. year. He’s settled down since then to be A mad football fan, teacher and former a goal-a-game striker for his club. representative goalkeeper, Gavin has developed His connection with the Wanderers

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Round 8 vS The Wanderers quickly regained range shot that sailed over the post. Adelaide United their composure and began to push In the 21st minute of the match AT Campbelltown stadium for a fourth goal. This came in the Tameka Butt capitalised on a wayward 67 minute, after a fine delivery from pass and opened the scoring, producing The NRMA Insurance Western Sydney was converted a trademark finish following a through Wanderers proved they are serious by commanding midfielder Fors. ball delivered by midfielder Popovic. contenders for a finals position after The Wanderers, learning from their responded immediately, defeating Adelaide in a convincing previous encounter with the Lady Reds, attacking with speed down the left 4-0 win at Campbelltown Stadium. did not take their foot off the accelerator side of the field, only to be denied a The Wanderers got off to a and comfortably concluded the match. shot by goalkeeper Joanne Buckley. spectacular start, with Swedish Western Sydney Wanderers 4 Brisbane Roar striker Emily import Louise Fors scoring a goal (Fors 6’, 67’, 8’, Gielnick scored Brisbane Roar’s from a quickly taken free-kick. 40’) second goal of the game in the 26th The crowd barely finished celebrating Adelaide United 0 minute, managing to creep behind the the first goal when a pin-point Wanderers defence before lobbying the pass delivered from Fors to Servet Round 9 vS ball over the advancing Helgadottir. Uzunlar on the left was followed Brisbane Roar FC The Wanderers first clear-cut chance by a telling cross, clinically finished AT Campbelltown Stadium fell to Captain Sarah Walsh in the 37th by Sarah Walsh with a header. minute. The striker defeated defender The Wanderers dominated possession Brisbane Roar have proven why they Erika Elze and Buckley, but failed to and dictated the tempo of the game are perennial finalists, soaring into deliver the desired finish, hitting the and at the 15th minute mark the score the elusive top two with a narrow win post with the goal at her mercy. could have been elevated to 3-0, with over a tenacious Wanderers side. A different Wanderers side the Wanderers failing to capitalise on a Brisbane Roar’s midfield dynamo emerged in the opening minutes well-executed corner delivered by Fors. Vedrana Popovic began to dictate the of the second half, with the team The Wanderers goal keeper, Icelander tempo of the game, with fellow midfielder beginning to dictate play and dominate Thora Helgadottir, was rarely tested in delivering a long range possession in the final third. the first half, with Adelaide’s only half- shot that just strayed wide of the post. In the 67th minute the Wanderers chance deriving from a dangerous free Wanderers goalkeeper Thora were awarded a free kick for a late kick that soared wide of the crossbar. Helgadottir proved why she was challenge outside the and The Wanderers first-half dominance recently named Iceland’s player of the Swedish import Louise Fors delivered was completed in the 40th minute, year, being tested on several occasions a clinical free kick, that curled into with Matilda Servet Uzunlar scoring a in the early stages of the game. the top left corner before goalkeeper cracking shot from 27m after being fed a Brisbane Roar’s attacking midfielder Buckley even had time to blink. superb through ball from Teigen Allen. Tameka Butt tore through the Wanderers Teigen Allen was replaced by Linda In the second half Adelaide pressed defence with her blistering speed O’Neill in the 71st minute and midfielder forward and looked more dangerous. before delivering an ambitious long Trudy Camilleri came on for Captain Sarah Walsh Sarah Walsh in the 79th minute with the Wanderers continuing to test a tiring Brisbane Roar defence. Brisbane Roar defender Laura Alleway was provided with a reprieve from the heat in the 81st minute, being replaced by Ashley Spina. Wanderers defender Olivia Kennedy was replaced by Jessica Seaman in the 86th minute and Brisbane Roar’s commanding striker Lanah Harch coming on for midfielder Gorry. This game lived up to all expectations, with both teams proving why they are serious contenders for a finals position. Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Fors 68’) Brisbane Roar 2 Courtesy of Eric Berry (Butt 21’, Gielnik 27’)

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