FIFTY-FIFTH EDITION SEASON 2015/16 ROUND 24 VS ADELAIDE UNITED PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY CONTENTS ThIS MATch WE'VE PACKED THIS ISSUE OF THE WANDERER WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR TONIGHT'S MATCH FEATURES FIFTY-FIFTH EDITION SEASON 2015/16 ROUND 24 VS ADELAIDE UNITED PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY ThE WANDERER The views in this publication IN SEArch OF A MOMENT 8 WANDERERS TAKE NPL BY STORM 18 are not necessarily the views of Pursuing that season-defining performance Youngsters ruthless in season opener the NRMA Insurance Western Story by Jacob Windon Story by Domenic Trimboli Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may only be reproduced with the written permission from the Club. 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WITH ADAM PEACOCK 15 HERBALIFE 23 OUR PARTNERS 30 STAY CONNECTED VISIT WANDERLAND.COM.AU 3 OpEN LETTER FROM THE TEAchER BROOKE COSTAGANNA WHY HARMONY DAY IS SPECIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY ARMONY DAY IS a day of recognising cultural diversity and a day of celebration at Hour school every year. At St Bernadette’s Primary School in Lalor Park over 60% of our students speak English as their second language with many families having migrated to our beautiful country that we call home. This year we hosted our third Harmony Day and for the first time Western Sydney Wanderers have come on board. It began as a very small event with a few parents bringing in food that is native to their culture to share with students and fellow families and has grown into a full day of celebration. For 2016, students all wore orange or traditional dress for a gold coin donation as we held a liturgy, a cultural dance WE ARE ONE, BUT workshop and a huge fiesta lunch that WE ARE MANY included our annual piñata. Brooke says it's Deng Adut, from the famous important to Western Sydney University video, celebrate our was a guest speaker inspiring and culutral diversity becoming a positive role model to our students; particularly the large Sudanese of inclusiveness, respect and a sense of They have become an example of it community present at our school. belonging for everyone no matter what being ok to be different, to have your Harmony Day is a great opportunity their background is. own language and most importantly, to for the parents in our community to The players from the Wanderers are be your own person. network with those from the same a walking advertisement for adversity nationality and build bonds with others and the potential to defy the odds. Many BROOKE COSTAGANNA in the community. of our students relate to the team as they TEACHER It is wonderful to see Wanderers too may not have been born in Australia ST BERnadette’s PRIMARY acknowledge Harmony Day because it or their family may come from a different SCHOOL IN LALOR PARK makes people aware of the importance background. STAY CONNECTED FOLLOW US @WSWANDERERSFC 5 WARM UP WHAT DOES THE FOXE SAY WITH HAYDEN FOXE HE TRIP TO Newcastle was going at Pirtek Stadium. Absolutely Tto be a good test for us with the brilliant they were. Jets coming off a run of good form Every week our fans remind me and results, trying to get into the of many years ago when I played in top six. Not only did we play some Europe and how it is very similar exciting football and create a number to the passion and support that of opportunities but we had another they throw behind their team. It’s side of our game that people tend to a deep love for the club with a real ON THIS DAY overlook and dismiss, the resilience meaning behind supporting the in our defence from front to back was Wanderers. It’s their community, COURTESY OF ANDREW HOWE excellent. To be a successful team their region, football is in their @ANDYHOWE_STATTO you need to able to stand strong in blood which makes them follow the TENSE WORLD CUP qualifier pressure moments and we did that Wanderers so passionately. A was played out on this day in against the Jets last week. A lot of great successful sports 1989 in Tel Aviv. Australia, New We came out for the warm- people have come from the Western Zealand and Israel made up a up and already we could hear the Sydney region in different sport qualifying stage group where the Wanderers fans coming through the codes. It’s a well-respected, winner was to play off against a stadium standing strong and singing hardworking community that love to South American nation to qualify in unity for their club. We couldn’t be successful and with the continued for Italia ‘90. The Israel away see them as they were walking support from our fans we’re on match was seen as the critical through the stadium but from the the track to continue that strong game for the Socceroos and a warm-up it felt like we were playing sporting tradition. 66th-minute penalty successfully converted by the local golden MATch DAY PARTNER FIxtURes & ResULts boy Eli Ohana (who had a guest stint at Sydney City in 1986) put Scan the QR code below for all score Israel up at a hostile Ramat Gan updates across our Hyundai A-League, Stadium. However a goal from Westfield W-League and Foxtel a stunning Charlie Yankos free National Youth League matches. kick six minutes later levelled the ledger, and the match ended 1-1. 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TABLE TURNERS Ryear in the Hyundai A-League Adelaide custodian Amor and Popovic meet for the third time tonight After slow starts Guillermo Amor is already starting to dream.