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Thursday, 12 March 2015
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Safuwan scores again, but Melbourne City lose
TODAY reports: The 23-year-old Singaporean’s 28th minute strike had given the visitors the lead, but Western Sydney’s Matej Pollak equalised just before half-time.
Safuwan Baharudin scored his second goal in three matches for Melbourne City, but was unable to prevent his side from losing 3-2 to the Western Sydney Wanderers in an Australian A-League match on Wednesday (Mar 11).
The 23-year-old Singaporean’s 28th minute strike had given the visitors the lead, but Western Sydney’s Matej Pollak equalised just before half-time.
Aaron Mooy put Melbourne City ahead with a 71st minute free-kick, but late strikes from Tomi Juric and Nikita Rukavytsya secured all three points for Western Sydney.
The result sees Melbourne City drop to seventh with 24 points after 20 matches in the 10-strong A-League standings, whilst Western Sydney climb off the bottom into ninth with 11 points from 19 games.
Safuwan is with Melbourne City on a three-month loan from Singapore’s LionsXII. The Australian side are expected to make a decision by the end of the A-League season on whether to offer him a permanent deal.
Result: WS Wanderers 3-2 Melbourne City FC
Picture from Melbourne City
Melbourne City FC’s finals hopes were further dashed on Wednesday evening as John van’t Schip’s side fell to a dramatic and controversial 3-2 defeat at the hands of Western Sydney Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium.
In the rescheduled Round 10 Hyundai A-League match, which was delayed an hour due to a passing storm through Parramatta, Singaporean international Safuwan Baharudin handed Melbourne City FC the lead with a header at the back post in the 28th minute.
But the Wanderers struck back 10 minutes later through Mateo Poljak, who buried Western Sydney’s only clear-cut chance of the first stanza.
On the day he was called up to represent the Socceroos in upcoming friendly matches, Aaron Mooy scored what many thought would be the decisive goal, with a curling long-range free kick that evaded both his teammates and opponents and nestled in the back of the net.
But in a dramatic finale, the Wanderers equalised from the penalty spot through Tomi Juric, before Melbourne City FC were reduced to 10-men as Connor Chapman saw red and Nikita Rukavytsya conjured an injury-time winner for the hosts.
Melbourne City FC started the brighter of the two teams, with Frenchman Harry Novillo looking dangerous down the left wing, while Mate Dugandzic also looked promising on the right after returning from injury.
City’s first chance came from a set-piece from former Wanderer Mooy, with his low dipping ball into the box palmed awkwardly onto the crossbar by Western Sydney stopper Dean Bouzanis.
The opener came from another set-piece as Melbourne City FC recycled the ball out to Mooy following a corner and his cross to Kisnorbo was first cleared off the line by Yojiro Takahagi, but the rebound found Safuwan who steered the ball home.
Three minutes later, Melbourne City should have been 2-0 up after Dugandzic’s cut back from the edge of the penalty area was steered wide by the boot of international marquee Robi Koren.
Novillo flashed a deflected free-kick past Bouzanis’ upright in the 33rd minute, but Western Sydney hit back through Poljak, with the home side’s first real opportunity of the half, who coolly slotted past Tando Velaphi in the Melbourne City FC goal in a crowded penalty area.
Koren then struck the woodwork from an acute angle, with both sides entering the break equal, but with City enjoying the majority of chances.
Restricted to shots from distance, Melbourne City tried its luck through Mooy then Novillo early in the second period, before momentum started to shift in favour of the hosts.
First a powerful free-kick from Juric was tipped over the bar by Velaphi, before the Melbourne City ‘keeper produced one of the saves of the season, flying to his left to stop a certain Juric goal from a close-range shot.
That gave Melbourne City the impetus to push forward and the visitors took the lead through Mooy’s 40-metre free-kick that eluded everyone in the box and found its way past Bouzanis into the net in the 72nd minute.
But the lead would be short-lived as Chapman brought down Juric in the box and referee Strebe Delovski pointed to the spot in the 78th minute. Juric buried the penalty to draw the sides level.
Three minutes later, Chapman was sent off for remonstrating with Delovski, allowing Western Sydney to expose van’t Schip’s side in injury time as Rukavytsya steered home Tanaka’s cross to send City home empty handed.
Match Details
Hyundai A-League Round 10 (Rescheduled)
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (Mateo Poljak 38’, Tomi Juric 79’, Nikita Rukavytsya 90+1’)
Melbourne City FC 2 (Safuwan Baharudin 28’, Aaron Mooy 72’)
Venue: Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Attendance: 7,239
Western Sydney Wanderers: 20. Dean BOUZANIS (GK), 3. Yusuke TANAKA, 4. Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 6. Antony GLOEC, Yojiro TAGAHAKI, 7. Labinot HALITI, 8. Mateo POLJAK (23. Jason TRIFIRO 46’, 25. Sam GALLOWAY 90+6’), 9. Tomi JURIC, 12. Nikita RUKAVYTSYA, 33. Nick KALMAR (16. Jaushua SOTIRIO 74’), 37. Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS
Substitutes not used: 1. Ante COVIC (GK), 33. Steve KUZMANOVSKI
Yellow cards: Aspropotamidis 14’, Topor-Stanley 32’, Golec 87’, Rukavytsya 90+2’
Red Cards: Nil
Melbourne City FC: 20. Tando VELPAHI (GK), 4. Connor CHAPMAN, 5. Erik PAARTALU, 6. Aaron MOOY, 8. Massimo MURDOCCA, 9. Harry NOVILLO (14. James BROWN 66’), 10. Robert KOREN (22. Jack CLISBY 85’), 23. Mate DUGANDZIC (15. David WILLIAMS 59’), 24. Patrick KISNORBO (c), 27. Kew JALIENS, 29. Safuwan BAHARUDIN
Substitutes not used: 1. Andrew REDMAYNE (GK), 13. Jonatan GERMANO
Yellow cards: Nil
Red Cards: Chapman 82’
Source: http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/result-ws-wanderers-3-2-melbourne-city-fc/16uy00j9wwm4p1mmeqruoed800#WYLlUugd6uxocYJM.99
VIDEO | Safuwan Baharudin second goal for Melbourne City against Western Sydney Wanderers
Wanderers win first game at home this season after Nikita Rukavytsya’s late goal downs City
AARON Mooy nearly came back to haunt his former club, but a 90th minute strike from Nikita Rukavytsya earned the Wanderers just their second win of the season.
It was a moment to savour for Western Sydney’s new recruit, who had missed a glorious chance to put his side ahead just moments before.
But his goal, which followed Tomi Juric’s 78th minute penalty, earned the Wanderers a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Melbourne City.
After a forgettable first half, the second 45 minutes was packed with drama, including a straight red card for Connor Chapman. The City player may be in strife after he was sent off for manhandling the referee.
The match was delayed by an hour due to an electrical storm over Parramatta.
There was an hour rain delay to start, which cut down precious time between kick-off’s for the Wanderers. Tomorrow night they take on Melbourne Victory at the same venue — an absurd 45 hours after the full time whistle sounded against City.
With that in mind, Tony Popovic had little choice but to make drastic changes to his team that played against Brisbane Roar on Sunday, including throwing on Sydney Olympic junior Jonathan Aspropotamitis for his debut in place of Matthew Spiranovic.
Ante Covic also made way for Dean Bouzanis — the first time in the club’s history the veteran goalkeeper didn’t appear in goals for a home game.
Erik Paartalu congratulates Safuwan Baharudin on his opening goal for Melbourne City.
Mooy returned to his old stomping ground for the first time since joining City, and on the same day he was named in Ange Postecoglou’s Socceroos squad. If the midfielder had a point to prove, he didn’t waste much time making it. He whipped in a dangerous free-kick early in the first half that came within inches of resulting in the opening goal after Patrick Kisnorbo’s header skimmed the underside of the cross bar, before ricocheting to safety.
Mooy’s next cross into the box was of an even higher quality. Again Kisnorbo met it, but his effort was cleared off the line by Yojiro Takahagi, before Safuwan Baharudin headed home in the 27th minute.
Nikita Rukavytsya flies through the air after his winner as Tomi Juric trails after him.
There was barely an acknowledgment from the Wanderers faithful who braved the rain and delayed start to cheer on their team.
Fortunately, they were given something to cheer 10 minutes later, when Mateo Poljak scored his first goal of the season after some good lead up work by Juric.
It was 1-1 at the break, but the Wanderers returned with renewed energy in the second half. The home side dominated, and Juric had two good chances to put his team in front — the first with a well-worked free kick and the second which he should have buried, only to see his effort well saved by Tando Velaphi.
Nikita Rukavytsya celebrates in front of the RBB faithful in what has been a difficult A-League season.
The Wanderers were made to pay just moments later, when Mooy’s curling free-kick evaded everyone and found the back of the net. As beautifully struck as it was, Bouzanis will look at the replay and think he may have done better to stop it. Fortunately it didn’t prove decisive.
It was a moment to savour for Western Sydney’s new recruit, who had missed a glorious chance to put his side ahead just moments before.
But his goal, which followed Tomi Juric’s 78th minute penalty, earned the Wanderers a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Melbourne City.
After a forgettable first half, the second 45 minutes was packed with drama, including a straight red card for Connor Chapman. The City player may be in strife after he was sent off for manhandling the referee.
The match was delayed by an hour due to an electrical storm over Parramatta.
There was an hour rain delay to start, which cut down precious time between kick-off’s for the Wanderers. Tomorrow night they take on Melbourne Victory at the same venue — an absurd 45 hours after the full time whistle sounded against City.
With that in mind, Tony Popovic had little choice but to make drastic changes to his team that played against Brisbane Roar on Sunday, including throwing on Sydney Olympic junior Jonathan Aspropotamitis for his debut in place of Matthew Spiranovic.
Ante Covic also made way for Dean Bouzanis — the first time in the club’s history the veteran goalkeeper didn’t appear in goals for a home game.
Erik Paartalu congratulates Safuwan Baharudin on his opening goal for Melbourne City.
Mooy returned to his old stomping ground for the first time since joining City, and on the same day he was named in Ange Postecoglou’s Socceroos squad. If the midfielder had a point to prove, he didn’t waste much time making it. He whipped in a dangerous free-kick early in the first half that came within inches of resulting in the opening goal after Patrick Kisnorbo’s header skimmed the underside of the cross bar, before ricocheting to safety.
Mooy’s next cross into the box was of an even higher quality. Again Kisnorbo met it, but his effort was cleared off the line by Yojiro Takahagi, before Safuwan Baharudin headed home in the 27th minute.
Nikita Rukavytsya flies through the air after his winner as Tomi Juric trails after him.
There was barely an acknowledgment from the Wanderers faithful who braved the rain and delayed start to cheer on their team.
Fortunately, they were given something to cheer 10 minutes later, when Mateo Poljak scored his first goal of the season after some good lead up work by Juric.
It was 1-1 at the break, but the Wanderers returned with renewed energy in the second half. The home side dominated, and Juric had two good chances to put his team in front — the first with a well-worked free kick and the second which he should have buried, only to see his effort well saved by Tando Velaphi.
Nikita Rukavytsya celebrates in front of the RBB faithful in what has been a difficult A-League season.
The Wanderers were made to pay just moments later, when Mooy’s curling free-kick evaded everyone and found the back of the net. As beautifully struck as it was, Bouzanis will look at the replay and think he may have done better to stop it. Fortunately it didn’t prove decisive.
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