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    mack

    By mack

    The Western Sydney Wanderers completed their pre-pre-season preparation with another solid but not exceptional 1-0 win, this time against APIA at Leichardt Oval tonight.

     

    An in-swinging corner was headed in by Topor-Stanley in the 3rd minute and it proved to be the only goal of the game. The first half squad consisted of Covic, Cole, Topor (who took the captaincy armband), La Rocca, Pasalic (on trial), Lo, Trifiro, Appiah & Kuzmanovski (on trial).

     

    Young prospect Marty Lo was given ample time to impress, and put in a solid power of work in both a defensive & attacking midfield role. As the Wanderers did not list as being on trial, this perhaps indicates that he has signed a contract with either the youth league team or as a youth first team player. Having impressed on the flanks, Steve Kuzmanovski was deployed as a striker this time around and put in a solid shift as a lone target man.

     

    The Wanderers dominated the match, with their opponents making little headway. The defensive partnership of Topor-Stanley & La Rocca looks like the go-to combination for the Wanderers upcoming FFA Cup & Asian Champions League clashes.

     

    The second half saw the introductions of Hamil, Aspor (trial) Fofanah, Bouzanis, Poljak, Saba & Golec. Saba once again impressed with his ability to dribbled through multiple defenders, while Golec took a knock late on but pulled through to the end of the match.

     

    Despite there being more planes passing overhead than goals, the work-out would likely have pleased manager Tony Popovic, another clean-sheet despite the squad rotation with new playmaker Saba coming along nicely.

     

    The Wanderers next match is the first ever FFA Cup match contested by the club, as they fly to Adelaide to take on South Australian NPL club Adelaide City at the Marsden Sports Complex on Tuesday the 12th of August with an EST kick-off time of 8pm.

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    WSW27

    WSW27

    Posted

     

    So who was it, Top or Stanley?

    I believe it was Top of Stanley

     

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    DomJ

    DomJ

    Posted

    interesting.. we scored from a corner.

    nmh94

    nmh94

    Posted

    interesting.. we scored from a corner.

    Didn't you watch the GF? We're ecperts at those now!

    DomJ

    DomJ

    Posted

     

    interesting.. we scored from a corner.

    Didn't you watch the GF? We're ecperts at those now!

     

    thought that was a fluke :)

    Lookers

    Lookers

    Posted

    Forwards need service!!

    JackDoff

    JackDoff

    Posted

    How was the Beard? Any samba tricks??

    JackDoff

    JackDoff

    Posted

    Good to hear!

    wswnick

    wswnick

    Posted

    Bridge MIA 2 weeks in a row now. Is he injured?

    pys

    pys

    Posted

    How was the Beard? Any samba tricks??

    he needs service as well. He seems to be able to find space.

    telliscope

    telliscope

    Posted

    Never thought much of Trifiro, but I think hes played really well these few trial matches.

    theguest7

    theguest7

    Posted

    First time seeing Saba play and I was really impressed with his touch. Plenty of elegance for our league.

    stavup

    stavup

    Posted

    Number 22, I am a massive fan of him on the wing...solid game boys

    wanderersfanatic

    wanderersfanatic

    Posted (edited)

    La Banda went off tonight, I love the creative different drum beats with the chants.

     

    Was happy that the 'Heaven' chant got a run tonight, though it needs more Sholololo... Not shalala.

    Edited by wanderersfanatic
    mack

    mack

    Posted

    Backseat match reporters. :ninja:

    Pup55

    Pup55

    Posted

    Well, that was underwhelming

    shakeyourface

    shakeyourface

    Posted

    La Banda went off tonight, I love the creative different drum beats with the chants.

     

     

    Haha that was all improvisation :D

    JackDoff

    JackDoff

    Posted

    Romeo, Romeo where art thou Romeo?

    My beard isn't ready yet! for sooth!

    Taurus

    Taurus

    Posted

    Bridge MIA 2 weeks in a row now. Is he injured?

     

    Cortisone injection in an ankle I believe, last week.

     

    He had his kit with him tonight but wasn't risked.

    Romeo, Romeo where art thou Romeo?

     

    Romeo was there, lurking in the shadows.

    I'm 99.999% certain he's not in the ACL squad so won't be rushed.

     

     

    Before you ask Santa has an eye injury.

    I'll try & speak to him tomorrow.

     

    Gol Gol is back running & his knee is coming along as well as can be expected. 

    He hasn't tested it with sideways movement or kicking a ball etc. as yet.

    He's unlikely to play for at least another 3 months.

     

    Spira operation was necessary clean up rather than structural & he was there but walking with the aid of metal crutches (3/4 normal size) if you know what I mean.

    mack

    mack

    Posted

    The KD Lang imitation didn't even get up off her seat more than a couple times.

    pys

    pys

    Posted

    They seemed to employ different tactics of crowd control though , including hiring a mum who looked disapprovingly at everything we did and a dad who looked miserable under his beanie a real "dont make me get out of my chair" type of attitude.

     

    saba looks fantastic.

    theguest7

    theguest7

    Posted

    In the end, one of the security guys (or whatever he was) decided that after listening to the RBB for a whole match he needed to take a photo of everyone. That noise aint happening at a Tigers match, buddy.

    Taurus

    Taurus

    Posted

    The chief of security at Wanderland (wearing a beanie) was amongst the security detail working at the venue.



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