Wanderers NPL vs North Shore Mariners 27/5/2017 7:00PM

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Western Sydney Wanderers vs North Shore Mariners

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Date: 05/27/2017
Competition: NSW NPL 2
Location: Edensor Park, New South Wales
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre

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NPL Preview: Wanderers vs North Shore Mariners

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Make sure you head to Sydney United Sports Centre on Saturday night!

Friday, 26 May 2017 -

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The Western Sydney Wanderers will be aiming to finish the first half of the NPL 2 season on a high when they face North Shore Mariners at Sydney United Sports Centre on Saturday night.

After a hard-fought draw last weekend against Mounties Wanderers, the Red & Black are now five points off NPL 2 leaders Marconi Stallions.

North Shore Mariners are led by coach Joe Haywood who has a wealth of experience having coached at the Central Coast Mariners NYL team and Manchester City Academy.

The Northbridge outfit have had a formidable attack this season having scored 14 goals in their last four games. 

North Shore currently occupy sixth position on the NPL 2 ladder, with the highlight of their season so far being their comprehensive 4-0 victory over competition favourites Marconi Stallions.

Last season's top goal scorer, Kyle Cimenti, is back after a long layoff due to injury. After last week's goal against Mounties, Kyle is now the team's joint top scorer for the season, with four goals in eight appearances. 

Cameron Devlin is another player to watch after putting in a typically solid performance last week. In addition to captaining our NPL 2 side, the energetic central midfielder has also represented Australia at the Under-21 level. 

Entry to the match is FREE for all Wanderers Members, while tickets for non-Members are $10 for adults and $5 for concession card holders.

Western Sydney Wanderers v North Shore Mariners
Saturday 27 May, 7:00pm (U20s kick-off at 5:00pm, U18s at 3:00pm)
Sydney United Sports Centre

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Football NSW preview

Match of the Round

Western Sydney Wanderers vs North Shore Mariners, Sydney United Sports Centre, 7pm, Saturday 27 May

Western Sydney Wanderers host the in-form North Shore Mariners in Saturday night's PS4 NPL 2 NSW Match of the Round at Sydney United Sports Centre.

The Wanderers haven't enjoyed the sweet taste of victory since their 3-1 win over Central Coast in Round 9 but after last week's one-all draw with Mounties, coach Trevor Morgan is confident his young side is on the right track.

"I'm very happy with their effort (against Mounties) because it was an improvement on recent weeks and we're still in second place on the ladder," Morgan told Football NSW. "I was disappointed for the boys but pleased with certain aspects of the performance, which were excellent."

Western Sydney have played some scintillating football this season. In virtually every match they've dominated possession and left teams chasing shadows with their fitness, mobility, and creativity. But the one area in which they could do with some polish is their finishing.

Yes, they've scored a staggering 28 goals in 12 matches, but given the number of chances they've created, that tally could be so much more.

Western Sydney this weekend face a Mariners side that has some similar stats to their own: 28 goals for and 11 against, a goal difference of nine as opposed to the Wanderers' 11. But while the teams may be similar on paper, the difference on the field is vast.

While Western Sydney is technically excellent and play a possession-based game with lots of speed and movement, the Mariners' go-to is a more direct in-your-face approach, a style that is effective and has the potential to damage.

Just ask Marconi, who were on the receiving end of a 4-0 thrashing in Round 5, a result that remains one of the biggest upsets of the season.

North Shore will arrive at Edensor Park fresh from a 5-0 annihilation of Bankstown Berries, so their confidence will be sky high.

But coach Joe Haywood won't make a big fuss about the importance of the Wanderers game, nor will he make any outlandish statements. He'll just take things one step at a time and prepare as best he can.

The same can be said of Trevor Morgan. No fuss, just business as usual.

This is shaping as quite an interesting battle, one of contrasting styles between two teams that have the ability to score a bagful of goals.

 

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Football NSW Review. Highlights video should be available in a few days.

Match of the Round

Western Sydney Wanderers 1 North Shore Mariners 2

In a tale of two halves, North Shore Mariners earned a gritty 2-1 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in the PS4 NPL2 NSW Men's Match of the Round at Sydney United Sports Centre on Saturday night.

Mitch Smith and Chris Lindsay scored for the Mariners, while 15-year-old Lochlan Constable pulled one back for the Wanderers.

The Mariners came out with all guns blazing and of the two sides, looked the most likely to score in the early stages.

Inside a minute the visitors launched a deep throw-in into the penalty box that resulted in an injury to the Wanderers' Charles Abou Serhal, who copped an accidental knock to the head.

The Mariners' Michael Stojanovski had the first shot on goal, an ambitious long range effort that never had the legs to trouble the home side. But the visitors kept applying the pressure.

Braden Cheng shot over the bar and Mitch Smith followed the same script, his effort from inside the box being deflected over the woodwork.

With Freddy Ankumah-Sey showing pure pace down the right flank and Mitch Smith's physicality troubling the young Wanderers, it came as no surprise that it was those two who conjured the first goal of the game in the 13th minute, with Ankumah-Sey chipping a delightful cross into the box for Smith to head home from close range.

The Wanderers' slow start was bewildering for a side that usually plays with such irresistible zest and vigor, and it wasn't until the 17th minute that they had their first shot on goal through Tariq Maia.

But the Mariners continued to trouble the Wanderers and just on the half hour mark Chris Lindsay showed some fancy footwork inside the box before seeing his shot deflected past keeper Daniel Axford and into the back of the net, giving the Mariners an unlikely 2-0 lead.

Six minutes later, a beautiful cross from the left found Smith at full stretch touch the ball goalwards, only to see the leather clear the bar. Unlucky for the Mariners, lucky for the Wanderers.

In the 42nd minute, the Wanderers' Abou Serhal fired in a free kick from just outside the box, only to see Mariners' keeper Dominic Maunder pull off a fine save. The Mariners' custodian again denied Western Sydney just shy of halftime, but suffered a suspected rib injury for his bravery, an injury that prevented him from returning in the second half.

Trailing 2-0 at the break, the Wanderers came out breathing fire and two minutes after the restart Maia again unleashed a dangerous free kick towards the target, only to see substitute keeper Stefan Giglio dive low to pull off a fine save.

A couple of minutes later Cameron Devlin had a crack from inside the box, only to see his effort rocket into the side netting.

But in the 52nd minute, Western Sydney finally struck gold through 15-year-old substitute Lochlan Constable, who beat Giglio to close the gap to 2-1.

The Wanderers continued to dominate the Mariners, who rarely ventured into the Red and Black half and found themselves virtually relegated to the role of chasing shadows.

Just on the hour mark the Mariners cleared off the line and in the 66th minute, Lachlan Campbell headed over the bar from a corner. The pressure on the Mariners was relentless, but somehow they held on.

In the 72nd minute Maia again had a free kick opportunity but rather than go for goal he sent Cameron Devlin racing down the right flank. Devlin whipped in a cross but unfortunately for the Red and Black, the set play bore no fruit.

In the 79th minute Giglio was again called into action, this time saving bravely from close range. A few minutes later Wanderers striker Kyle Cimenti side-footed an opportunity goalwards, only to see his effort deflected away for a corner.

The Wanderers played some brilliant football in the second half, launching wave after wave of attacks. But with a stray pass here; a heavy touch there, some resolute defence from the Mariners, plus some good old fashioned bad luck, they just couldn't crack the visitors' defence.

In the end, North Shore added the Wanderers' scalp to the Marconi one they'd snared earlier this season, a result that sees them rise to fourth place on the ladder, just one point behind Western Sydney, Mt Druitt Town Rangers and St George, who share third position.

As expected, Mariners coach Joe Haywood was delighted to go home with three points.

"In the first half I thought we were quite aggressive with our press from the start," Haywood told Football NSW. "I thought we did really well with that and we frustrated the opposition and I thought we were always a threat on the counter attack. It was definitely a tale of two halves: (after dominating the first half) the second half was a different story."

When asked what most impressed him about his side's performance, Haywood replied: "Our defensive resolution but again, (we were) always a threat (on the counter), especially in the first half. The second half was a bit frustrating on the ball but I thought (in the) first half when we had it, we created opportunities."

Meanwhile, Wanderers coach Trevor Morgan was unhappy that his side had again come up against an opponent unwilling to play football.

"You can't blame these other teams to play to their strengths," Morgan told Football NSW. "They never come out to play us, they don't try. We've got grown men playing retreat defence against kids but that's what they have to do. And it works for them. We made some mistakes early, but I felt that after being 2-0 down our response was excellent."

When asked what was said in the dressing room at halftime to prompt such a dominant second half display, Morgan replied: "I told them that you have to believe in yourself, you have to be positive, and the game's there to be won. The game's certainly not over.

"I think we created more opportunities in the second half and I felt that we had every chance to turn it around."

Morgan revealed that 15-year-old, Lochlan Constable made his debut for the side and came through with flying colours. 

"For us, our objective is to throw boys into this level of competition and see who performs, and I think he (Constable) put his hand up. Also, Sam Silvera, another boy from our Under 18s, came on and it's very pleasing that they dip their toe in the water and can handle it."    

Match Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (Lochlan Constable) North Shore Mariners 2 (Mitch Smith, Chris Lindsay)

Sydney United Sports Centre

Saturday 27 May 2017

Referee: Tim Danaskos

Assistant Referees: Paddy Reynolds, Tara Brown

Western Sydney Wanderers: 20. Daniel Axford (GK), 2. Lachlan Campbell, 5. Mathieu Cordier, 6. Cameron Devlin, 8. Charles Abou Serhal (28. Lochlan Constable 44'), 9. Kyle Cimenti, 15. Blake Currey, 18. Oliver Puflett (10. Emmanuel Gonzalez 75'), 22. Matthew Lecce (29. Samuel Silvera 62'), 24. Tate Russell, 50. Tariq Maia

Unused Subs: 19. Malcolm Ward, 30. Mackenzie Syron

Yellow Cards: 24. Russell Tate 21'

Coach: Trevor Morgan

North Shore Mariners: 1. Dominic Maunder (GK)(36. Stefan Giglio - halftime), 3. Chris Lindsay, 4. James Scott, 6. Ricky Woodward, 8. Mitch Arcosa, 10. Braden Cheng (27. Robert Kerr 90'), 11. Freddy Ankumah-Sey (20. Joshua Mbakwe), 12. Sean Toth, 18. Mitch Smith, 21. Aaron Davis, 28. Michael Stojanovski

Subs: 9. Scott Tonkin, 23. Christian Desa, 31. Chris Deblaere

Yellow cards: 6. Ricky Woodward 30', 12. Sean Toth 90+2

Coach: Joe Haywood

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Meanwhile, Wanderers coach Trevor Morgan was unhappy that his side had again come up against an opponent unwilling to play football.

Don't worry Trevor, once these kids start playing in the A-League or perhaps overseas, clubs never park the bus and play defensively.