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  • 10 Man Wanderers Succumb 1-0 To City

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    By mack

    Artiz Borda's red card left the Wanderers in a deep hole they were unable to overcome, after Ivan Franjic hammered a thunderbolt to open the scoring.

    With the new year came a new formation for the visitors, with Tony Popovic under pressure to produce results, he elected to play a somewhat unusual 4-4-2 formation, with Mitch Nichols & Nico Martinez taking up a fluid attacking duo, with Jumpei Kusukami, Jaushua Sotirio, Bruno Pinatares & Kearyn Baccus making up the 4 man midfield. Ex Sydney FC goalkeeper made his debut for the Wanderers.

    20 minutes into the game and the home side were in front. From a corner, Kearyn Baccus was first to the ball but he only managed to find Ivan Franjic lurking on the edge of the penalty area. The fullback attempted an audacious side footed first time volley on his right foot. It swerved like a missile into the top corner of Janjetovic's goal.

    Unfortunately for Popovic, his formational innovation was short lived. After half an hour Borda was given his marching orders. With the ball out on the left flank, Borda marked up Fornaroli, and Borda made contact with his elbow into the strikers head. The referee judged it worth a red card, and Borda left the field as his opponent remained prone on the turf.

    The rest of the game was marked by Melbourne's inability to punish the Wanderers with a second goal, and the Wanderers trying in vain to force an equaliser. The best chance for the Wanderers fell to substitute Lachlan Scott, who had a ball fall nicely at his feet, only to see his snapshot on the turn fly just wide of the post.

    Popovic will be forced to make a chance to his defence once again, with the likely result of Robbie Cornthwaite & Jonathan Aspro playing together in central defence. It remains to be seen if Popovic will stick to his new strikerless formation against Sydney FC.

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    Prydzopolis

    Borda given a 3 match ban by the City FFA MRP

    And this is why

    https://twitter.com/prydzopolis/status/817581316971429889

    How many did Simon get for shoulder charging a player in the head off the ball? Wasn't 3 weeks was it?

    He only got one week because it was "serious unsporting conduct". It appears the new rule targets contact made with the head off the ball, in all honesty can't see the difference between Simon's, Santa's & Borda's challenge. Should all fall under the same interpretation but appears that the two WSW players fall under one & the East Sydney player under another.
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    jdrudd91

     

    Borda given a 3 match ban by the City FFA MRP

    And this is why

    https://twitter.com/prydzopolis/status/817581316971429889

    How many did Simon get for shoulder charging a player in the head off the ball? Wasn't 3 weeks was it?

    He only got one week because it was "serious unsporting conduct". It appears the new rule targets contact made with the head off the ball, in all honesty can't see the difference between Simon's, Santa's & Borda's challenge. Should all fall under the same interpretation but appears that the two WSW players fall under one & the East Sydney player under another.

     

    One set of rules for Citeh and Easts, another for everyone else. On the plus side this puts the final nail in Borda's coffin. Go and get ****ed Borda and don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.

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    btron3000

    Haha Peacock is good value. He might be a northern beaches boy but he gets it. 

     

    If there are dodgy calls against us at this derby, I wouldn't be surprised if the field is showered in bottles etc. Wanderers fans are not happy about the season, everyone's sick of #visioncity and smurfs getting the rub of the green with calls, it could bubble over in the stands.

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    Smoggy

    Haha Peacock is good value. He might be a northern beaches boy but he gets it. 

     

    If there are dodgy calls against us at this derby, I wouldn't be surprised if the field is showered in bottles etc. Wanderers fans are not happy about the season, everyone's sick of #visioncity and smurfs getting the rub of the green with calls, it could bubble over in the stands.

     

    Yeah, been saying for a few weeks that the frustration on a number of issues that are simmering just beneath the surface are a bad defeat on Saturday or some really bad ref decisions away from bubbling over. Hope not.

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    BrightSpark

    And how many weeks did Fornaroli get for stomping on Borda and causing the whole thing?!? :shok:

     

    I mean Borda was just trying to copy Cahill, but I guess this time he was lacking the Vi$$$ion.

     

     

    I wonder how many Red cards we will get next time we play 'Citeh'?

     

    Maybe we should just consider ourselves lucky that the FFA let us play against Timmy and their favourite sons at all.

     

    Just imagine what would happen to their metrics if our no name bunch of footballers were to win against the 'gotta have a team' team?

    And it's not as though they can stop our team scoring by regularly calling us offside when we're not. :ninja:

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    DamnedUnited

    I think Borda's three match suspension is outrageous especially given the force in the strike and its circumstances. That it was a dumb thing to do ala NTS in missing the first Derby this season is another matter. That Borda hasn't produced is another matter again. Let's not by default hail the FFA for sorting out our bad on field issues.

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    btron3000

     Let's not by default hail the FFA for sorting out our bad on field issues.

    They just feel bad for stupidly blocking the Eduardo move so now they're giving us all the reasons they can to shed a visa player.  

     

    They're very thoughtful, the FFA.

     

    And fair.

     

    Wise. Don't forget wise.

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    luisenrique

    I've asked Adam Peacock to find out why Cahill didn't get cited by the MRP against us at Spotless earlier this season. He said we might not like the answer :lol:

    So what's the answer?

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    Prydzopolis

     

    I've asked Adam Peacock to find out why Cahill didn't get cited by the MRP against us at Spotless earlier this season. He said we might not like the answer :lol:

    So what's the answer?

    Hasnt replied
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    sonar

     

     

    I've asked Adam Peacock to find out why Cahill didn't get cited by the MRP against us at Spotless earlier this season. He said we might not like the answer :lol:

    So what's the answer?

    Hasnt replied

     

    I'm making no assertions about any of our referees or FFA officials here but,if Cahill is a protected species then that is bordering on corruption,pure and simple.

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    DinoPresinger

    'Unless negligible force'. It says it right there in the memo. Cahill did not cause any serious damage, he only meant to which means he should not be punished

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    jackyboyc

    'Unless negligible force'. It says it right there in the memo. Cahill did not cause any serious damage, he only meant to which means he should not be punished

     

    So much time spent shadow boxing that he can't actually hit someone even when he tries

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    Prydzopolis

    'Unless negligible force'. It says it right there in the memo. Cahill did not cause any serious damage, he only meant to which means he should not be punished

    Begs the question, why did Santa get done then? Pretty sure it was negligible force when he had his hand near the roar defenders face. Just like to see these things applied equally amongst all teams & players.

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