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  • Santalab Slays "Invincibles"

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    By mack (edited)

    A herculean effort from the entire Western Sydney Wanderers team has finally broken the three year Sydney derby drought, claiming Sydney FC's "invincible" tag along with it.

    Both sides traded blows in the early stages. After just 4 minutes Jaushua Sotirio was put through on goal by Mitch Nichols, the winger took too many wide touches, giving him a bad angle for his resultant shot. His Sydney FC counter-part Alex Brosque produced a stinging shot that brought out a great save from Vedran Janjetovic. Bobo followed up by blazing over the bar.

    25 minutes into the contest the deadlock was broken by Wanderers legend Santalab. Nichols picked up the scraps from a over hit corner, lobbing the ball into the box for Santalab. The gun striker froze the sliding Bobo with a neat pause & turn, before firing through the legs of Danny Vukovic.

    As the Wanderers fans were preparing for the customary Poznan, Sotiro had a shot deflect off a defender, Vukovic make a miracle save, knocked the ball onto the post and it just beat the outstretched feet of Nichols. Sydney FC had not lost an A-League match all season and they came on and on in search of an equaliser. In the 82nd minute Bobo ran into a defensive Red & Black wall with Vedran Janjetovic as the last line of defense. The striker took a ball down off his chest, fired at goal only for Janjetovic to get down low and block the ball at his left, with the rebound inching towards goal, the keeper made sure and palmed the ball clear. The save drew comparisons to Ante Covic's miracle save in the Asian Champions League final.

    There was some last minute drama with Alex Brosque claiming a penalty, thankfully the refere didn't add to the litany of mistakes going in Sydney FC's favour. My only complaint is that Brosque wasn't punished for yet another example of shameless dissent.

    Joyfully after the seemingly endless 6 minute stoppage time period, the referee drew a close to a thunderous Sydney Derby, one that will live forever as one of the best matches in the annals of this fixture.

    Edited by mack

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    Burgerman

    ****in epic win up there with the ACL final win screwin over esfc'$ invincible run and doing it with them being robbed by the ref with the no penalty call.

     

    Ead Arnie and Brosque you whining bitch.

     

    I don't care if we don't make the finals as I'm satisfied with breaking them, now time to get into ACL action and take on Asia.

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    pseudonym

    Best game of the year.

     

    What the **** is it with ESFC fans sitting in the home end? **** off.

    When WSW advertised the $15 tickets, I noticed Cove tweeters encouraging other Sydney fans to snatch them all up.
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    Smoggy

    What a game to miss :(

    Sorry mate...cant make it any better for you...it was a ******* belter lol

     

    Staff who work in the catering at ANZ all came out in the last 10 mins and were taking snaps and recording...one just mouthed 'wow'. For a moment there in the last 10 the whole end behind the goal and around the corners were up on their feet and singing...great stuff.

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    EmMac

    What a frickin fantastic game. Have no voice left. It went at the end when i was yelling at the ref to blow the faaarking whistle. I swear he was hoping esfc would get the ball and equalise.

     

    I think i shouted screw you invincibles when we won.

     

    Was the dropkick who ran on the pitch trying to take vedran out? That was weird.

     

    A sublimely delicious win :D

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    BrightSpark

     

    What a game to miss :(

    Sorry mate...cant make it any better for you...it was a ******* belter lol

     

    Staff who work in the catering at ANZ all came out in the last 10 mins and were taking snaps and recording...one just mouthed 'wow'. For a moment there in the last 10 the whole end behind the goal and around the corners were up on their feet and singing...great stuff.

    Yeah, there were a number of theatre-goers in Bay(aisle?) 114 sniggering at those of us chanting along with the RBB during the game.

     

    But they were up on their feet and singing and shouting by the end of it! :xnod:

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    Valter43

    What a game to miss :(

    I know right. We missed history together brother :(

     

    I listened to the game on the radio in my car while driving home. I nearly had to pull over during the last five minutes because I thought I was going to puke from the anxiety lmao

    Anybody got pics of the tifo?

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    Smoggy

     

     

    What a game to miss :(

    Sorry mate...cant make it any better for you...it was a ******* belter lol

    Staff who work in the catering at ANZ all came out in the last 10 mins and were taking snaps and recording...one just mouthed 'wow'. For a moment there in the last 10 the whole end behind the goal and around the corners were up on their feet and singing...great stuff.

    Yeah, there were a number of theatre-goers in Bay(aisle?) 114 sniggering at those of us chanting along with the RBB during the game.

    But they were up on their feet and singing and shouting by the end of it! :xnod:

    Ha i was bay 113 lol Some random bloke ran from the front of the stand to the back, high fived me, great big hug then ****ed off again lol The bloke in front went over his seat lol mental. Edited by WSWBoro
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    wendybr

     

    What a game to miss :(

    Sorry mate...cant make it any better for you...it was a ******* belter lol

     

    Staff who work in the catering at ANZ all came out in the last 10 mins and were taking snaps and recording...one just mouthed 'wow'. For a moment there in the last 10 the whole end behind the goal and around the corners were up on their feet and singing...great stuff.

     

     

    So...is it still No to ANZ?  :crazy:

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    Wanderer747

    I think we forgot to mention another score line:

     

    Vedran 2

    Sydney FC 0

    This!!!!

     

    Santa delivers as usual.

     

    Arnies tears and whinge is the best part of the result.

     

    Insert swear word East Sydney.....

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    Nel

    Whatca night! Suck **** ESFC! Invited to a private suite to watch the game with 3 Wanderers supporters and 21 smurfs. Smug bastards before the game but thry had their tails between their legs at the end.

     

    Wanderers win, scum lose, free food, free drinks, salty smurfs and private parking that took me all of 5 minutes to get out of. That's the way to live. COYW!!

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    Sithslayer1991

    I figured it out i know how to win Sydney derbies. You do a "Graham Arnold": let the opposition dominate you to get into false state of security and the BAM score when the least expect it.

    For all the calls and all the ref screw ups in these past derbies finally had stuff go our way I am so releived we won past our due date. And the team deserved it they gave everything today

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