Western Sydney Wanderers vs Central Coast Mariners 21/04/2013 4:00PM

By mack

• April 14, 2013
Opponent: Central Coast Mariners
Home Team: Western Sydney Wanderers
Away Team: Central Coast Mariners
Sydney Kick-Off Time: 4:00PM
Round: Grand Final
Competition: A-League Final Series
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Result: West Sydney Loss
Western Sydney Score: 0
Opponent Score: 2
Time Of Result: 90 Minutes
Western Sydney Starting Lineup: Aaron Mooy, Ante Covic, Dino Kresinger, Jérome Polenz, Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, Mark Bridge, Mateo Poljak, Michael Beauchamp, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Shinji Ono, Shannon Cole.
Western Sydney Substitutions: Labinot Haliti (Dino Kresinger 67), Tarek Elrich (Kwabena Appiah-Kubi 72), Rocky Visconte (Jérome Polenz 77).
Western Sydney Unused Substitues: Carlos Saliadarre, Jason Trifiro.
Western Sydney Manager: Tony Popovic.
Opponent Starting Lineup: Mathew Ryan, Joshua Rose, Pedj Bojic, Patrick Zwaanswijk, Trent Sainsbury, John Hutchinson, Bernie Ibini, Oliver Bozanic, Michael McGlinchey, Daniel McBreen, Mile Sterjovski.
Opponent Substitutions: Mitchell Duke (Mile Sterjovski 73), Nicholas Fitzgerald (Michael McGlinchey 88).
Opponent Unused Substitues: Zac Anderson, Anthony Caceres, Justin Pasfield.
Opponent Goals: Patrick Zwaanswijk (44), Daniel McBreen (68, Penalty).
Opponent Cards: Michael McGlinchey (Yellow 51), Daniel McBreen (71).
Opponent Manager: Graham Arnold.
Attendance: 42102
Referee: Peter Green.
Post Match Thread:

Wanderers Lose Grand Final 2-0 to Mariners

Note 1: Match was the first A-League Grand Final played by Western Sydney.
Note 2: Youssouf Hersi was suspended for the match due to receiving a red card for two yellow cards in the Semi-Final against Brisbane Roar.
Note 3: This match was the first win in four attempts at the Grand Final for the Central Coast Mariners.
Note 4: Daniel McBreen won the Player of the Match award.
Note 5: Referee Peter Green made several major incorrect decisions on fouls that were in the penalty box, missing a handball by Pedj Bojic, and Labinot Haliti being tripped.
Note 6: The crowd of 42,102 was the 8th highest in A-League history. Taking this as a Wanderers home match, it means Western Sydney's crowd average for the entire season was 14,749.