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Mariners Academy Fixture Postponed

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Our Academy match has been postponed

Thursday, 27 July 2017 @CCMariners 

The Central Coast Mariners Academy can today advise that this weekend’s Round 22 match of the PS4 NPL 2 has been postponed where the Yellow & Navy were set to take on the Western Sydney Wanderers Academy. 

Football NSW have today accepted a request from the Wanderers’ to postpone the match on the basis that they will have two or more players unavailable to take part due to junior national team selection. 

The under 18’s and 20’s fixtures will still take place but kick-off times have been moved forward at Pluim Park to 12pm (18’s) and 2pm (20’s).

The Mariners Academy first grade fixture will be re-scheduled to a later date which the club will make public when a decision has been made. 

Entry for the under 18’s and 20’s academy games at Pluim Park this weekend is FREE! 
Read more at http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/mariners-academy-fixture-postponed/196olh0inycug1g5c9rfa9lce4#6ftwiJ0bpekCUEKq.99

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On 28/07/2017 at 8:39 AM, Taurus said:

Mariners Academy Fixture Postponed

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Academy

Our Academy match has been postponed

Thursday, 27 July 2017 @CCMariners 

The Central Coast Mariners Academy can today advise that this weekend’s Round 22 match of the PS4 NPL 2 has been postponed where the Yellow & Navy were set to take on the Western Sydney Wanderers Academy. 

Football NSW have today accepted a request from the Wanderers’ to postpone the match on the basis that they will have two or more players unavailable to take part due to junior national team selection. 

The under 18’s and 20’s fixtures will still take place but kick-off times have been moved forward at Pluim Park to 12pm (18’s) and 2pm (20’s).

The Mariners Academy first grade fixture will be re-scheduled to a later date which the club will make public when a decision has been made. 

Entry for the under 18’s and 20’s academy games at Pluim Park this weekend is FREE! 
Read more at http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/mariners-academy-fixture-postponed/196olh0inycug1g5c9rfa9lce4#6ftwiJ0bpekCUEKq.99

On Thursday at 1.00pm!

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Match of the Round

North Shore Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 3:00 PM, Sunday 27 August, Northbridge Oval

The Football NSW cameras will be at Northbridge Oval on Sunday for an intriguing do-or-die Match of the Round between North Shore Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers. 

The Wanderers sit in third equal place alongside Mt Druitt Town Rangers, while the Mariners  are one of four sides in equal fourth. But after being annihilated 5-0 by Mounties last weekend, Western Sydney could be vulnerable to a side that beat them earlier this season.

Mariners' coach Joe Haywood is likely to use that victory as motivation. He's also likely to instruct his team to press high and play tough, physical and aggressive in-your-face-football. They'll need to adopt these tactics in order to break down a talented young Wanderers side that plays with subtlety and panache but who can also be susceptible to robust opposition.       

In a tale of two halves, North Shore Mariners earned a gritty 2-1 victory over the Wanderers at Sydney United Sports Centre in Round 13.

Top goal-scorer Mitch Smith (who now has 14 goals to his credit) and Chris Lindsay scored for the Mariners, while 15-year-old Lochlan Constable pulled one back for the Wanderers.

The Mariners completely dominated the first half and led 2-0 at halftime. But Western Sydney came out of the sheds breathing fire and in the 52nd minute, they finally struck gold through 15-year-old substitute Constable, who beat Mariners keeper Stefan Giglio to close the gap to 2-1.

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 first half I thought we were quite aggressive with our press from the start," a delighted Mariners coach Joe 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."

With a place in the semi-finals on the line this weekend, this matchup will be highlighted by a contrast in styles. And like the first encounter between the two sides, is certain to be just as intriguing.

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