Sydney Derby – Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC: A-League live scores
Roar Guru By The Roar, 20 Oct 2012
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Western Sydney V Sydney PARRAMATTA STADIUM, PARRAMATTA, NSW, 20 OCTOBER 2012 |
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| Western Sydney | Match Completed | Sydney |
| 0 | FINAL SCORE | 1 |
| 0 | HALF TIME SCORE | 0 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | SHOTS ON GOAL | 4 |
| 18 | FOULS | 21 |
| 10 | CORNERS | 5 |
| 2 | OFFSIDES | 2 |
| 49 | POSSESSION | 51 |
The first Sydney derby in the history of the A-League explodes at Parramatta Stadium tonight when the Western Sydney Wanderers host Sydney FC. We’ll have live scores from 7.45pm AEDT.
In front of over 35,000 last weekend, Sydney FC could not have asked for any more from the home debut of Alessandro Del Piero.
Unfortunately, many of his teammates let him down and the Sky Blues suffered a 3-2 loss at the hands of Newcastle in what was a listless display for most of the match.
Western Sydney come into this one having fared slightly better than their crosstown rival. The signs were largely positive in a goalless draw against the Mariners in their opener, and they could have felt slightly unlucky walking away from Hindmarsh Stadium last weekend.
The problem for the Wanderers seems to be in the final third. The black, white and red need more out of their strikers and Labinot Haliti is one who must improve after having been wasteful in front of goal in the first two matches.
Sydney FC’s main problem has been a midfield who have been unable to control possession, and by extension, the game. With new signing Jason Culina still unavailable, the current underperforming midfield will need to be better.
It is only three rounds in but this is critical for Sydney FC. Another loss here would ramp up pressure on Ian Crook and doubts would begin to surround their entire campaign.
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8' YELLOW CARD - Brett Emerton (Sydney)
43' YELLOW CARD - Ali Abbas Mshehed Al-Hilfi (Sydney)
55' GOAL - Alessandro Del Piero (Sydney)
64' YELLOW CARD - Mateo Poljak (Western Sydney)
80' YELLOW CARD - Ivan Necevski (Sydney)
90 + 4' YELLOW CARD - Michael Beauchamp (Western Sydney)
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11:26pm
Chris said | 11:26pm | Report comment
The game wasn’t a sellout, WSW withheld tickets from the market to encourage people to buy memberships and then claimed a sell out on the basis that all available tickets were sold.
If the game was actually a sell-out then the stadium wouldn’t have been 2,500 short of capacity.
11:38pm
Nathan of Perth said | 11:38pm | Report comment
Oh? Which bays/seats were these? Certainly didn’t see any 2,500 seats sitting empty on the telecast.
5:14pm
John said | 5:14pm | Report comment
All available tickets were sold, that is the definition of a sell-out. There are always going to be some empty seats in a sold out game due to a percentage of tickets being given out for free as part of promotions, competitions, sponsorship deal, etc, etc. Naturally, some of these go unused. I was at the game and the only section of the ground that had more than a few individual empty empty seats was the alcohol-free ‘family stand’, so I’m guessing that was due to free giveaways to local junior clubs, etc.
All that matters is that a full week in advance, all tickets were sold. That is a sell-out under any definition.
10:19am
WSW said | 10:19am | Report comment
I was there mate and I can tell you there was not anywhere near 2500 vacant seats. They may not have counted the Police as there would have been 2500 of them, and not an incident in site. We sat up the Leagues Club and drank til 2am with Sydney FC supporters and WSW supporters, was a great night for Aussie football.
11:04pm
jamesb said | 11:04pm | Report comment
Hey nathan, you know who WSW really need…………Harry Kewell.
Symbolic isn’t it
TBF to WSW, they as a club have only been in existance for roughly 6 months, a rush job. While the players themselves would’ve been at the club in only a matter of a few months.
So for WSW to still be competitive despite the short timeframe is a credit to Poppa and the club.
11:41pm
Nathan of Perth said | 11:41pm | Report comment
It’s certainly understandable and I can sympathise with them.
Of course, Popovic will be all too aware that sympathy and one point from three games is still only worth one point. Goals are needed!
10:21am
WSW said | 10:21am | Report comment
Goals are definately needed however being competitive is more important, 2x 1-0 losses when they have been competitive in both games is better than a 4-0 drubbing which may see the family fans abandon their team.
10:53pm
Nathan of Perth said | 10:53pm | Report comment
It is great having Del Piero in the league, just a pleasure to watch him go about it.
West Sydney really, really need to work on their finishing. So many going wide… Mhmm, can’t help but think another team would have rogered Sydneys defence with so many looks on goal.
10:11pm
pete4 said | 10:11pm | Report comment
Very fitting I feel that a legend of the game scores the only goal in the first all Sydney A-League derby…
10:01pm
ThomasHudson9 said | 10:01pm | Report comment
Very frustrating watching WSW. Make so many quality chances but just can’t reap the rewards. I feel they are relying too heavily on crossing, but the defence is a positive sign.
9:44pm
johnno said | 9:44pm | Report comment
thought there would be a better crowd tonight.. wsw=the new melbourne heart
go sky blues
11:08pm
langou said | 11:08pm | Report comment
It was a sell-out
8:02pm
kochie said | 8:02pm | Report comment
On what planet and in what universe was the crowd bad? I was sat in the upper tier (not even with the rowdy cove lot) and the atmosphere was immense. So good to see a real derby here in Sydney. Compared to AFL fans that either just boo or clap with no real chants, i thought last night was epic. Huge credit to the Westys banner at the start telling us lot to go back east to the Tool Shed – thought that was gold.
2:21pm
Sara said | 2:21pm | Report comment
The crowd was brilliant. The best I’ve seen in football in Australia and that includes the Socceroos qualifier against Uruguay in late 2005 (Which was awesome but basically just a lot of booing from the crowd). Packed Parra Stadium, great atmosphere. I was up the top of the Sydney FC crowd as well and everyone was going nuts. The Red and Black Bloc looked great from where I was too. Even just walking to the game and back with the crowd was something I hadn’t experience before. They were even showing the game on a big screen in Chatswood and some other places.
I think maybe people who say it was bad are comparing it to a North London or Liverpool or Manchester derby. I will say this: Although I think the Wanderers fans were great, the Toolshed thing seemed a bit low and not really that clever. Making fun of the more eastern suburbs for being gay-friendly and having adult shops? Seems a bit low to me. Although some of the Cove were being just as rude. And eventually the socioeconomic thing is bound to come up. I can see it already. The blue side will be teasing the red side about being “povo” and “ethnics” and the red will tease the blue about being “gay” and “blingy” and stuff.
4:58pm
kochie said | 4:58pm | Report comment
Yeah there is no doubt that thanks to this the A league is changing beyond recognition – a shame that Harry Sicknote didnt have an equal impact or Timmy Cahill decided that the New York Metrostars or redbulls – what ever they are called – was a better option.
The build up for the game – even walking from the train station to the ground – had all the good bits of a European match. I am English but have lived in Italy too and the build up had the good bits of an Aston Villa v Birmingham or Roma v Lazio Derby – just without the poilce helicopters, horses and riot vans. I seriously couldnt get my head around that – I hope that the hooliganism Ultras dont plague Australia as it was great merging with other fans. You would never find Small heath Utd (birmingham city) fans chatting with Villa before hand – and the banter that went on (city is ours – eff off west sydney…) would have resulted in stabbings in the Uk. Even last week – Newcastle came into the Captian cook hotel – was great having a laugh with them and how Heskey was or was not going to do.
Your point on the Toolshed banner is a little soft though. It was in jest and funny. East Sydney is renowned for the gay area and they expoloited it – i thought it was good hearted and funny. Ask any Oldham Athletic fan what BUrnely or Bolton used to sing at them – town full of ***** (ethnic minority etc) – that was way over the line – Tool Shed was just a pi$$ take. And dont people passed the Anzac bridge have that stereotype for being in socioeconmic decline? To say the cove were taking the mick out of it is as obvious as saying Mcflynn is crap – fans on opposing sides wind each other up – spose that is how hooliganism started in the 70s – went a bit far!!
8:34pm
langou said | 8:34pm | Report comment
Good game. Easy SYdney looking slightly better at the moment
6:45pm
Fussball ist unser leben said | 6:45pm | Report comment
“SOLD OUT” sign outside Parramatta Stadium. Twitter feed says the pubs around the stadium are bursting.
Not bad for a football club that’s only 4 months old.
http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q535/FussballIUL/WSWvSFC_zpse8120e95.jpg
Looking forward to a HUGE game.
7:52pm
Chris said | 7:52pm | Report comment
“Not bad for a football club that’s only 4 months old.”
So why didn’t they turn up to the first WSW game?
Because the sell out is because of Sydney FC fans. WSW fans are at most 40% of the crowd, for a home game.
7:58pm
Fussball ist unser leben said | 7:58pm | Report comment
“WSW fans are at most 40% of the crowd, for a home game.”
This is only the 2nd home game.
At the 1st home game, WSW fans comprised 90% of the crowd. From the colour in the stands, WSW seems to be 60-70% of the crowd tonight. Of course, it’s possible SFC fans chose to wear red shirts by mistake.
8:04pm
Marc said | 8:04pm | Report comment
The rain maybe
9:52pm
MV Dave said | 9:52pm | Report comment
Wow Chris your sounding more and more worried…keep posting on the Football tab mate…it’s great to see you so interested…like it seems plenty of other new fans.
What a fabulous atmosphere…a noisy and colourful crowd…looks like this Derby will be up there with the Melbourne version. Not the greatest of games but typical of any big Derby where the occasion gets to the players…thought the referee was poor…way too many stoppages.
From the TV it looked around 60% WSW fans and the rest SFC and probably a few newbies. Certainly football is the only game that can generate this type of special atmosphere.
Del Piero looking like a bargain at $2 million a season….
WSW desperately need a decent forward…the current trio will barely get a goal between them.
4:11pm
Brick Tamlin of the Pants Party said | 4:11pm | Report comment
Camshaft is that you?
8:04pm
kochie said | 8:04pm | Report comment
i thought Westys had a great turnout. Hopefully they will keep going in droves