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The Wanderers are going to the grand final, and the Roar can only sit down on their haunches in defeat.
REPORT: WANDERERS WIN 9-GOAL THRILLER
What a game of football that was, an incredible battle with goals galore but it’s the home side that get the job done with a final goal through Dario Vidosic in extra time.
Final score
Wanderers 5
Roar 4
The Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar will duke it out inside Pirtek Stadium this afternoon for a spot in the grand finale of season 2015/16. Catch all the thrilling action and highlights from 5:00pm (AEST) on The Roar.
The question is who will join the minor premiers Adelaide United who have already booked their ticket to the final with a dominant 4-1 display over Melbourne City.
The two teams have been near inseparable throughout the season, finishing on exactly the same points with 14 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses a piece, just a two-goal difference separating them in the end in favor of the red and black.
The Wanderers took a week off for the elimination finals and will no doubt be well-rested, but it’s the Roar that will be full of confidence after last week.
Brisbane are coming into this one off the back of one of the most exciting and heart stopping finals in A-League’s short history, responding to a late Melbourne Victory goal with two of their own in the dying minutes of the game to keep their campaign alive.
These two sides have had quite the thrilling history of finals themselves in recent times, clashing in the grand final qualifier during the Wanderers’ famed first season in the competition, which the newbies won 2-0.
However, Brisbane have the wood over the Sydney side, having beaten them just one year later in the 2014 Grand Final, potting home a devastating goal in an extra time thriller.
In team news, both coaches will have their full quota of players come game time, with no injury news or any real troubles for either side, but both with extended squads that will be shortened before kick off.
Jaushua Sotirio and Jacob Pepper have been promoted into the Wanderers line-up, while Shane Stefanutto and Steven Lustica make their way into the Brisbane squad.
Two full strength sides on a tear for the grand final should definitely continue the current run of outstanding football we’ve already seen in the finals series so far.
Prediction
It’s going to be a tight game to pick this one. The Wanderers and Brisbane were about on par with each other throughout the season but the Western Sydney boys have a history of falling short in big finals.
Brisbane to win 3-2 with a goal or two in the last 15 minutes.
Can the Wanderers reach another grand final in their short history with a big win at home? Or will the Roar silence the vocal Western Sydney crowd and earn a one way ticket to the finale? Catch all the exciting A-League action from 5:00pm (AEST) on The Roar.
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