Western Sydney Wanderers FC
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Match Complete
Brisbane Roar FC
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| 72' |  | T. Aldred | ||
| 61' |  | B. Inman | ||
| 58' | | R. O'Donovan | ||
| N. Sullivan | | 58' | ||
| 57' | | M. Gillesphey | ||
| 20' | | S. Neville | ||
| 19' | | J. O'Shea | ||
| M. Duke | | 5' |
| 18 | Shots | 12 | ||
| 3 | On Target | 5 | ||
| 15 | Fouls | 11 | ||
| 8 | Corners | 5 | ||
| 2 | Offsides | 0 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
It’s a quick turnaround from Round 12 to 13, as Western Sydney Wanderers host Brisbane Roar at Bankwest Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEDT).
Both teams have only amassed four points from their last five matches to sit seventh and tenth on the table respectively.
Western Sydney faced late drama to hold on to a 3-2 win against Adelaide United last time out. Nico Muller scored two goals while Mohammed Adam grabbed one.
The Roar, meanwhile, relied on some Bradden Inman brilliance to scrape a point away to Newcastle in a 1-1 draw.
Brisbane’s attack has been misfiring somewhat, with main striker Roy O’Donovan relegated to the bench for the match against the Jets. Young Mirza Muratovic was entrusted with his first A-League start in place of O’Donovan, alongside Aaron Amadi-Holloway.
The Olyroos qualifying tournament has hit both sides, with the Wanderers losing Keanu Baccus and Tass Mourdoukoutas, while Brisbane are without Aiden O’Neill and Connor O’Toole.
The Olyroos’ unavailability starts this round and they will remain out for most – if not all – of January.
The Wanderers also lose Pirmin Schwegler to suspension, however Jordan O’Doherty and Bruce Kamau return from injury, with Noah Padgen and Dean Pelenakos promoted from the Y-League squad.
Brisbane have brought in Jai Ingham and Jake McGing – who played in the Y-League last round – as well as Rahmat Akbari. The
two Olyroos come out of the squad along with Jordan Courtney-Perkins, who has picked up a knee injury. Debutant Muratovic has retained his place in the side.
Prediction
Neither side is in great shape and both managers are under increasing pressure.
Western Sydney, without both Baccus and Schwegler, are bare in midfield, but do Brisbane have the power to exploit?
From what they have shown so far this season, probably not.
Western Sydney 1 – 0 Brisbane
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Game information
Where: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta
When: 7:30pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox Sports 505, Kayo Sports
Western Sydney Wanderers
1.Daniel Lopar, 4.Dylan McGowan, 5.Daniel Georgievski, 6.Matthew Jurman, 7.Mitchell Duke, 8.Jordan O’Doherty, 9.Nicolai Muller, 11.Bruce Kamau, 14.Alex Meier, 21.Tarek Elrich, 22.Nicolas Sullivan, 23.Kosta Grozos, 27.Kwame Yeboah, 31.Noah Pagden, 33.Tate Russell, 34.Patrick Ziegler, 35.Mohamed Adam, 40.Nicholas Suman, 53.Mohamed Al-Taay, 59.Dean Pelekanos.
Brisbane Roar
1.Max Crocombe, 2.Scott Neville, 4.Daniel Bowles, 5.Tom Aldred (c), 6.Macaulay Gillesphey, 7.Jai Ingham, 8.Jacob Pepper, 9.Roy O’Donovan, 10.Bradden Inman, 13.Stefan Mauk, 15.Aaron Reardon, 19.Jack Hingert, 20.Aaron Amadi-Holloway, 21.Jamie Young, 22.Jake McGing, 23.Dylan Wenzel-Halls, 25.Rahmat Akbari, 26.Jay O’Shea, 28.Izaack Powell 30.Mirza Muratovic.
Lionheart
Roar Rookie
You make it seem as though the injury to Ziegler was the decisive factor, which is not a fair assessment of the game.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
Match Review: Brisbane take themselves up the table a spot after a come from behind win against WSW. The match started very well for WSW with a well worked move down the right side of the pitch resulting in a Mitchell Duke goal inside 5 minutes. From there momentum slowly transferred towards Brisbane who equalised in the 20th minute when Scott Neville rose unmarked to head Jay O’Shea’s corner in. Aaron Amadi-Holloway had hurt his quad early in the first half and pushed through the pain but succumbed to it just before half time. Daniel Bowles then went down just after half time - needing to be replaced. Roy O’Donovan was lucky to stay on the pitch after a swinging elbow connected with Patrick Ziegler, splitting the WSW midfielder’s lip. O’Donovan received a yellow card, while Ziegler was sent to the bench to be bandaged up. While WSW were down to 10 men, Brisbane took the lead through Bradden Inman. Inman played a neat 1-2 pass with Mirza Muratovic before pulling the trigger on a low shot from just outside the area. From there, WSW had a few half chances but Brisbane’s resolute defending saw that the score stayed 2-1 in their favour. Brisbane are now 9th on the table, while WSW stay 7th.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
Thank you for joining The Roar for the coverage of this match. 3 goals, a come from behind win and some mild controversy to get the year underway. Just another match in the A-League. The A-League continues on Friday night with Melbourne City hosting Western United. The write-up for this one will be up soon.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
Full Time! WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
97' Jurman with a chance to set a forward up with a long ball. He only finds Pepper. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
95' Yeboah fouls Hingert over by the sideline on halfway. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
93' Grozos with a desperate lunge at the ball and makes contact with O'Shea. Just the foul. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
92' Georgievski's cross finds Grozos' head. Young was beaten, but so was the post. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
There will be +7' added on.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
90' Brisbane Substitution ON Izaack Powell OFF Bradden Inman Defensive sub for Brisbane.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
89' O'Shea is now down for a head knock. This one looked fairly innocuous. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
88' Gillesphey has stayed down after a head clash. Ref stops play, but he is up pretty quickly. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
88' All WSW now. Brisbane are parked in defence. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
87' Russell found by a clever long switching pass. His cross is blocked away by Aldred. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
86' Yeboah forces Neville to just punt anywhere. Corner earned for WSW. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
85' Georgievski finds Russell again. This time on the ground. Russell plays it back across goal, but Brisbane clear. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
84' Georgievski's cross finds Russell at the back post. He struggles to control it though. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
82' Muratovic has a shot across the box. Not too far away in the end, but still wide. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane
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Roar Guru
81' WSW Substitution ON Tate Russell OFF Tarek Elrich
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Roar Guru
80' The ball pings around the area for WSW before Adam heads it over the bar. WSW 1 - 2 Brisbane