Western Sydney Wanderers crushed Macarthur FC 4-0 at CommBank Stadium on Saturday night.
After not winning any games in their last six contests, both teams had much to prove. However, it was the Wanderers who dominated.
With a Brandon Borrello goal in the third minute, things quickly turned downhill for the Bulls.
Soon after, Craig Noone received a straight red card for a reckless challenge that was reviewed by VAR, reducing the Bulls to 10 men.
.@mfcbulls are 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐧 🔴
After VAR review, Craig Noone is shown a straight red for his tackle on Gabriel Cleur.
Catch all the action LIVE on @10BoldAU📺
Follow live: https://t.co/VAuDyO5SWG#WSWvMAC #WeAreALeagues @IsuzuUTE pic.twitter.com/HyUcWR83Wp
— Isuzu UTE A-League (@aleaguemen) February 25, 2023
During the first half of the game, it seemed the Wanderers were full of wonders at Wanderland. Then, in the 37th minute, Schneiderlin laid it on the plate for Amalfitano to shoot past Bulls keeper Filip Kurto.
Two goals down at the end of the first half, Macarthur FC were forced to park the bus in the second half.
As a result, the Wanderers continue to attack aggressively. In the 48th minute, Amalfitano unleashed a volley from the edge of the area, but a deflection took it out for a corner.
Still, on the offensive, Borrello and Amor Layouni both had close-range attempts, but Kurto pulled off an excellent double save in the 52nd minute.
In the 53rd minute of play, the Wanderers came close to scoring another goal with a scramble that led to a corner. However, that was quickly overturned by VAR for a penalty for a foul on Calem Nieuwenhof, giving the Red and Black another chance to score a third.
Former Manchester United player Schneiderlin stepped up to the spot to score his first goal for the Red and Black in the 54th minute.
Despite desperate changes for the Bulls, the away side had no chance of hitting back, as Nieuwenhof netted his second goal in two games to secure the 4-0 win at CommBank stadium.
The home team now heads into the next game against Central Coast Mariners full of confidence.
In the meantime, the Bulls face the struggling Brisbane Roar with lots of work to be done considering their captain is also out for the rest of the season.
Western Sydney Wanderers 4 Brandon Borrello (3’), Romain Amalfitano (37’), Morgan Schneiderlin (56’), Calem Nieuwenhof (61’)
Macarthur FC 0
CommBank Stadium
Referee: Kurt Ams
Assistant Referees: Ryan Gallagher & Adam Powers
Fourth Official: Hassan Jomaa
Western Sydney Wanderers: LAWRENCE THOMAS (GK), GABRIEL CLEUR (JARROD CARLUCCIO 62’), TOMISLAV MRCELA, MARCELO GUEDES (C), TOM BEADLING (DANIEL WILMERING 80’), MILOS NINKOVIC (OLIVER BOZANIC 68’), ROMAIN AMALFITANO, MORGAN SCHNEIDERLIN, BRANDON BORRELLO, CALEM NIEUWENHOF (KUSINI YENGI 80’), AMOR LAYOUNI (NICHOLAS MILANOVIC 68’)
Unused subs: DANIEL MARGUSH (GK), ALEXANDER BONETIG
Macarthur FC: FILIP KURTO(GK), TOMISLAV USKOK, DANNIEL DE SILVA (JERRY SKOTADIS 77’), JAKE HOLLMAN (DANIEL ARZANI 77’), KEARYN BACCUS, IVAN VUJICA, ALEKSANDAR SUSNJAR, CRAIG NOONNE, AL HASSAN TOURE (JONATHAN ASPROPOTAMITIS 46’), ALI AUGLAH (CHARLES M’MOMBWA 64’), MATHEW MILLAR (JAKE MCGINNG 70’)
Unused subs: NICHOLAS SUMAN, BACHANA ARABULI,
Featured Image Credit: Steve Christo
Enjoy this content? Support The Football Sack
Due in part to COVID and lack of current sponsorship we are at risk of not having the funds to continue running The Football Sack. If you enjoy our content and support our work in training talented young writers, please support us with a donation. If every reader contributed just $3, our funding would be covered for over ten years.
| DONATE |
