Star striker Jamie Maclaren’s document goal-scoring run ended as his pissed off Melbourne City aspect was held to a 1-1 draw by the Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday.
Maclaren had scored in each considered one of City’s 10 accomplished A-League matches heading into the competition at CommBank Stadium.
However, attempt as he would possibly, the Socceroos marksman couldn’t add to his season tally of 13 objectives on a irritating afternoon for the A-League leaders.
City had been in full dominance from the opening whistle, with the Wanderers taking a first-half lead towards the run of play within the nineteenth minute by way of Brandon Borrello.
The guests grabbed a deserved equaliser within the 58th minute by way of stylish Dutchman Richard van der Venne.
However, regardless of being in complete management of the competition, City needed to accept a share of the factors in sizzling situations.
“The 10-game (goalscoring) streak’s over now and we’re a little bit disappointed as a team that we didn’t come away with three points,” Maclaren instructed Network 10.
“We pushed them right to the end. They’re a good team at home so we’ll take a lot of positives out of that.”
The match statistics proved how one-sided the sport was.
City had 31 pictures to the Wanderers’ two, had 13 corners to Western Sydney’s none, and entered the hosts’ penalty space 55 occasions in comparison with the house aspect’s eight.
Despite City’s dominance, it was the Wanderers who went forward within the nineteenth minute.
Ramy Najjarine was the supplier of the prospect with a superbly weighted go behind City’s defence that discovered teammate Borrello.
The former Brisbane Roar star was capable of get the higher of centre-back Curtis Good earlier than slotting the ball into the nook of the online to attain his third aim of the season.
The normally lethal Jamie Maclaren did not hit the goal with first-half possibilities, whereas his Socceroos teammates Marco Tilio and Mathew Leckie had been additionally wasteful with alternatives within the opening stanza.
City continued to assault within the second-half, with a Tilio shot hitting the publish within the 53rd minute.
The guests lastly netted their well-deserved equaliser 5 minutes later by way of spectacular import van der Venne.
The 30-year-old midfielder made the Wanderers pay for failing to clear the ball from their penalty space with an aesthetic and left-footed shot that curled into the highest nook of the online.
“It’s unbelievable that we didn’t win the match,” van der Venne stated.
Wanderers coach Marko Rudan praised his aspect’s “resolute” defensive effort, however was sad with the 3pm (AEDT) kick-off time of the match.
“If you expect quality from either team – and I feel for both sets of players – at three o’clock in 32 degree heat … you’re not going to get it,” Rudan stated.
“Something needs to be looked at and said, because it’s ridiculous to have three o’clock kick-offs.”
Originally revealed as Western Sydney Wanderers maintain on for draw towards dominant Melbourne City
