A late Brendan Santalab goal sent the Wanderers back to the top of the A-League and spoiled Luis Garcia’s arrival at Central Coast earlier this evening.
A shaky start from the hosts let the Wanderers take an early advantage, with a horrific attempted back pass from Storm Roux snapped-up by Mark Bridge and put into the back of the net.
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The confidence and desire for a positive result was clear from Tony Popovic’s side, who easily could have been up by more, while at the other end the Mariners offered little in attack until the hour-mark when headline signing Luis Garcia made his debut.
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Central Coast began to gain momentum straight away and a perfect through ball from Garcia setup Fabio Ferreria for a 68th minute equaliser.
Yet, a reckless red card earned by Nick Montgomery gave the Wanderers a chance to take all three points late on and Stantalab would spoil the Gosford party just minutes from the final whistle with an easy tap-in.
Here are the best reactions to come from Twitter after the match:
Awesome to watch next level football IQ grace @ALeague pitches. #luisgarcia #CCMvWSW #beautifulgame
— Adrian Evan (@Adrian_Tobin) January 23, 2016
And with Montgomery getting himself sent off, the .@CCMariners were their own worst enemies tonight. #CCMvWSW #aleague
— Chris Jack (@chrisjackis) January 23, 2016
There's no future with Walmsley in charge. What more needs to be said?? #CCMvWSW
— James Walker (@serious14) January 23, 2016
2 mistakes and a silly red card equals zero points #CCMvWSW
— Daniel McBreen (@djmcbreen) January 23, 2016
Despite the result it's important to note the positives tonight, both before and after LG came on. #CCMvWSW #CCMFC
— Tim ⚽ (@TimothyJ_23) January 23, 2016
That's right!! back on top where we belong #COYW #CCMvWSW
— cin (@cindymaiorana) January 23, 2016
We dominate teams but don't put them away. It doesn't help we have a marquee that can't even get on the bench #CCMvWSW
— Oli Murray (@Oli_Murray) January 23, 2016
#CCMvWSW why make it harder for ourselves? Should have been 3-0 HT. With Pio gone it is essential to find a quality ST. Also redmayne out!!
— Stevie G (@StevieG16) January 23, 2016
Mariners pretty much handed that game to Wanderers. Story of @CCMariners season. #CCMvWSW #ALeague
— Cameron Bell (@CameronBell) January 23, 2016
Big 3 points after another good but frustrating performance. Back on top of the league!! @wswanderersfc #CCMvWSW
— Dominic Coorey (@DominicCoorey) January 23, 2016
Who is going to race to tear Garcia's shirt off his back? #CCMvWSW
— Peter (@nutwals) January 23, 2016
Next year will CCM have sauce bottles on the front of their shirt? #CCMvWSW
— IP (@Lecabba) January 23, 2016
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