The Wanderers made it back-to-back A-League victories, overcoming the Newcastle Jets 2-1 earlier this evening thanks to a late Mitch Nichols goal.
Controversy was rampant during the match, after Enver Alivodic opened the scoring from what many, including the linesman, would judge to be an offside position, but the follow-up on Lee-Ki Ji’s free-kick stood. With a little under 10 minutes left to play, Brendon Santalab would fall to the ground inside the box under the slightest of contact, yet was awarded a penalty which was put home by Andreu.
Jets fans expressed their disappointment after their team gave away the lead, while the Red and Black army delight as Tony Popovic finally looks to be building some momentum.
Here is how Twitter reacted following the result:
Hilarious penalty decision, at least the officials are shit for both teams. #NEWvWSW
— Neil Sherwin (@neilsherwin) November 7, 2015
Who doesn't love a good ref square up! #NEWvWSW
— Shaun (@ShaunMade) November 7, 2015
Santalab should have just thrown himself down on the ground instead of trying to kick the ball there #NEWvWSW
— Ryan's Rovers (@Ryans_Rovers) November 7, 2015
Santalol #NEWvWSW
— Kieran L (@kieran_shaker) November 7, 2015
Softest penalty of the year #NEWvWSW
— Joel Goodsir (@joelgoodsir) November 7, 2015
Stop letting 12 year olds be linesman #NEWvWSW
— Andrew (@melatonii) November 7, 2015
Two wrongs don't make a right. Unless you're in the A-League.#NEWvWSW
— Sebastian Hassett (@sebth) November 7, 2015
Scotty Neville proving why he'd never make it in the Roman era.
His crosses are awful. #NEWvWSW— Once were Zad's Lads (@ZadsLads) November 7, 2015
me after those decisions #NEWvWSW pic.twitter.com/uUk4WtGYIX
— Vince Rugari (@VinceRugari) November 7, 2015
YES! Nichols!! The hero #NEWvWSW
— Clayton Waters (@claytswaters) November 7, 2015
Obviously take the win here but its a bit annoying that the ridiculous piece of officiating probably goes less noticed now #NEWvWSW
— Newts (@graham_newts) November 7, 2015
Good way to throw three points away… #NEWvWSW #TogetherWeCanSoar
— Paul J (@paul_jobber23) November 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/vivala_hayley/status/662905064130936832
Classic @wswanderersfc "we made it hard for ourselves" win that one. We don't know how to cruise through a game #NEWvWSW
— Eamonn (@eamonnwarner) November 7, 2015
Huge & well deserved victory 2-1 for @wswanderersfc #NEWvWSW in fine comeback @wswanderersfc mojo is back! @ALeague pic.twitter.com/wW2Hxvywrt
— Pablo Bateson (@PabloFootball) November 7, 2015
That was some refereeing performance… #NEWvWSW
— Luca Cetta (@l_cetta) November 7, 2015
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