Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners enjoyed pre-season wins on Wednesday night with Andrew Nabbout netting a hat-trick while Perth Glory were shocked in WA.
Sydney FC 9 (Bobo 15', 53', 55', Retre 20', Buijs 29', 51', Brosque 40’, 45’, Simon 66’) Earlwood Wanderers 0, Leichhardt Oval
Sydney FC cruised to a comfortable 9-0 win over Earlwood Wanderers FC in the Johnny Warren Community Challenge at Leichhardt Oval on Wednesday night.
Sky Blues marquee Bobô notched a hat-trick, captain Alex Brosque and centre half Jordy Buijs both picked up a brace, while Paulo Retre and Matt Simon each hit the back of the net with long range strikes.
Sydney FC face MacArthur Rams next Tuesday night in their next pre-season friendly at Campbelltown Sports Stadium at 7.30pm.
Sydney boss Graham Arnold said: “I thought it was a very good hit out for the boys. We knew we would probably dominate the game, so it was good to have a lot of time with the ball tonight and to score a lot of goals.
“It was a good performance but I was even more pleased with the great attitude shown by the players.”
FT: It's all over at Leichhardt Oval - @SydneyFC defeating @EarlwoodWFC 9-0 - great attitude & good performance #SydneyIsSkyBlue #EWFCvSYD pic.twitter.com/cFt9NeCmFO
— Sydney FC (@SydneyFC) July 19, 2017
Central Coast Mariners 1 (Hoole 5') Hakoah Sydney City East 0, Pluim Park
Andrew Hoole continued his hot run of form as the Mariners defeated NPL 1 outfit Hakoah Sydney City East 1-0 in their latest pre-season fixture at Pluim Park.
The strike is Hoole’s fourth goal of the Mariners’ pre-season after he bagged a hat-trick against the Central Coast All Stars.
The match was also the first chance for Mariners fans to see Danny De Silva in action and he looked classy during the first 30 minutes of play with a number of impressive touches and telling passes.
Hoole netted the game’s only goal on five minutes when Josh Rose went on a lurching run down the left flank. Rose’s pass found Hoole who broke into the box and executed a classy finish to score the winner.
That’s all she wrote here at Pluim. A solid hit out against @hakoahfc where Hoole’s 5th minute strike proves the difference! #CCMFC #ALeague pic.twitter.com/4JKdokBtxQ
— #CCMFC (@CCMariners) July 19, 2017
Inglewood United 3 (Keogh 22', Salmon 51', Dau 82') Perth Glory 1 (Italiano 90'), Perth Plasterboard Stadium
Finally, Perth Glory were stunned 3-1 by NPL WA league leaders Inglewood United at Perth Plasterboard Stadium.
Andy Keogh's brother Kenny opened the scoring for Inglewood with a well-taken first-half strike.
A spectacular effort from leading scorer Alex Salmon shortly after the break and a late penalty from Chok Dau sealed the win, while Jacob Italiano who found the net for Glory with the last kick of the game.
FULL TIME / Glory score with the last kick of the game, the match finishes 3-1. Thanks for the match @InglewoodSC! #INGvPER #CREATEDESTINY
— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) July 19, 2017
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