ALeague Stats

Cruz Azul 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers after extra time (CWC)

13/12/2014 Morocco

Crowd : 22,153

		Matthew Spiranovic 31'
37' Unknown player
		Nikolai Topor-Stanley 53'
	0-1	Iacopo La Rocca 65'
		Tomi Juric 68'
		Labinot Haliti 68'
		Antony Golec 72'
		Seyi Adeleke 72'
		Brendan Hamill 73'
		Matthew Spiranovic 74'
		Matthew Spiranovic 74'
		Shannon Cole 78'
		Romeo Castelen 78'
		Iacopo La Rocca 84'
		Tomi Juric 87'
(pen.) 89' Unknown player	1-1
		Nikolai Topor-Stanley 102'
		Nikolai Topor-Stanley 102'
108' Unknown player	2-1
(pen.) 118' Unknown player	3-1

This was the 1st match between these two teams.

Western Sydney Wanderers were now on a 3 match losing streak, and had not won in their last 9 matches. This equalled Western Sydney Wanderers' record losing streak at the time.

The previous time Western Sydney Wanderers conceded 3 or more goals in a match was 18/10/2014 Sydney FC 3-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Iacopo La Rocca's 65th minute goal ended Western Sydney Wanderers' 2 match scoreless streak.

This was Western Sydney Wanderers' first ever match against Mexican opposition.

Ante Covic

Seyi Adeleke

Nikolai Topor-Stanley

Brendan Hamill

Matthew Spiranovic

Mateo Poljak

Iacopo La Rocca

Romeo Castelen

Labinot Haliti

Nikita Rukavytsya

Mark Bridge

Coach	N/A
Starting 11 averages...
Previous Cruz Azul appearances	NaN

Coach	Tony Popovic
Oldest player	Ante Covic 39 years 183 days
Youngest player	Brendan Hamill 22 years 86 days
Starting 11 averages...
Age	28.59 years
Previous WSW appearances	43.00

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