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BY THE PALM TREES - Round 17 -
Despite the result it was a great night out at Central Coast Stadium when the Wanderers came to town. Some reported that the result spoiled the Luis Garcia party but in reality most Mariners fans went home happy. Happy to have been part of the biggest crowd in a couple of years, happy to have been there to see Luis Garcia make his first appearance in a Central Coast Mariners shirt and happy the team showed the ability (when at their best) to mix it with the competition leader. Sure, Western Sydney finally got the better of us to take the points but had we avoided a couple of obvious mistakes, the result could have been different. The opposition are far too good for any team to gift them goals the way we did. Having the assist on the first goal and turning over the ball unnecessarily and in a dangerous position to provide the second, our rookie errors cost us. The key moment in the game was a silly and late tackle from our experienced captain Nick Montgomery and this hurt us the most. Luis Garcia made his entrance around the 60 minute mark and it was instantly [...]
Erin Morrow