Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers played out a hard-fought
1-1 A-League draw at Coopers Stadium on Friday with Spaniard Andreu finding the
net for both sides.
The Wanderers midfielder helped the Reds take the lead midway through
the first half courtesy of a heavily deflected own goal before dramatically
salvaging a point for the visitors in the 83rd minute.
Western Sydney attacked United right from the first whistle and the
visitors didn't have to wait long for their first chance in front of 9,442
spectators.
On five minutes, Mitch Nichols slipped Romeo Castelen in behind the Reds
defence but the Dutch flyer blasted his shot from eight metres into the side
netting.
Adelaide broke the deadlock in the 21st minute, albeit with a massive
slice of luck. when Reds midfielder Isaias dinked a delightful ball over the
Wanderers defenders to release Tarek Elrich, who weaved his way past full back
Scott Neville.
Elrich shaped to pick out a teammate inside the area but his cross took
a wicked deflection off Andreu and the ball looped into the back of the net
with keeper Andrew Redmayne rooted to the spot.
The visitors continued to attack through Castelen and just before the
half hour, the speedster looked to be racing through with just United keeper
John Hall to beat. But a superb tackle from Dylan McGowan thwarted the attack.
Much like the opening few minutes, the Wanderers pushed towards goal
after half time and it was Castelen the most likely with a 25 metre rocket that
spilled off Hall's chest but away from danger.
Jaushua Sotirio was next to try his luck for Western Sydney but he skied
his effort from close range after pouncing on a loose ball in the Reds' penalty
area.
United seemed content to retain possession in the final quarter hour and
hit the Wanderers on the break, when Goodwin almost doubled the Reds lead on 75
minutes, although his shot from the edge of the area slammed into the cross
bar.
Western Sydney eventually found a deserved equaliser in the 83rd minute
as Andreu went from villain to hero.
The Spanish midfielder took full advantage of a weak clearance from
Elrich and picked out the top corner from 10 metres.
Both sides wrestled to find a winner in the final minutes but were
forced to settle for a share of the points.
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