Round 15 of the A-Leagues is done and dusted following an enthralling slate of matches on Sunday.
Canberra United secured one of the wins of the season in the Liberty A-League, downing league-leading Melbourne City 3-1 while Newcastle Jets saw off Wellington in a five-goal thriller at No.2 Sportsground.
The day concluded in Campbelltown, where Macarthur FC prevailed 4-3 over 10-man Western Sydney Wanderers thanks to a 93rd-minute winner.
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MATCHDAY RECAP
Canberra United 3-1 Melbourne City
Canberra United have caused one of the upsets of the season in the Liberty A-League, putting on a show at McKellar Park to down league leaders Melbourne City.
It was first v last heading into the contest but you’d have never known as goals from Michelle Heyman, Mary Stanic-Floody and Nikki Flannery had the home side cruising in the nation’s capital before City’s American defender Taylor Otto reduced the deficit in stoppage time.
MATCH REPORT: Liberty A-League boilover! Bottom side Canberra trump table-topping City
Newcastle Jets 3-2 Wellington Phoenix
Newcastle boss Ryan Campbell has his first win as a Liberty A-League head coach after Sarina Bolden inspired the Jets to a thrilling 3-2 win over Wellington.
Mariana Speckmaier gave the away side an early lead only for the Jets to turn the game on it’s head via goals from Zoe Karipidis and Libby Copus-Brown.
The Phoenix fought back to make it 2-2 but Bolden then produced a moment of magic to seal the points and push Newcastle up into 8th on the ladder, just a point outside the finals places.
MATCH REPORT: Brilliant Bolden fires Newcastle to thrilling win over Wellington
Macarthur FC 4-3 Western Sydney Wanderers
Valere Germain completed his hat-trick with an unbelievable 93rd-minute goal as Macarthur FC prevailed 4-3 against 10-man Western Sydney Wanderers in an Isuzu UTE A-League classic.
Just as the chaotic fixture was heading for a draw on Sunday, French star Germain popped up with a header in the third minute of stoppage time, though substitute goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas was convinced he had stopped the ball from crossing the line.
Back in Australia following the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, Thomas scrambled to keep the ball out of the net but despite a VAR review, the goal was given as Germain and the Bulls celebrated an incredible win in Campbelltown.
The official word regarding the VAR review was that the video assistant referee can only review available angles and there weren’t enough camera angles to overturn the on-field decision of goal.
The Wanderers had played more then 30 minutes with 10 men after Tom Beadling was sent off.
With the result, Macarthur moved up to fourth in the standings after 15 rounds, a point ahead of fifth-placed Western Sydney.
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