Bronte Trew and Ena Harada scored their maiden Ninja A-League goals as Western Sydney Wanderers surged past Newcastle Jets 4-1.
CommBank Matildas star Tash Prior opened the scoring for the Jets but resurgent Western Sydney rallied on a memorable night for goalscoring duo Trew and Harada before captain Amy Harrison and substitute Holly Caspers sealed Friday night’s rout at Wanderers Football Park.
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Trew’s brilliant solo goal restored parity and Harada’s thunderous effort put the home side ahead as the Wanderers celebrated back-to-back wins, while extending their unbeaten run against Newcastle to five matches, dating back to 2022.
The Wanderers are now ninth in the standings through 16 rounds. As for the slumping Jets – Semi-Finalists in 2023-24, they are 10 games without a win and 11th in the table, though they could end the weekend bottom depending on Sydney FC’s result.
Newcastle made the perfect start on the road when Matildas star Prior found the back of the net for the first time in 411 days after she was on hand to tuck away the rebound having seen teammate Cassidy Davies hit the post.
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The Jets had a great chance to make it 2-0 approaching the half-hour mark but an unmarked Libby Copus-Brown sent her header over the crossbar.
Then, the Wanderers restored parity three minutes later. A memorable solo run from Trew saw her beat Danielle Krzyzaniak at her near post.
Western Sydney completed the comeback five minutes prior to the interval when Harada’s super strike found the back of the net as she became the latest first-time scorer in the A-Leagues.
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Newcastle came close to levelling proceedings on the stroke of half-time – Emma Dundas’ long-range attempt was pushed onto the bar by Wanderers goalkeeper Sham Khamis.
The woodwork thwarted Dundas and the Jets again in the 57th minute after she hit the crossbar from close range.
Newcastle were up against it 16 minutes from the end after Copus-Brown conceded a penalty and Wanderers skipper Harrison stepped up to convert the spot-kick.
Caspers then came off the bench and completed the rout during the closing stages on a forgettable night for the visiting Jets.
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