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Coach Steve Corica hailed his team’s character following their latest dramatic escape.
Coach Steve Corica hailed his team’s character following their latest dramatic escape.
“We kept pushing for the goal, which is amazing, and Neyder scored another late goal for us,” Corica said.
“It’s just the culture and the attitude of the players. We work hard at training, we drive them really hard physically and I think it shows by the end of the game that we run over a lot of the teams in the second half and score late goals.
Here are the six occasions where Auckland have struck late to earn points this season.
Here are the six occasions where Auckland have struck late to earn points this season.
R2: Auckland FC 1 (Nando Pijnaker 97’) Sydney FC 0.
R3: Auckland FC 2 (Jake Brimmer 88’, 90+6’) Wellington Phoenix 0.
R6: Auckland FC 2 (Neyder Moreno 83’, Francis de Vries 89’) Newcastle Jets 0.
R8: Auckland FC 2 (Neyder Moreno 90+5’) Melbourne City 2.
R14: Auckland FC 2 (Logan Rogerson 90+9’) Adelaide United 2
R16: Auckland FC 1 (Neyder Moreno 90+5’) Western Sydney Wanderers 0.