WPM R19 vs Adelaide United | Sun 3rd Mar | 5:00pm | RoF / Sky Sport 3

We've more mistakes in the back third today than in the last three games put together.

What a miss - hope that doesnt come back to bite us on the butt

That was nearly a two goal swing twice. Great work from Bally. Amazing from Paulsen. 

Slightly annoys me seeing us, the top of the table team, have a throw in near Adelaide's corner flag with 30 seconds to go but choosing to run the clock down, instead of trying to put our foot on the throat and bag a second before halftime. 

Onside

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Way too close for comfort. We are missing Barba and Zawada. Old and Ball are doing very well, but we need someone up top who's going to put them to the sword each and every time.
Unpopular opinion but I'd put Hughes on for Surman. He's made some mistakes and Hughes strikes me as tidier on the ball. Salas and Paulsen are also having blinders but we need Mo and Roof to raise their game. It's so important to get 3 points today, no funny business please.

number8

Onside

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That's great and exactly why we have VAR these days. This is always going to be called offside otherwise (especially against us)

newzealandpower

number8

Onside

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That's great and exactly why we have VAR these days. This is always going to be called offside otherwise (especially against us)

 
Old is so fast, it is impossible to see this in realtime. And if not sure, always for the attacking team.

newzealandpower

number8

Onside

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That's great and exactly why we have VAR these days. This is always going to be called offside otherwise (especially against us)

It looks bad because of the gap a moment after as the defender goes away from the ball. 

Need to be much better this half. As good as the Reds were 1st half we gave them far too much space, especially down the flanks, and made way too many mistakes.

Great game. 
COYN with a big second half

Our set pieces. Ugg.

Come on boys! Snap to it.

Jeez that was plain poor from Rufer. 

Jovanovic, fudge off you wanker. ✊💦

We needed Paulsen 3 times in the first half. He almost helped us 4 irrevocable times. 

We’re playing sharke. I’m depressed with this. We’re not playing like champions. 

And what a tosser to celebrate in front of the Fever.

It took the perfect penalty to beat Paulsen today. Can't say they hadn't been knocking on our door. We need more muscle up top. Not sure how Kosta is feeling but it's time to change it up.
3rd time that Surman gifts them an opportunity. Time for a rest.

Farkn missing Pennington.

martinb

newzealandpower

number8

Onside

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That's great and exactly why we have VAR these days. This is always going to be called offside otherwise (especially against us)

It looks bad because of the gap a moment after as the defender goes away from the ball. 

That's why I like VAR, it gets stuff like that right usually. Otherwise we'd be 0:1 down right now 

The way the boys are playing, we could lose this game

InsulinMachine

martinb

newzealandpower

number8

Onside

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That's great and exactly why we have VAR these days. This is always going to be called offside otherwise (especially against us)

It looks bad because of the gap a moment after as the defender goes away from the ball. 

That's why I like VAR, it gets stuff like that right usually. Otherwise we'd be 0:1 down right now 

 
Krishna would be the all time A league goal scorer. 

yeSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It's been worth the agony of watching this game to see that huge smile on OVH's face.

So, so happy for OVH. 
He cops a lot of shark on here. But he's been knocking on the door a bit more this season, and now he's got that monkey off his back.

Go on lad! 💪

I see a monkey climbing off OVH's back. At last, well done young fella.

Kosta could drag an airplane! Take us to the title, ol’ mate!

Fark so many chances not taken!

Drilled it!!! Onya Oldie!

I remember rumours about this slight fellow Old being quite good. 

Now there’s a rustle or two about Sloan-Rodrigues. 

Deliver and take it home the attack! The defense has carried you enough this season!

Old is better than Irankunda.

Change my mind. 😎

You know Ben Old could have been a Golf professional?? Just in case you didn't know by now.

We want 4! We want 4! 

Great pass Conchie and brilliant work Sutton on that touchline.

Why’s the intensity dropped? There’s half a new team out there! Why are we giving them the ball?

So unlucky OVH....

We've hit the post 3 times??

weak sauce 

Sutton loses his duel with Irankunda and no one can clear.

Talk about doing it the hard way. Or is there any other way for us?!

YoungHeartHM

Old is better than Irankunda.

Change my mind. 😎

 
Payne is better than Irankunda. 

(Edit:Thought it might be true. Payne defends and plays a full 90. He has the same attacking output as Irankunda of 4 assists and 2 goals, and a better disciplinary record. Could have had another one or two today! Got in great positions, but the finish wasn’t quite there.)

Kosta is better than Irankunda. 
Van Hattum is better than Irankunda. 

annnnd breathe! what an unnecessarily tense game. we played down to their level for most of it. but 3 points is 3 points :) 

Dire game, the goal post probably still ringing from all the times we hit. But we got three points.