Safuwan scores again, but can’t stop Melbourne losing
Safuwan Baharudin (right in photo) scored his second goal in three matches for Melbourne City, but he was unable to prevent his side losing 3-2 to the Western Sydney Wanderers in an Australian A-League match yesterday.
Labinot Haliti of the Wanderers is challenged by Safuwan Baharudin of Melbourne City during the round 21 A-League match between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne City FC at Pirtek Stadium on March 11, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Getty Images
Safuwan Baharudin (right in photo) scored his second goal in three matches for Melbourne City, but he was unable to prevent his side losing 3-2 to the Western Sydney Wanderers in an Australian A-League match yesterday.
The 23-year-old Singaporean’s 28th-minute strike had given the visitors the lead, but Western Sydney’s Matej Pollak equalised just before half-time.
Aaron Mooy put Melbourne City ahead with a 72nd-minute free-kick, but late strikes from Tomi Juric and Nikita Rukavytsya secured all three points for Western Sydney.
The result sees Melbourne City drop to seventh with 24 points after 20 matches in the 10-strong A-League standings, while the Wanderers climbed off the bottom into ninth with 11 points from 19 games.
The match, which was watched by more than 7,200 fans at Sydney’s Pirtek Stadium, had been delayed because of a lightning storm.
Safuwan is with Melbourne City on a three-month loan from Singapore’s LionsXII. The Australian side are expected to make a decision by the end of the A-League season on whether to offer him a permanent deal.
Melbourne City’s next A-League match is against the Newcastle Jets at the AAMI Park on Saturday. SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN, Photo: Getty Images
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