South Coast Wolves
Central Coast Mariners
 
Australia Cup Round of 32
WIN Stadium
2014-08-20T09:30:00+00:00

Brave Wolves bow out of Cup

Central Coast Mariners held off a spirited South Coast Wolves side to win 1-0 and advance to the last 16 of the Westfield FFA Cup on Wednesday night.

The Wolves may have fallen at the first hurdle of the national knockout competition but football in the Illawarra region was a real winner, as more than 6,000 supporters at WIN Stadium cheered on their team against the 2012-13 A-League champions.

The Mariners took the lead after 12 minutes, Josh Rose benefitting from a clever quick free-kick to play in Glen Trifiro, who guided a well-taken shot from a tight angle beyond Wolves goalkeeper Daniel Collison.

The visitors should have been at least 2-0 up by half-time, with Zach Anderson having a shot cleared off the line and Mitchell Duke hitting the post, while Nick Fitzgerald also saw a good chance snuffed out.

Samuel Matthews enjoyed one of the Wolves' best openings six minutes into the second half, but failed to get a shot away before some desperate Mariners defending deprived him of possession. 

A few nervy moments aside, Central Coast were relatively comfortable protecting their one-goal lead with the clock ticking down, and almost made it 2-0 through substitute Malick Mane, who had a fierce shot saved with the last kick of the game.

South Coast Wolves 0

Central Coast Mariners 1 (Trifiro 12')

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