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Australian A-League
Apr 12, 2014 at 8.37am UK
 
Western Sydney Wanderers

2-3

Engelaar (34'), Hoffman (72')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Topor-Stanley (28'), Santalab (82'), Hersi (86')

Western Sydney Wanderers comeback stuns Melbourne Heart

Western Sydney Wanderers score twice in the final eight minutes to seal a dramatic 3-2 win away to Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park.

Western Sydney Wanderers struck twice in the final eight minutes to seal a dramatic 3-2 win away to Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park this morning.

Youssouf Hersi of the Wanderers celebrates after scoring the match winning goal during the round 27 A-League match between Melbourne Heart and the Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park on April 12, 2014© Getty Images

Wanderers drew first blood in the encounter through Nikolai Topor-Stanley, who whipped a free kick beyond the reach of goalkeeper Tando Velaphi on 27 minutes.

The hosts hit back seven minutes later through Orlando Engelaar, with man of the moment Harry Kewell playing a pivtol role.

Kewell, who played the final game of his career, found Engelaar with a quick free kick before the Dutchman fired home the equaliser from inside the box.

Shinji Ono spurned the opportunity to re-establish his team's lead midway through the second half by crashing a penalty against the crossbar.

Sydney soon paid the ultimate price for the miss as Jason Hoffman cut inside his marker before firing Melbourne's second via a deflection from Matthew Spiranovic.

However, the clash was soon turned on its head as Brendon Santalab made it two goals apiece on 82 minutes, before Youssouf Hersi fired Tony Popovic's men ahead four minutes later to cap an impressive win for Wanderers.

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Brendon Santalab of the Wanderers celebrates his goal during the round 14 A-League match between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC at Parramatta Stadium on January 11, 2014
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