Kwame Yeboah sent Western Sydney Wanderers second in the A-League but that fact ought to be considered a mere sidenote after the Red & Black came from behind to beat Wellington Phoenix 4-3 in an instant A-League classic on Monday night.
Kwame Yeboah sent Western Sydney Wanderers second in the A-League but that fact ought to be considered a mere sidenote after the Red & Black came from behind to beat Wellington Phoenix 4-3 in an instant A-League classic on Monday night.
The Wanderers striker measured a cool finish in the 84th minute after arriving into the fray as a substitute to give Carl Robinson’s men the lead in a game they trailed three times before his eventual winner.
Having turned the game around the lead in the dying embers it appeared the Wanderers had thrown it away when Wellington’s Israeli striker Tomer Hemed fired in a stoppage time snapshot only for that strike to be ruled out for offside following consultation with VAR.
It left a crazed Bankwest Stadium to celebrate a remarkable 4-3 victory which sends the Wanderers six points behind leaders Central Coast Mariners, who drew 2-2 with Perth Glory on Sunday.
That did not look likely after Wellington deservedly took the lead through the magical Ulises Davila only for ex-Wanderers ball boy Daniel Wilmering to leather in a superb equalising goal.
But then another former Wanderers academy star stole the show when Cameron Devlin put Wellington back in front with a stunning half volley from distance after the Wanderers failed to clear their lines.
Jordan Mutch headed in his second goal in as many weeks to make it 2-2 shortly into the second, while Hemed notched his maiden goal in Australia with a sharp penalty take after a foul on Reno Piscopo.
Wanderers equalised via Mitch Duke’s stunning control and volley seconds after Hemed’s effort before Yeboah sealed the deal on an amazing encounter.
