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Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers shared the points in a thrilling 1-1 draw at Coopers Stadium on Saturday night with both sides ending the match with ten men.
The Reds had Louis D Arrigo sent off just before halftime before Wanderers defender Mark Natta was expelled in the final quarter hour to ensure a thrilling finish.
Bernie Ibini squandered a glorious chance to snatch all three points for the visitors with almost the last kick of the game but blasted wide from five metres.
The Wanderers looked dangerous early and threatened the Reds penalty area with former Adelaide players James Troisi and Bruce Kamau looking most likely.
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Matchweek 15 wrapped up on Wednesday, April 7 after a six-day, nine-game football feast which began and concluded with Central Coast Mariners on top of the pile.
Sydney FC snuck into the top four after two Matchweek 15 wins over Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory. Melbourne City had the chance to overthrow the Mariners at the top but a 2-1 loss to Western United stopped Patrick Kisnorbo s side in their tracks. City did, however, respond well to defeat by edging Wellington Phoenix 3-2 on Monday night.
Macarthur FC dealt Perth the first of their two defeats for the Matchweek to go three games unbeaten - the Bulls now occupy third spot on the table.
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The A-League leaders were awarded a late penalty in a hugely entertaining contest on Tuesday at Parramatta s Bankwest Stadium.
Oliver Bozanic slotted home the 83rd-minute spot kick to earn the Mariners a deserved 2-2 draw, following a lengthy VAR review which saw referee Chris Beath determine Keanu Bacchus had fouled Mariners forward Alou Koul.
The penalty was just one component of a frantic finale to the match that saw three goals in the final 16 minutes, a catalogue of missed goalscoring opportunities, a header against the crossbar from Wanderers defender Tom Aquilina and a red card after the fulltime whistle for the home side s assistant coach.
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Mariners captain Oliver Bozanic slotted home a penalty with seven minutes remaining to earn the visitors a point in a contest they largely dominated.
The draw takes last season s wooden-spooners three points clear at the top, though having played two matches more than second-placed Melbourne City.
After a Matt Simon goal in the first half, the impressive Mariners created enough chances to be well out of sight before substitute Bruce Kamau bagged two goals within four second-half minutes against the run of play.
Gosford-local Simon looked set to be the hero, netting midway through the first half until Kamau finally drew the home side level with 16 minutes remaining.