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Wanderers go down in Sydney derby, Villa strikes again

By Reuters - Oct 19,2014 - Last updated at Oct 19,2014

SYDNEY — Western Sydney Wanderers gave up a two goal lead to go down 3-2 to Sydney FC in a pulsating A-League derby on Saturday night in another hiccup in their preparations for next week’s Asian Champions League final. Spain striker David Villa, meanwhile, continued to make his mark in his 10-match loan period in Australia, scoring an equaliser to earn a point for Melbourne City for the second week in a row in their match against Newcastle Jets on Sunday. Champions Brisbane Roar were denied their first points of the season when Andy Keogh completed a hat-trick with a stoppage time header to give Perth Glory a 3-2 win, while 2013 title winners Central Coast Mariners were also upset 2-1 at home by Wellington Phoenix. More than 106,000 fans turned out to watch the five matches, a record for a regular season weekend in the burgeoning league.

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