Central Coast Mariners have climbed to second place in the A-League ladder thanks to a dramatic late win over the Western Sydney Wanderers.
The Wanderers started the game on the front foot and almost broke the deadlock on 26 minutes when Aaron Mooy's powerful long-range effort was palmed onto the crossbar by Liam Reddy.
However, the Mariners opened the scoring against the run of play just after the half-hour thanks to a fine individual effort from Joshua Rose - his first goal in 42 matches.
The visitors were level before half time, as Nikolai Topor-Stanley netted his sixth A-League goal, firing home from Tomislav Juric's drilled cross.
As the Wanderers tired, the Mariners began to dominate the game in the second half. Substitute Bernie Ibini-Isei warned the visitors of what was to come by shaving the outside of the post on 78 minutes.
The same player then scored the winner in the dying seconds, finishing clinically from 10 yards.
Robert Summerscales
