A-League's prodigies showcase local potential – but will the public respond?
03-Jan-2021 16:30:11 | The Guardian
The likes of Calem Nieuwenhof and Lachlan Rose show their quality but many fans still need marquee names to tune in
As many have suspected all along, the kids are all right. Better, actually, if the A-League’s opening fixtures are a barometer of young local talent.
Even Australian football’s perennial navel-gazers had reason to peer outside themselves for 73 minutes this week when Calem Nieuwenhof turned his A-League debut into an exercise in execution so concise it had Stefan Marinovic on the block in a manner the New Zealand goalkeeper might have experienced from any seasoned international anywhere in the world.
What a way to mark your first #ALeague goal
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Related: A-League: Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Sydney FC - as it happened
If anyone from the game has footage of Muratovic's goal, please email phoenixadmin@wellingtonphoenix.com.
Asking for a friend...#WELvSYD | 1-1
I heard we got two goals in that time....honest.
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