In the late afternoon on Tuesday, a thrilling battle took place between the Union and Adelaide United in Western Australia. Looking back at last weekend, both teams suffered defeats on their home turf. Adelaide United were unlucky to lose against FC MacArthur, while the Western Union lost to the challenge of the Mid Coast Mariners.
A-League's young wing Ilan Kwanda, a player who is set to join Bayern Munich at the tail end of the season, set a personal record in his last game against FC MacArthur. However, he was helpless to lose by a 12-yard penalty despite battling through extra time late in the game. The game, his last home game before leaving the team, did not end well. Nonetheless, the A-League's hopes of progressing into the top six have been dashed, and Irangwanda still has a chance to round off his remaining three away games. In my opinion, his swiftness and unexpected standing in the opposing backfield will be the biggest challenge in the Western Conference.
The Western Conference knows how dangerous Irangananda can be, as evidenced by that hat trick he scored three weeks ago. At that time, he helped the A-League team beat their opponents 4-1 at home. Despite the Western Conference's recent improvement, they still have two defeats in their last three league games. Obviously, the goal for this season is to avoid dropping out of the league. Although they lost 0-2 at home to the Central Coast Mariners in their last league match, they have won their last five matches in front of their home fans in a respectable performance.
