Two of Melbourne City’s players enjoyed personal milestones during the Round 14 draw with Brisbane Roar on Saturday.
Lachlan Wales hit half a century of matches in the A-League, commencing the match in City’s starting XI and logging his 50th appearance in the league during Saturday’s encounter.
The 22-year-old forward featured in 11 senior matches for Central Coast Mariners between 2017-2018 before joining Melbourne City where he has featured in 39 games for the City Blue across two seasons.
In a see-sawing match in which Roar went ahead twice through Braden Inman, Tasmanian Nathaniel Atkinson celebrated scoring his first senior goal for City with a stunning long-range strike to draw City level at 2-2.
In Perth, Adelaide United’s Michael Marrone notched his 150 match for the South Australian outfit, while his teammate Jordan Elsey made his 100th appearance in all competitions for the club.
Despite losing 2-0 against Wellington Phoenix, Western Sydney Wanderers academy product Ali Auglah made his A-League debut as a late substitute for Kwame Yeboah.
In the W-League, Leah Davidson scored her first goal for Brisbane Roar, with a tidy finish against the Wanderers, while Alira Toby netted a brace as Roar ran rampant in a 4-0 win in her 50th match in the W-League.
While in action for the national team, Nicholas D’Agostino scored his second Olyroos brace against Thailand, following up his feat against South Korea in the previous phase of qualifying.
Impending Milestones
- Nathan Konstandopoulos (Adelaide United) 50 matches for Adelaide United
- Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) 50 A-League matches
- Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets) 150 matches for Newcastle Jets
- Ella Mastrantonio (Western Sydney Wanderers) 100 matches
- Shamiran Khamis (Canberra United) 50 games
