Fox Sports football expert Mark Bosnich says the respective victories of Melbourne Victory and the Western Sydney Wanderers in their overnight Asian Champions League fixtures is a turning point for Australian sides in the competition.
SHANNON Cole believes Western Sydney has proved they can do more than just compete in the Asian Champions League after downing Ulsan Hyundai 2-0 in Korea.
The Wanderers, playing in the tournament for the first time, are on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition after the comfortable win.
Cole was pleased with his contribution after he set up Mark Bridge for the Wanderers' first goal and said it was a satisfying performance.
"We're very proud to be in this tournament," Cole said.
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"We worked hard last year and we got the reward to be part of it now. We're in this tournament and we're showing that we can do more than just compete — we want to go as far as possible.
"It was a really satisfying result and the boys worked very hard together. There was a lot of pride to take out of that game."
After securing second spot on the A-League ladder and a week off, the Wanderers can afford to focus all their attention on Tuesday's final ACL group match against Guizhou Renhe.
A win, or possibly even a draw, in front of their home fans at Pirtek Stadium will be enough to see the Wanderers through to the next stage.
Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic was delighted to come away with a win against difficult opposition and is determined to finish the job in Parramatta.
Shannon Cole of Western Sydney competes for the ball with Ko Chang-Hyun of Ulsan. Source: Getty Images
"We still feel we need to do a job on Tuesday, but what this result has done is put it in our control," Popovic said.
"So we know now that a point or three points — if we just get a result at home — we will definitely go through. We don't need to rely on any other results, which is something you always wish for.
"We've earned the right to be in this position on nine points and now we need to finish the job at home."
Defender Matthew Spiranovic was moved into the midfield, where he was partnered by Jason Trifiro.
"Matt has the qualities to play in midfield," Popovic said. "He is a centre-back, but we've tried him there a few times in the league.
"Against the strength they have we felt we needed to control the midfield and we felt the combination of Matt Spiranovic and Jason Trifiro worked very well.
"For large parts they controlled the match and we felt that was the key to winning.
"We're very proud of every one of the players and now we need to recover well and prepare for the match against Guizhou."
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