Sports writing, Dec 22 (EFE) .- The Australian football league (A-League) will begin on Sunday, together with the women’s (W-League), a season that will be marked by the forced modification of matches due to the new restrictions due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The program will begin at Bankwest Stadium with the women’s match between the Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC, and will continue with the men’s match between the Wanderers and the newcomer Macarthur FC.
Those responsible for these competitions have had to make adjustments to the calendar for next month due to the travel restriction that has begun to be applied due to the coronavirus. Of the first 40 meetings, fifteen will remain as planned and the rest will be rescheduled according to the state governments in terms of travel and sanitary conditions.
Greg O’Rourke, responsible for the league tournament, explained that after the knowledge acquired in the 2019/20 season they have been able to respond quickly to the new situation. “We have charted next month in light of the latest restrictions, and our goal remains to deliver the best possible football experience for each of our 218 games between now and June 2021. We are five days away from the start of a historic season and we are ready for the soccer summer to begin, “he said.
In the initial meeting there will be the historic premiere in the league of Macarthur FC, a team led by the legendary coach of the ‘Matildas’ (the Australian women’s team) Ante Milicic, which has in its ranks two former Spanish internationals, among other teams , from Athletic, Beñat Etxebarria, debutant in the A-League, and Markel Susaeta, who last season already played ten games with Melbourne City.
These are two of the new arrivals this season with the most name along with the Costa Rican Marcos Ureña, international ‘Tico’ and World Cup player, who arrives at the Central Coast Mariners, as well as the Spanish Víctor Sánchez, trained in Barcelona but who after passing through Xerez, Getafe and Neuchatel became an emblem of Espanyol for eight years, and now he continues his career at Western United.
It opens on Monday against Adelaide United at the GMHBA Stadium in Geelong, while the Central Coast will host Newcastle Jets in Gosford. EFE
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