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A BRACE from the head of Besart Berisha and a Panagiotis Kone volley helped the hosts to a 3-1 victory after Andrew Nabbout\u2019s early strike put the visitors ahead.<\/p>\n

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The Green and Black held onto the lead in the second half with a disciplined display at a warm GMHBA Stadium in front of over 10,000 fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Western United head coach Mark Rudan praised his players as a reshaped Green and Black outfit came back from an early goal down on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rudan said using marquee Panagiotis Kone a little higher up on the pitch closer to Berisha was a tactical tweak that helped, while debutant Jerry Skotadis put in a tigerish and energetic display in centre midfield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cJerry\u2019s done really well and is knocking on the door. Jerry\u2019s come in and stepped up. Really proud of him,\u201d Rudan told reporters after the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe saw something in him and with his persistence and work ethic, he\u2019s made his A-League debut and did really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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United\u2019s win helped them break a three-game losing streak. Western United is now fourth on the ladder with 13 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rudden said he felt the team had been performing better than results suggested.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a funny old game. In the last three games we\u2019ve won every facet in terms of stats except the one that\u2019s most important, that\u2019s the scoreboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cToday\u2026 our first-half performance we did enough to win that game. And in the second half, they [United] rolled up their sleeves, were very disciplined. Very structured in terms of our game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Berisha\u2019s double had the home fans off their seats singing the striker\u2019s praise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rudan praised Berisha\u2019s resilience and fiery nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ll never take that out of him. He understands now, however, that as a football club he needs to adhere to certain values and it\u2019s not about him or myself or the players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Next Friday night, United travel to the Sunshine State to face Brisbane Roar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Western United\u2019s next home game is against Wellington Phoenix at Ballarat\u2019s Mars Stadium on December 28.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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