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Central Coast coach Paul Okon has called on the Mariners to show some early defensive resilience to avoid rolling the dice and getting involved in A-League shootouts.The Mariners last week celebrated their first clean sheet in 36 games when they held out Perth Glory 2-0 in Gosford.Having witnessed his team finally hold the opposition scoreless, Okon wants them to display more of that defensive miserliness in Saturdays NSW home derby against Western Sydney Wanderers.Weve got to be resilient enough, certainly earlier on in the game, to stop teams from scoring, Okon said.If we can do that then were a real threat against any side and if we cant, were always going to have to roll the dice and cross our fingers whether or not were going to score more goals than the opposition.Despite the desire to maintain a strong defensive presence, Okon said the Mariners were trying to be more offensive in their outlook.Central Coast welcome back Liam Rose from suspension, but Okon said another midfielder, Mickael Tavares, remained in doubt due to an ongoing ankle injury.He thought Brendon Santalab would get the nod as the Wanderers main striker on Saturday ahead of Kerem Bulut, as he scored against the Mariners in the 1-1 draw at Spotless Stadium in late October.Okon is paying no heed to the Wanderers ladder position, with the Sydney club starting the round in seventh, one spot below his team.They are a good side regardless of where they sit on the ladder, Okon said.Theyve got some very good players, their front line is exciting.Its a big test, its a big opportunity to see where were at.Hopefully we live up to the expectations.We are slowly starting to rebuild.I think weve put that little bit of pressure on ourselves to perform at a certain level and hopefully that will be the same tomorrow evening.Okon is a former national teammate of Wanderers coach Tony Popopvic and said they saw each other last week and also exchanged texts.Poppa is not only a colleague, hes a good mate. But hes a very fierce competitor and no doubt hell want to win the game and it will be a handshake and then each to their own, Okon said.STATS THAT MATTER:*Western Sydney Wanderers are undefeated in their past four games against Central Coast Mariners.*Central Coast Mariners are aiming for their first three-match A-League unbeaten streak since January 2015.*The Wanderers have won four of their past five away games within New South Wales.soccer jerseys china . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. cheap nfl jerseys . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. http://www.cheapauthenticsoccerjerseys.com/ . Miikka Kiprusoff had just announced his retirement after a decade-long run in Calgary and it would be up to Berra and Ramo to fill the void. wholesale authentic soccer jerseys . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview. authentic soccer jerseys sale . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges.MANKATO, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings third-string quarterback Taylor Heinicke is on the active/non-football injury list to start training camp.The Vikings also put offensive lineman Mike Harris on the active/non-football illness list Friday. Defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis and tight end Rhett Ellison are on the active/physically unable to perform list.Heinicke has a cast on his left foot for a severed tendon in his ankle, a freak injury that occurred a few weeks ago. Shaun Hill and Joell Stave are the other backups to Teddy Bridgewater.ddddddddddddoach Mike Zimmer said Heinicke will be out a while. Zimmer declined to specify the little medical issue that has sidelined Harris.Ellison tore the patellar tendon on his right knee in the Jan. 3 game at Green Bay.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '