Resilient Wanderers grab point in Gosford A late goal from substitute Tomi Juric earned the Western Sydney Wanderers a point against Central Coast as last season's A-League grand finalists slugged their way to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Former Adelaide striker Juric, who was raised in Sydney's western suburbs, marked his Wanderers debut in style in front of more than 17,000 fans in warm conditions. He slammed home a close-range volley off a delightful cross from winger Youssouf Hersi in the 87th minute at Bluetongue Stadium. Duke, another product of Sydney's west, chipped the ball across goalkeeper Ante Covic into the far corner after being put through by a sublime pass from playmaker Marcos Flores. Clear-cut chances were at a premium in the first half, with Wanderers creating the best openings against a Mariners team including just four of their grand final starting line-up. Hersi blazed over from close range after outstanding Mariners goalkeeper Justin Pasfield saved two shots in quick succession from Bridge. With Flores becoming progressively more influential the Mariners looked far more threatening in a more open second half that produced more chances at both ends. "It was a good point, we were disappointed we didn't keep the three," Mariners coach Graham Arnold said. We're still a work in progress. Arnold said at one stage his tiring side had four players wanting to come off the ground. He was happy with the efforts of Flores, fellow recruit and fullback Storm Roux and Pasfield, who made at least four fine saves. Wanderers coach Tony Popovic felt a point was the least his resilient side deserved. "I thought we probably deserved a bit more, but we didn't score when we were dominating in the first half," Popovic said. When you get those opportunities you've got to put them away. The character they showed after we conceded was excellent. Even after the (equalising) goal, I felt our team was trying to win the game the last few minutes.