 
CC Mariners vs Melbourne City 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Introduction
Central Coast Mariners are hosting Melbourne City FC 
at polytec Stadium, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 18': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Alou Kuol replaces Ryan Edmondson.
- 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Nathan Paull.
- 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Bradley Tapp replaces Miguel Di Pizio.
- 45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne City 0.
- 50': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne City 1. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Caputo.
- 54': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City 1. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Alessandro Lopane.
- 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Marco Tilio replaces Marin Jakolis.
- 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jimmy Jeggo replaces Terry Antonis.
- 67': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren replaces Max Caputo.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Vicente Fernández.
- 85': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jing Reec replaces Ángel Torres.
- 90'+3': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City 1. Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City 1.
Game Information
 Competition: Australian A-League Men
 
Venue: polytec Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,266
Venue: polytec Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,266
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4 | Melbourne City FC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 
| +1 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 
| +1 | Auckland FC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 
| +2 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
Statistics
|  MCY | CCM  | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 7 | 
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Offsides | 0 | 
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 | 
| 2 | Saves | 9 | 
| 60.7 | Possession | 39.3 | 
| 19 | SHOTS | 12 | 
| 9 | ON GOAL | 4 | 
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 | 
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 | 
| 0 | Passes | 0 | 
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 | 
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 | 
| 0 | Crosses | 0 | 
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 | 
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 | 
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 | 
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 | 
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 | 
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 | 
| 0 | Tackles | 0 | 
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 | 
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 | 
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 | 
| 0 | Clearances | 0 | 
 Central Coast Mariners (5-4-1)
Central Coast Mariners (5-4-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 20 | Danny Vukovic (GK) | 
| 3 | Brian Kaltack | 
| 33 | Nathan Paull | 
| 23 | Daniel Hall | 
| 2 | Mikael | 
| 15 | Storm Roux  | 
| 4 | Joshua Nisbet | 
| 6 | Maximilien Balard | 
| 11 | Ángel Quiñones | 
| 39 | Miguel Di Pizio | 
| 99 | Ryan Edmondson | 
 Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) | 
| 22 | Curtis Good | 
| 4 | Nuno Reis | 
| 14 | Vicente Fernández | 
| 25 | Callum Talbot | 
| 10 | Tolgay Arslan | 
| 17 | Terry Antonis | 
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic | 
| 37 | Max Caputo | 
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane  | 
| 44 | Marin Jakolis | 
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