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CC Mariners vs Melbourne City 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 1
Introduction
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
Venue: Industree Group Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,266
Australian A-League Men Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+16 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 27 | 53 | 4 |
+20 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 52 | 6 |
+10 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 42 | 5 |
+11 | Sydney FC | 27 | 41 | 10 |
Statistics
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CCM![]() |
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20 | Fouls | 7 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
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 |
486 | Accurate Passes | 286 |
566 | Passes | 363 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
22 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
54 | Long Balls | 63 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
12 | Tackles | 19 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
2 | Interceptions | 7 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
10 | Clearances | 19 |
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)
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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