Melbourne City vs CC Mariners 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Grand Final

Melbourne City FC

40': Richard van der Venne

FT
1 - 6

Central Coast Mariners

20': Jason Cummings
34': Samuel Silvera
65': Jason Cummings (P)
73': Jason Cummings (P)
83': Beni N'Kololo
90'+1': Moresche

Mariners smash Melbourne City 6-1 to win ALM decider

The Central Coast Mariners are A-League Men champions for just the second time in their history after Jason Cummings scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 grand final annihilation of Melbourne City.

Match Commentary

20': Goal! Melbourne City 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
22': Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
34': Goal! Melbourne City 0, Central Coast Mariners 2. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
40': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 2. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
45': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Farrell replaces James McGarry.
65': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 3. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
69': Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Nuno Reis.
73': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 4. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
78': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
78': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Hall replaces Storm Roux.
79': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 5. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Silvera.
85': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Nectarios Triantis.
85': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Moresche replaces Samuel Silvera.
88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Andrew Nabbout.
88': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Jordan Bos.
89': Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 6. Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Béni Nkololo following a fast break.
90'+2': Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 6.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 26,523

Statistics

CCM		MCY
9	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
35.7	Possession	64.3
14	SHOTS	18
11	ON GOAL	4
0.8	On Target %	0.2
2	Penalty Goals	0
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
209	Accurate Passes	425
286	Passes	512
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
4	Crosses	13
0.5	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	50
13	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	8
19	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	13
17	Effective Clearances	8
17	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
22	Curtis Good
6	Thomas Lam
13	Aiden O'Neill
38	Jordan Bos
4	Nuno Reis
7	Mathew Leckie
14	Valon Berisha
23	Marco Tilio
15	Andrew Nabbout
9	Jamie Maclaren

Substitutes:

Callum Talbot, Scott Jamieson, Florin Berenguer, Richard van der Venne, Matthew Sutton, Max Caputo, Scott Galloway.

Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Danny Vukovic (GK)
3	Brian Kaltack
25	Nectarios Triantis
5	James McGarry
15	Storm Roux
6	Maximilien Balard
4	Joshua Nisbet
11	Beni N'Kololo
7	Samuel Silvera
9	Jason Cummings
98	Marco Túlio