Australian A-League Men

Western Utd vs CC Mariners 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 46': Noah Smith (OG)
  • 63': Aleksandar Prijovic
FT
2 - 2
  • 36': Jason Cummings
  • 64': Jason Cummings

Introduction

Western United are hosting Central Coast Mariners at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 15': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Goal! Western United FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Smith with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 38': VAR Decision: Goal Central Coast Mariners - Western United FC 0-1 Central Coast Mariners (Jason Cummings).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 46': Own Goal by Noah Smith, Central Coast Mariners. Western United FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 56': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Connor Pain.
  • 63': Goal! Western United FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 64': Goal! Western United FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 2. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Smith.
  • 74': Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Matthew Hatch replaces Noah Smith.
  • 90': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Penalty saved! Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Dylan Pierias.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 1,423

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Wellington Phoenix FC 22 43 3
+16 Central Coast Mariners 21 40 5
+2 Macarthur FC 22 35 5
+10 Melbourne Victory 22 35 3
Full Table

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 3
47.9 Possession 52.1
10 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
345 Accurate Passes 369
429 Passes 441
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 9
12 Crosses 29
0.1 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 45
27 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 4
21 Tackles 7
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 15
21 Effective Clearances 14
21 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
17 Ben Garuccio
6 Tomoki Imai Yellow Card
8 Lachlan Wales
88 Neil Kilkenny
10 Steven Lustica
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
11 Connor Pain
5 Dylan Pierias

CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Birighitti (GK)
14 Kye Rowles Yellow Card
23 Daniel Hall
18 Jacob Farrell
3 Lewis Miller
16 Maximilien Balard
4 Joshua Nisbet
5 Noah Smith
11 Beni N'Kololo
9 Jason Cummings
12 Marco Ureña

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