MELBOURNE. Melbourne City conquers Central Coast Mariners 1-0 after J. Maclaren scored just 1 goal (39′). Melbourne City made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

Jamie Maclaren missed a penalty (45′) for Melbourne City.​

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Tuesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey assisted by George Lakrindis and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Melbourne City

1 - 0

Central Coast Mariners

• 57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

• 17 Total 6
• 6 On Target 4
• 11 Off Target 2
• 1 Shots blocked 0

• 116 Attack 91
• 51 Dangerous attack 40
• 89 Ball safe​ 87

• 1 Penalties 0
• 2 Corners 2
• 5 Off Sides 3

Fouls

• 10 Total 10
• 2 Yellow Cards 4
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Melbourne City had a superior ball possession 57% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City won the match​.

Melbourne City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Melbourne City received 2 yellow cards (Callum Talbot and Richard van der Venne). Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners received 4 yellow cards (Marco Túlio, Béni Nkololo, Garang Kuol and Michael Ruhs).

Standings

After playing this contest, Melbourne City will have 19 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners will stay with 13 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne City will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).

Central Coast Mariners will play away agasint Adelaide United on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

Melbourne City – Formation

Melbourne City

G

Tom Glover 1.Australia

7.3

D

Curtis Good 22.Australia

7.6

D

Callum Talbot 25.Australia

6.2

49'

D

Jordan Bos 38.Australia

7.8

90'

D

Thomas Lam 6.Finland

6.4

81'

M

Valon Berisha 14.Kosovo

6.7

81'

M

Richard van der Venne 8.Netherlands

8.3

74'

M

Aiden O'Neill 13.Australia

6.9

M

Mathew Leckie 7.Australia

8.4

M

Marco Tilio 23.Australia

6.5

63'

F

Jamie MacLaren 9.Australia

6.8

39'

Substitutes

G

Matthew Sutton 33.Australia

D

Nuno Reis 4.Portugal

6.2

81'

D

Scott Jamieson 3.Australia

6.8

81'

D

Scott Galloway 2.Australia

6.8

63'

M

Taras Gomulka 16.Australia

90'

M

Arion Sulemani 34.Australia

F

Andrew Nabbout 15.Australia

6.5

63'

Melbourne City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Rado Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Tom Glover (7.3), Callum Talbot (6.2), Thomas Lam (6.4), Curtis Good (7.6), Jordan Bos (7.8), Aiden O’Neill (6.9), Marco Tilio (6.5), Valon Berisha (6.7), Richard van der Venne (8.3), Mathew Leckie (8.4) and Jamie MacLaren (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nuno Reis (6.2), Scott Jamieson (6.8), Scott Galloway (6.8), Matthew Sutton, Andrew Nabbout (6.5), Taras Gomulka and Arion Sulemani.

Substitutions

Melbourne City made 5 changes: Béni Nkololo for Scott Galloway (63′), Marco Tilio for Andrew Nabbout (63′), Valon Berisha for Scott Jamieson (81′), Thomas Lam for Nuno Reis (81′) and Jordan Bos for Taras Gomulka (90′).

Best player: Mathew Leckie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Mathew Leckie even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 50 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners

G

Danny Vukovic 20.Australia

7.8

D

Brian Kaltack 3.Vanuatu

7.1

D

Storm Roux 15.New Zealand

6.6

63'

D

Daniel Hall 23.Australia

6.9

D

Jacob Farrell 18.Australia

6.7

M

Joshua Nisbet 4.Australia

M

Harrison Steele 13.Australia

6.6

M

Béni NKololo 11.France

5.9

53'

M

Samuel Silvera 7.Australia

6.3

63'

M

N. Triantis 25.Australia

7.0

81'

F

Jason Cummings 9.Scotland

6.8

F

Marco Túlio 98.Brazil

7.1

81' 13'

Substitutes

G

Yaren Sözer 24.Australia

D

Sasha Kuzevski 27.Australia

6.7

63'

D

Cameron Windust 22.Australia

6.2

81'

F

Michael Ruhs 21.Australia

6.3

63' 89'

F

Dor Jok 29.Australia

6.1

81'

F

Garang Kuol 14.Australia

6.4

63' 79'

Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nick Montgomery played with: Danny Vukovic (7.8), Storm Roux (6.6), Daniel Hall (6.9), Brian Kaltack (7.1), Jacob Farrell (6.7), Samuel Silvera (6.3), Joshua Nisbet, Nectarios Triantis (7.0), Harrison Steele (6.6), Beni Nkololo (5.9) and Marco Túlio (7.1), Jason Cummings (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Michael Ruhs (6.3), Yaren Sözer, Atem Dor Jok (6.1), Sasha Kuzevski (6.7), Cameron Windust (6.2) and Garang Kuol (6.4).

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Storm Roux for Garang Kuol (63′), Sam Silvera for Sasha Kuzevski (63′), Callum Talbot for Michael Ruhs (63′), Nectarios Triantis for Cameron Windust (81′) and Marco Túlio for Dor Jok (81′).

Best player: Danny Vukovic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Central Coast Mariners was the goalkeeper: Danny Vukovic. His rating is 7.81. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​

• Adelaide United – Newcastle Jets – 0-1
• Melbourne City – Central Coast Mariners – 1-0