GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners bested Melbourne Victory to win 2-1. J. Cummings was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Central Coast Mariners to strike first with a goal of Jason Cummings at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jason Cummings gave the win to Central Coast Mariners in the 53′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder assisted by Lance Greenshields and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 5 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 102 Attack 110
- 28 Dangerous attack 55
- 75 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Central Coast Mariners succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Central Coast Mariners shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 2 yellow cards (Nick Montgomery and Sam Silvera). Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Leigh Broxham and Jake Brimmer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Central Coast Mariners will have 16 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory will stay with 10 points like Sydney to climb in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Central Coast Mariners will play away with Adelaide United on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head stats in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-18 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
67'
11', 53'
90'Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: Danny Vukovic , Storm Roux , Nectarios Triantis , Brian Kaltack , Jacob Farrell , Beni Nkololo , Joshua Nisbet , Harrison Steele , Garang Kuol , Jason Cummings and Marco Túlio .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Silvera , Thomas Kevin Aquilina, Sasha Kuzevski, Yaren Sözer, Maximilien Balard, Daniel Hall and Michael Ruhs .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Nectarios Triantis for Daniel Hall (67′), Marco Túlio for Michael Ruhs (78′), Garang Kuol for Sam Silvera (79′), Jason Cummings for Sasha Kuzevski (90′) and Jason Cummings for Sasha Kuzevski (90′).
Best player: Jason Cummings
The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Jason Cummings.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Tony Popović played with: Matt Acton , Jason Geria , Matthew Špiranović , Leigh Broxham , Christopher Ikonomidis , William Wilson , Rai Marchán , Jake Brimmer , Cadete , Nani and Ben Folami .
These were the players on the bench: Matthew Bozinovski, Ahmad Taleb, Joshua Brillante , Nathan Konstandopoulos, Stefan Nigro , Nicholas D’Agostino and Nishan Velupillay.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Christopher Oikonomidis for Stefan Nigro (29′), Nani for Nicholas D’Agostino (62′), William Wilson for Joshua Brillante (62′), Jake Brimmer for Nathan Konstandopoulos (84′) and Cadete for Nishan Velupillay (84′).
Best player: Cadete
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Cadete.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (48% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
