SYDNEY. Central Coast Mariners bested Macarthur to win 2-1. It was Central Coast Mariners to strike first with an early goal of Marco Túlio at the 4′. Then J. Cummings scored again for Central Coast Mariners in the 27′ minute. Eventually, Matthew Millar reduced the distance for Macarthur (57′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the help of Kearney Robinson and Hugh White. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Macarthur was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Central Coast Mariners that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Macarthur was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Central Coast Mariners succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Macarthur shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners shot 15 times, 11 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 2 yellow cards (Jake Hollman and Bachana Arabuli). On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners received 5 yellow cards (Storm Roux, Marco Túlio, Michael Ruhs, Danny Vukovic and N. Triantis).

Standings

After playing this match, Macarthur will stay with 17 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners will have 22 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Central Coast Mariners will play away agasint Adelaide United on the 29th of April with a 23-22 head to head record in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dwight Yorke decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (7.5), Matthew Millar (7.0), Tomislav Uskok (6.4), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (6.2), Ivan Vujica (6.8), Kearyn Baccus (7.2), Jake Hollman (6.9), Jed Drew (6.2), Ulises Dávila (6.0), Al Hassan Toure (6.1) and Bachana Arabuli (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jake McGing, Anthony Carter, Jerry Skotadis, Daniel Arzani (7.5), Craig Noone, Charles M’Mombwa and Nick Suman.

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: Alhassan Touré for Daniel Arzani (46′), Kearyn Baccus for Anthony Carter (83′), Matthew Millar for Jake McGing (87′) and Jed Drew for Craig Noone (87′).

Best player: Filip Kurto​

The most impressive player for Macarthur was the goalkeeper: Filip Kurto. His rating is 7.52. He performed 8 saves.

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Nick Montgomery played with: Danny Vukovic (7.2), Storm Roux (6.8), Nectarios Triantis (7.1), Brian Kaltack (7.4), Jacob Farrell (6.8), Beni Nkololo (6.4), Joshua Nisbet (7.2), Harrison Steele (7.1), Samuel Silvera (6.8), Marco Túlio (7.5) and Jason Cummings (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sasha Kuzevski, Cameron Windust, Thomas Kevin Aquilina, Michael Ruhs (6.4), Yaren Sözer, Maximilien Balard (7.0) and Paul Ayongo.

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 4 changes: Harrison Steele for M. Balard (58′), Sam Silvera for Michael Ruhs (71′), J. Cummings for Paul Ayongo (84′) and Béni Nkololo for Thomas Aquilina (84′).

Best player: Marco Túlio​

The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Marco Túlio.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 22 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Macarthur – Central Coast Mariners – 1-2