SYDNEY. Sydney beat Central Coast Mariners 3-2 thanks to A. Le who scored in the 10th and 73rd minute.
Sydney remained in players after R. Grant received a red card in the 19′. Nevertheless, Sydney still was capable to win this encounter playing only with 10 players. On the other side, also B. Kaltak received a red card (25′). This red card was one of the reason why Central Coast Mariners lost the match.
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the assistance of Matthew McOrist and Hugh White. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 95 Attack 113
- 47 Dangerous attack 42
- 66 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Central Coast Mariners that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sydney was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the match.
Sydney shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 1 yellow card (Max Burgess). On the other side, Central Coast Mariners received 1 yellow card (D. Hall).
(Sydney) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (19′).
Also, Central Coast Mariners didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (25′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sydney will have 20 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners will stay with 23 points like Adelaide United to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Sydney will host Newcastle Jets on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 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).
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
19'
53'
30'
10', 73'
Sydney started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Steve Corica decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Alex Wilkinson , Diego Caballo , Anthony Caceres , Paulo Retre , Max Burgess , Joe Lolley , Adam Le Fondre and Róbert Mak .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Wood, Patrick Yazbek , Tom Heward-Belle, Adrian Segecic, Aaron Gurd, Jake Girdwood-Reich and Luke Brattan .
Substitutions
Sydney made 4 changes: Max Burgess for Patrick Yazbek (53′), Robert Mak for Luke Brattan (54′), Joe Lolley for P. Wood (82′) and Adam Le Fondre for Jake Girdwood-Reich (87′).
Best player: Diego Caballo
The most impressive player for Sydney was Diego Caballo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nick Montgomery played with: Danny Vukovic , Storm Roux , Nectarios Triantis , Brian Kaltack , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Beni Nkololo , Maximilien Balard , Joshua Nisbet , Samuel Silvera , Jason Cummings and Marco Túlio .
They had on the bench: Michael Ruhs , Yaren Sözer, Daniel Hall , Cameron Windust, Christian Theoharous , Harrison Steele and James Bayliss .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Sam Silvera for Daniel Hall (29′), Marco Túlio for Michael Ruhs (59′), M. Balard for Harrison Steele (59′), J. Nisbet for Christian Theoharous (74′) and Béni Nkololo for James Bayliss (74′).
Best player: Jason Cummings
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Jason Cummings.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Perth Glory – Newcastle Jets – 2-2
- Adelaide United – Brisbane Roar – 2-1
- Sydney – Central Coast Mariners – 3-2
- Melbourne City – Macarthur – 6-1
