SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers defeats Central Coast Mariners with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Borrello (27′) and a goal from R. Amalfitano (60′). Central Coast Mariners lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
Western Sydney Wanderers remained with 10 players after Marcelo received a red card in the 52′. Anyhow, Western Sydney Wanderers still was able to win this contest playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Beath who was helped by Lance Greenshields and Mi-Suk Park. The 4th official was Kurt Ams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 74.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 17 Total 15
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 7
- 87 Attack 119
- 25 Dangerous attack 73
- 76 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 11
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Central Coast Mariners was in firm control of the ball 60% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Central Coast Mariners was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Western Sydney Wanderers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Western Sydney Wanderers shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners shot 15 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Cléùr and Amor Layouni). On the other side, Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (Danny Vukovic, J. Farrell and Cameron Windust).
(Western Sydney Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (52′).
Also, Central Coast Mariners didn’t end the match with 11 players after Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (65′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 31 points like Adelaide United to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Central Coast Mariners will stay with 28 points like Wellington Phoenix to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers will play away with Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).
Central Coast Mariners will play away agasint Adelaide United on the 29th of April with a 23-22 head to head in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
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60'
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas , Gabriel Cléúr , Tomislav Mrčela , Marcelo , Adama Traoré , Amor Layouni , Morgan Schneiderlin , Calem Nieuwenhof , Yeni N’Gbakoto , Brandon Borrello and Romain Amalfitano .
The home team had on the bench: Jarrod Carluccio, Daniel Margush, Tom Beadling , Nicolas Milanovic, Miloš Ninković, Oliver Božanić and Kusini Yengi.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Isaac Moreno for Thomas Beadling (55′), Amor Layouni for Nicolas Milanovic (89′), Brandon Borrello for Kusini Yengi (90′) and Romain Amalfitano for Miloš Ninković (90′).
Best player: Tomislav Mrčela
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Tomislav Mrčela even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Nick Montgomery played with: Danny Vukovic , Storm Roux , Daniel Hall , Jacob Farrell , James McGarry , Maximilien Balard , Beni Nkololo , Joshua Nisbet , Harrison Steele , Samuel Silvera and Jason Cummings .
They had on the bench: Sasha Kuzevski , Christian Theoharous , Cameron Windust , Nicholas Duarte, Yaren Sözer, Maksim Kasalovic and Marco Túlio .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 4 changes: J. Nisbet for Marco Túlio (62′), D. Hall for Christian Theoharous (62′), Sam Silvera for Cameron Windust (62′) and Storm Roux for Sasha Kuzevski (76′).
Best player: James McGarry
The player that probably impressed the most for Central Coast Mariners was James McGarry.
His rating is with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Sydney – Melbourne Victory – 1-0
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Central Coast Mariners – 2-0
- Western United – Perth Glory – 2-1
- Wellington Phoenix – Newcastle Jets – 2-1
