GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners estinguishes Brisbane Roar 4-1 with goals of Marco Túlio (15′), J. Nisbet (17′), Jordan Holmes (30′ own) and J. Cummings (58′ pen). On the other side, Brisbane Roar scored with Jay O’Shea (82′ pen).
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the assistance of Ryan Gallagher and Adam Powers. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 16
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 10
- 107 Attack 113
- 43 Dangerous attack 44
- 69 Ball safe 75
- 1 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Brisbane Roar was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Central Coast Mariners was able to find the solution to win this match.
Central Coast Mariners shot 17 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Brisbane Roar shot 16 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (N. Triantis, J. Farrell and B. Kaltak). On the other side, Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (Josh Brindell-South and Jordan Courtney-Perkins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Central Coast Mariners will have 34 points like Western Sydney Wanderers to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Brisbane Roar will stay with 23 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Central Coast Mariners will play away against Adelaide United on the 28th of April with a 23-22 head to head stats in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Brisbane Roar will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
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 , James McGarry , Samuel Silvera , Maximilien Balard , Joshua Nisbet , Beni Nkololo , Jason Cummings and Marco Túlio .The home team had on the bench: Matheus Moresche
, Harrison Steele, James Bayliss , Christian Theoharous , Dylan Wenzel-Halls , Yaren Sözer and Jacob Farrell .Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of Christian Theoharous (injured) and J. Bayliss (injured).
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: James McGarry for Jacob Farrell (59′), Béni Nkololo for Christian Theoharous (59′), Storm Roux for James Bayliss (68′), Marco Túlio for Matheus Moresche (68′) and J. Cummings for Nikola Mileusnić (77′).
Best player: Marco Túlio
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Marco Túlio.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Nick Green played with: Jordan Holmes
, Scott Neville , Tom Aldred , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Henry Hore , Rahmat Akbari , Jay O’Shea , Taras Gomulka , Josh Brindell-South , Carlo Armiento and Stefan Šćepović .These were the players on the bench: Macklin Freke, Jack Hingert, Marcel Čanadi
, Noah Smith, Kai Trewin , Nikola Mileusnić and Louis Zabala .Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 4 changes: Josh Brindell-South for Kai Trewin (65′), Rahmat Akbari for Louis Zabala (65′), Taras Gomulka for Marcel Canadi (77′) and Taras Gomulka for Dylan Wenzel-Halls (77′).
Best player: Jay O’Shea
The player that probably impressed the most for Brisbane Roar was Jay O’Shea.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 40 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Perth Glory – Macarthur – 2-1
- Sydney – Western United – 3-3
- Central Coast Mariners – Brisbane Roar – 4-1
- Wellington Phoenix – Melbourne Victory – 1-2