Central Coast Mariners tops Adelaide United 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners prevails over Adelaide United with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Silvera (48') and a goal from M. Túlio (52').

Central Coast Mariners tops Adelaide United 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners beats Adelaide United with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Silvera (48′) and a goal from M. Túlio (52′).

The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani assisted by David Walsh and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 23 Total 16
  • 9 On Target 8
  • 14 Off Target 11
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 94 Attack 105
  • 47 Dangerous attack 61
  • 93 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 9
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Adelaide United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Central Coast Mariners found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Central Coast Mariners shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United shot 18 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (Béni Nkololo, N. Triantis and Béni Nkololo). On the other side, Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (A. Popovic).

Match Timeline

37'
48'
52'
Jacob Farrell - sub ->James McGarry
62'
62'
N. Irankunda- sub ->L. D\'Arrigo
Christian Theoharous- sub ->Béni Nkololo
62'
62'
65'
66'
75'
81'
P. Madanha- sub ->Zach Clough
Harrison Steele- sub ->M. Balard
81'
81'
Luke Duzel- sub ->Javi López
D. Hall- sub ->Storm Roux
82'
87'
37'
48'
52'
Jacob Farrell - sub ->James McGarry
62'
62'
62'
N. Irankunda- sub ->L. D\'Arrigo
Christian Theoharous- sub ->Béni Nkololo
63'
66'
66'
75'
Harrison Steele- sub ->M. Balard
81'
81'
Luke Duzel- sub ->Javi López
81'
P. Madanha- sub ->Zach Clough
D. Hall- sub ->Storm Roux
82'
87'

Standings

After this contest, Central Coast Mariners will have 44 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Adelaide United will stay with 42 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners
G
Maximilian Mehring 20.Australia
7.2
D
B. Kaltak 3.Vanuatu
7.3
D
Storm Roux 15.New Zealand
6.9
82'
D
James McGarry 5.New Zealand
7.1
62'
D
N. Triantis 25.Australia
7.9
66'
M
J. Nisbet 4.Australia
6.9
M
M. Balard 6.Australia
7.1
81'
M
Beni Nkololo 11.France
7.1
63' 66'
M
Sam Silvera 7.Australia
6.8
Goals48', 48'
F
Jason Cummings 9.Australia
7.6
F
Marco Túlio 98.Brazil
8.4
87' Goals52', 52'
Substitutes
G
Yaren Sözer 24.Australia
D
Jacob Farrell  18.Australia
7.4
62'
D
D. Hall 23.Australia
82'
M
Christian Theoharous 31.Australia
7.2
63'
M
Harrison Steele 13.Australia
81'
F
Dylan Wenzel-Halls 14.Australia
F
Matheus Moresche 10.Brazil
87'

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 (7.2), Storm Roux (6.9), Nectarios Triantis (7.9), Brian Kaltack (7.3), James McGarry (7.1), Beni Nkololo (7.1), Joshua Nisbet (6.9), Maximilien Balard (7.1), Samuel Silvera (6.8), Marco Túlio (8.4) and Jason Cummings (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jacob Farrell (7.4), Christian Theoharous (7.2), Daniel Hall, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Harrison Steele, Yaren Sözer and Matheus Moresche.

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: James McGarry for Jacob Farrell (62′), Béni Nkololo for Christian Theoharous (63′), M. Balard for Harrison Steele (81′), Storm Roux for Daniel Hall (82′) and Marco Túlio for Matheus Moresche (87′).

Best player: Marco Túlio​

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

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
8.3
D
Javi López 21.Spain
6.4
81'
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
5.9
D
Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia
6.4
37'
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
7.0
M
Isaías 8.Spain
7.1
M
Zach Clough 10.England
6.3
81'
M
Louis D'Arrigo 6.Australia
6.6
62'
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
6.6
75'
M
Craig Goodwin 11.Australia
7.0
F
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
7.3
Substitutes
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
D
Lachlan Barr  13.Australia
M
Luke Duzel 23.Australia
81'
F
L. Jovanović 35.Australia
F
P. Madanha 36.Australia
81'
F
George Blackwood 14.Australia
6.6
75'
F
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
6.5
62'

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

Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci (8.3), Javi López (6.4), Alexandar Popovic (6.4), Ben Warland (5.9), Ryan Kitto (7.0), Louis D’Arrigo (6.6), Isaías (7.1), Zach Clough (6.3), Ethan Alagich (6.6), Craig Goodwin (7.0) and Ben Halloran (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Lachlan Barr, Luka Jovanovic, Panashe Madanha, James Delianov, George Blackwood (6.6), Nestory Irankunda (6.5) and Luke Duzel.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: L. D’Arrigo for Nestory Irankunda (62′), Ethan Alagich for George Blackwood (75′), Javi López for Luke Duzel (81′) and Zach Clough for Panashe Madanha (81′).

Best player: Joe Gauci​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was the goalkeeper: Joe Gauci. His rating is 8.32. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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