Adelaide United overcomes Central Coast Mariners 3-0

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United was in the end too strong for Central Coast Mariners.

October 22, 2023

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United was finally too good for Central Coast Mariners with the goal of Ben Halloran (38′), Zach Clough (64′ pen) and Nick Ansell (80′). Adelaide United made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Friday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Alex King who had the assistance of Andrew Lindsay and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Elder. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.18 degrees Celsius or 73.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.

Match Statistics

Adelaide United

3 - 0

Central Coast Mariners

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

22 Total 24
13 On Target 6
4 Off Target 13
5 Shots blocked 5

93 Attack 92
51 Dangerous attack 44
81 Ball safe 92

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

5 Total 6
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Adelaide United had a strong ball possession 57% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Adelaide United won the match.

Adelaide United shot 22 times, 13 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners shot 24 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (Musa Toure). On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (Noah Smith, Mikael Doka and Jacob Farrell).

Match Timeline

23'

Noah Smith - sub ->Brian Kaltak

27'

Mikael Doka- Yellow

34'

Dylan Wenzel-Halls- sub ->Alou Kuol

Ben Halloran(goal)Hiroshi Ibusuki

38'

44'

Noah Smith - Yellow

Zach Clough(penalty)

64'

67'

Harrison Steele- sub ->William Wilson

67'

Christian Theoharous- sub ->Maximilien Balard

Musa Toure- sub ->Hiroshi Ibusuki

68'

Musa Toure- Yellow

74'

Ryan Tunnicliffe- sub ->Nestory Irankunda

75'

76'

77'

Jacob Farrell - Yellow

79'

Jacob Farrell (yellowredcard)

Nick Ansell(goal)Bernardo

80'

Luke Duzel- sub ->Jonny Yull

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this match, Adelaide United has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners stays with 0 points (12th).

Next matches

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United

Joe Gauci 46.Australia

8.7

Nick Ansell 4.Australia

8.1

80'

R. Kitto 7.Australia

8.5

P. Madanha 36.Australia

7.5

Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia

8.2

Isaías 8.Spain

7.0

Zach Clough 10.England

6.7

76'

64'

Ben Halloran 26.Australia

8.2

38'

J. Yull 37.Australia

7.0

86'

N. Irankunda 66.Australia

6.3

75'

Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan

7.7

68'

Substitutes

James Delianov 1.Australia

Ben Warland 3.Australia

G. Bovalina 43.Australia

Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England

7.5

75'

Luke Duzel 23.Australia

6.8

86'

Bernardo Oliveira 31.Australia

7.5

76'

Musa Toure 49.Australia

7.1

68'

74'

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

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: Joe Gauci (8.7), Panashe Madanha (7.5), Alexandar Popovic (8.2), Nick Ansell (8.1), Ryan Kitto (8.5), Isaías (7.0), Jonny Yull (7.0), Nestory Irankunda (6.3), Zach Clough (6.7), Ben Halloran (8.2) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: James Delianov, Ben Warland, Ryan Tunnicliffe (7.5), Luke Duzel (6.8), Bernardo (7.5), Giuseppe Bovalina and Musa Toure (7.1).

Adelaide United could not rely on the presence of Bernardo (injured) and Luke Duzel (injured).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Zach Clough for Bernardo (76′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Musa Toure (68′), Nestory Irankunda for Ryan Tunnicliffe (75′) and Jonny Yull for Luke Duzel (86′).

Best player: Joe Gauci

The most impressive player for Adelaide United was the goalkeeper: Joe Gauci. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners

Maximilian Mehring 20.Australia

9.1

Mikael Doka 2.Brazil

7.0

27'

B. Kaltak 3.Vanuatu

7.3

23'

Jacob Farrell 18.Australia

6.4

77'

N. Paull 33.Australia

6.7

J. Nisbet 4.Australia

7.3

M. Balard 6.Australia

7.0

67'

Marco Túlio 10.Brazil

7.0

Ángel Torres 11.Colombia

8.1

Will Wilson 28.Australia

6.6

67'

Alou Kuol 9.South Sudan

7.0

34'

Substitutes

J. Warshawsky 30.Australia

Noah Smith 5.Australia

6.8

23'

44'

Harrison Steele 16.Australia

7.0

67'

B. Tapp 26.Australia

Christian Theoharous 7.Australia

7.0

67'

Dylan Wenzel-Halls 14.Australia

7.0

34'

J. Reec 17.Australia

Central Coast Mariners started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Graham Jackson played with: Maximilian Mehring (9.1), Mikael Doka (7.0), Brian Kaltak (7.3), Nathan Paull (6.7), Jacob Farrell (6.4), Joshua Nisbet (7.3), Maximilien Balard (7.0), Ángel Torres (8.1), Marco Túlio (7.0), William Wilson (6.6) and Alou Kuol (7.0).

They had on the bench: Noah Smith (6.8), Christian Theoharous (7.0), Dylan Wenzel-Halls (7.0), Harrison Steele (7.0), Jing Reec, Brad Tapp and Jack Warshawsky.

Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of Dylan Wenzel-Halls (injured).

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 4 changes: Maximilien Balard for Christian Theoharous (67′), William Wilson for Harrison Steele (67′), Brian Kaltak for Noah Smith (23′) and Alou Kuol for Dylan Wenzel-Halls (34′).