PENRITH. Macarthur tops Central Coast Mariners 1-0 after O. Bozanic scored an own goal 45min.
The match was played at the Panthers Stadium stadium in Penrith on Sunday and it started at 4:05 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the help of Andrej Giev and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 27 Total 19
- 6 On Target 9
- 21 Off Target 10
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 109
- 53 Dangerous attack 57
- 90 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Macarthur was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Central Coast Mariners that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Central Coast Mariners had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Even so, Macarthur found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Macarthur shot 27 times, 6 on target, 21 off target. Regarding the opposition, Central Coast Mariners shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 1 yellow card (T. Uskok). On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners received 4 yellow cards (R. Tongyik, S. Roux, H. Steele and J. Farrell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Macarthur has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Central Coast Mariners stays with 3 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will play away against Western Sydney Wanderers on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).
Central Coast Mariners will host Sydney on the 12th of December with a 21-13 head to head record in favor of Sydney (10 draws).
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
77'
48'
Macarthur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ante Milicic decided to play with the following team: Lachlan Rose, Filip Kurto , Tomislav Uskok , Aleksandar Jovanović , Aleksandar Susnjar , Moudi Najjar , Thomas Oar , Charles M’Mombwa , Daniel De Silva , Craig Noone and Ulises Dávila .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Rose , James Meredith , Tomi Jurić , Al Hassan Toure , M. Ruhs, A. Martis and N. Suman.
Substitutions
Macarthur made 4 changes: T. Oar for L. Rose (68′), L. Rose for A. Toure (71′), A. Jovanovic for J. Meredith (77′) and D. De Silva for T. Juric (78′).
Best player: Filip Kurto
The most impressive player for Macarthur was the goalkeeper: Filip Kurto. His rating is 9.00. He performed 8 saves.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nick Montgomery played with: H. Steele, Yaren Sözer , Storm Roux , Ruon Tongyik , Kye Rowles , Jacob Farrell , Cy Goddard , Oliver Božanić , Joshua Nisbet , Marco Ureña and Matheus Moresche .
They had on the bench: M. Balard, Beni Nkololo , Harry McCarthy , D. Tsekenis, L. Caruso, Lewis Miller and Daniel Hall .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Y. Sozer for L. Caruso (23′), R. Tongyik for D. Hall (46′), J. Nisbet for B. N’Kololo (64′), S. Roux for L. Miller (65′) and C. Goddard for H. McCarthy (81′).
Best player: Kye Rowles
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Kye Rowles.
His rating is with 72 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
