GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners prevails over Sydney with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Urena (14′) and an own goal from A. Caceres (16′).

The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Sunday and it started at 6:20 pm local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos with the collaboration of Nathan MacDonald and Ryan Gallagher. The 4th official was Ben Abraham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Central Coast Mariners

2 - 0

Sydney

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 15 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 103 Attack 123
  • 37 Dangerous attack 61
  • 79 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Sydney that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sydney was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Central Coast Mariners managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Central Coast Mariners shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sydney shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Central Coast Mariners received 1 yellow card (S. Roux). On the opposite side, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (M. Burgess and P. Yazbek).

Match Timeline

Marcos Danilo Ureña Porras(goal)M. Moresche
14'
16'
A. Cáceres(own-goal)
45'
Max Burgess- Yellow
46'
46'
46'
Storm Roux- sub ->L. Miller
52'
60'
P. Wood- sub ->A. Le Fondre
68'
70'
75'
M. Balard- sub ->H. Steele
75'
78'
Storm Roux- Yellow
80'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
49
26
Melbourne Victory
48
26
Western United
45
26
Adelaide United
43
26
Central Coast Mariners
42
26
Wellington Phoenix
39
26
Macarthur
33
26
Sydney
31
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
27
26
Brisbane Roar
26
26
Perth Glory
18
26

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Central Coast Mariners will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 18th of December with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (8 draws).

Sydney will host Wellington Phoenix on the 19th of December with a 21-13 head to head stats in favor of Sydney (5 draws).

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
8.0
D
Kye Rowles 14.Australia
7.1
D
Lewis Miller 3.Australia
7.6
52'
D
D. Hall 23.Australia
7.3
D
Jacob Farrell 18.Australia
8.0
70'
M
Oliver Bozanic 8.Australia
7.2
M
Cy Goddard 7.Japan
7.2
75'
M
J. Nisbet 4.Australia
7.1
M
Harrison Steele 34.Australia
7.1
75'
F
M. Ureña Porras 12.Costa Rica
7.7
14'
F
Matheus Moresche 10.Brazil
7.9
Substitutes
G
R. Rizzo 40.Australia
D
Storm Roux 15.New Zealand
6.8
52' 80'
D
Matthew Hatch 25.Australia
6.7
75'
D
Noah Smith 5.Australia
M
H. McCarthy 33.Australia
M
M. Balard 16.Australia
6.7
75'
F
D. Tsekenis 17.Australia
6.8
70'

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

The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti (8.0), Lewis Miller (7.6), Daniel Hall (7.3), Kye Rowles (7.1), Jacob Farrell (8.0), Joshua Nisbet (7.1), Harrison Steele (7.1), Oliver Božanić (7.2), Cy Goddard (7.2), Matheus Moresche (7.9) and Marco Ureña (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Storm Roux (6.8), Matthew Hatch (6.7), Harry McCarthy, Maximilien Balard (6.7), Ricardo Rizzo, Noah Smith and Damian Tsekenis (6.8).

Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of S. Roux (injured).

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 4 changes: L. Miller for S. Roux (52′), J. Farrell for D. Tsekenis (70′), C. Goddard for M. Hatch (75′) and H. Steele for M. Balard (75′).

Best player: Jacob Farrell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Central Coast Mariners was Jacob Farrell even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 49 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
6.2
D
Alex Wilkinson 4.Australia
6.7
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
7.4
D
Joel King 16.Australia
6.4
D
Harry Van der Saag 21.Australia
5.8
78'
M
M. Ninković 10.Serbia
6.2
46'
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
6.8
M
Paulo Retre 8.Australia
6.1
M
Max Burgess 22.Australia
6.6
46' 45'
F
D. da Silva 9.Brazil
6.6
46'
F
Adam Le Fondre 14.England
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Tom Heward-Belle 20.Australia
D
James Donachie 2.Australia
D
C. Talbot 25.Australia
6.8
78'
M
P. Yazbek 32.Australia
6.8
46' 68'
F
Trent Buhagiar 12.Australia
6.7
46'
F
E. Kamsoba 27.Burundi
7.0
46'
F
P. Wood 33.Australia
7.0
60'

Sydney started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne (6.2), Harry Van der Saag (5.8), Alex Wilkinson (6.7), Ben Warland (7.4), Joel King (6.4), Anthony Caceres (6.8), Paulo Retre (6.1), Max Burgess (6.6), Miloš Ninković (6.2), Adam Le Fondre (7.0) and Bobô (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Trent Buhagiar (6.7), Elvis Kamsoba (7.0), James Donachie, Patrick Yazbek (6.8), Patrick Wood (7.0), Callum Talbot (6.8) and Tom Heward-Belle.

Substitutions

Sydney made 5 changes: M. Burgess for E. Kamsoba (46′), Bobo for P. Yazbek (46′), M. Ninkovic for T. Buhagiar (46′), A. Le Fondre for P. Wood (60′) and H. Van Der Saag for C. Talbot (78′).

Best player: Ben Warland​

The most impressive player for Sydney was Ben Warland.

His rating is (7.4) with 55 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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