GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners tops Western Sydney Wanderers with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Goddard (60′) and a goal from O. Bozanic (90′). Western Sydney Wanderers was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers with the help of Andrej Giev and Hugh White. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 5 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 75 Attack 110
- 48 Dangerous attack 54
- 72 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Western Sydney Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 61% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Western Sydney Wanderers was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Central Coast Mariners found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Central Coast Mariners shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (H. Steele, L. Miller and O. Bozanic). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (T. Antonis, R. Williams and J. Koutroumbis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Central Coast Mariners will have 9 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stay with 5 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Central Coast Mariners will host Western United on the 30th of April with a 3-3 head to head record.
Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Newcastle Jets on the 26th of December with a 9-9 head to head.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
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90'
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti , Lewis Miller , Daniel Hall , Kye Rowles , Jacob Farrell , Joshua Nisbet , Harrison Steele , Oliver Božanić , Cy Goddard , Marco Ureña and Matheus Moresche .
The home team had on the bench: Beni Nkololo , Maximilien Balard , Ricardo Rizzo, Storm Roux , Noah Smith, Manyluak Aguek and Nicolai Müller .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: H. Steele for M. Balard (65′), M. Moresche for B. N’Kololo (74′), C. Goddard for N. Muller (74′), M. Urena for S. Roux (85′) and L. Miller for M. Aguek (85′).
Best player: Oliver Božanić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Oliver Božanić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Carl Robinson played with: Tomas Mejías , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Johnny Koutroumbis , Rhys Williams , Adama Traoré , Terry Antonis , Steven Ugarkovic , James Troisi , Keijiro Ogawa , Tomer Hemed and Bernie Ibini Isei .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dimitri Petratos , Ziggy Gordon, Alessandro Lopane, Daniel Margush, Tass Mourdoukoutas , Ramy Najjarine and Tate Russell .
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: T. Antonis for T. Mourdoukoutas (62′), A. Traore for T. Russell (63′), B. Ibini-Isei for D. Petratos (63′) and K. Ogawa for R. Najjarine (66′).
Best player: Terry Antonis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Terry Antonis.
His rating is with 66 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
