GOSFORD. Macarthur prevailed over Central Coast Mariners to win 2-1. A goal from B. Kaltak was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Macarthur to strike first with a goal of Valère Germain at the 57′. Then Kearyn Baccus scored again for Macarthur in the 84′ minute. Eventually, Brian Kaltak reduced the distance for Central Coast Mariners (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey with the assistance of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.86 degrees Celsius or 74.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 6 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 80
- 63 Dangerous attack 34
- 69 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Central Coast Mariners was in firm control of the ball 55% while Macarthur was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Central Coast Mariners was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Macarthur found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Central Coast Mariners shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Macarthur shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 4 yellow cards (Mikael Doka, Alou Kuol, Christian Theoharous and William Wilson). Talking about the opposition, Macarthur received 4 yellow cards (Clayton Lewis, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Yianni Nicolaou and Kearyn Baccus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Central Coast Mariners stays with 0 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Macarthur has 4 points (5th).
Next matches
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mark Graham Jackson decided to play with the following team: Maximilian Mehring
, Mikael Doka , Brian Kaltak , Nathan Paull , Noah Smith , Ángel Torres , Harrison Steele , Joshua Nisbet , Christian Theoharous , Marco Túlio and Alou Kuol .The home team had on the bench: Dylan Wenzel-Halls
, Storm Roux , Daniel Hall, Brad Tapp , William Wilson , Jack Warshawsky and Miguel Di Pizio .Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of Storm Roux (injured).
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Mikael Doka for Storm Roux (75′), Christian Theoharous for William Wilson (75′), Harrison Steele for Brad Tapp (59′), Alou Kuol for Dylan Wenzel-Halls (64′) and Ángel Torres for Miguel Di Pizio (75′).
Best player: Ángel Torres
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Ángel Torres.
His rating is
with 38 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Mile Sterjovski played with: Filip Kurto
, Yianni Nicolaou , Tomislav Uskok , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Ivan Vujica , Raphael Borges Rodrigues , Kearyn Baccus , Clayton Lewis , Jed Drew , Jake Hollman and Valère Germain .These were the players on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Ulises Dávila
, Kristian Popovic, Oliver Jones, Lachlan Rose , Ali Auglah and Matthew Millar.Macarthur could not rely on the presence of Ali Auglah (injured).
Substitutions
Macarthur made 4 changes: Valère Germain for Oliver Jones (64′), Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Lachlan Rose (64′), Jake Hollman for Ulises Dávila (87′) and Jed Drew for Ali Auglah (64′).
Best player: Kearyn Baccus
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Kearyn Baccus.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 54 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Central Coast Mariners – Macarthur – 1-2
- Melbourne Victory – Newcastle Jets – 5-3
- Adelaide United – Melbourne City – 6-0