Macarthur clutches a 2-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. HIGHLIGHTS

GOSFORD. Macarthur conquered Central Coast Mariners to win 2-1. A goal from B. Kaltak was decisive in the 90min.

Macarthur clutches a 2-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. HIGHLIGHTS

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

20'
28'
Clayton Lewis- Yellow
Christian Theoharous- Yellow
31'
Alou Kuol- Yellow
53'
53'
Yianni Nicolaou- Yellow
57'
Valère Germain(goal)Jake Hollman
B. Tapp- sub ->Harrison Steele
59'
B. Tapp(VAR)
64'
64'
A. Auglah- sub ->Jed Drew
64'
Lachlan Rose- sub ->Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Dylan Wenzel-Halls- sub ->Alou Kuol
64'
Mikael Doka- Yellow
74'
M. Di Pizio- sub ->Ángel Torres
75'
Storm Roux- sub ->Mikael Doka
75'
Will Wilson- sub ->Christian Theoharous
75'
84'
Kearyn Baccus(goal)Yianni Nicolaou
87'
Ulises Dávila - sub ->Jake Hollman
Will Wilson- Yellow
90'
B. Kaltak(goal)Noah Smith
90'
90'
Kearyn Baccus- Yellow
64'
O. Jones- sub ->Valère Germain

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
G
Maximilian Mehring 20.Australia
7.0
D
Mikael Doka 2.Brazil
7.1
75' 74'
D
B. Kaltak 3.Vanuatu
7.9
Goals90'
D
Noah Smith  5.Australia
7.5
D
N. Paull 33.Australia
6.7
M
J. Nisbet 4.Australia
7.1
M
Christian Theoharous 7.Australia
7.0
75' 31'
M
Marco Túlio 10.Brazil
7.0
M
Ángel Torres 11.Colombia
8.1
75'
M
Harrison Steele 16.Australia
6.7
59'
F
Alou Kuol 9.South Sudan
6.8
64' 53'
Substitutes
G
J. Warshawsky 30.Australia
D
Storm Roux 15.New Zealand
6.4
75'
D
D. Hall 23.Australia
M
B. Tapp 26.Australia
6.8
59'
M
Will Wilson 28.Australia
6.8
75' 90'
M
M. Di Pizio 39.Australia
6.7
75'
F
Dylan Wenzel-Halls 14.Australia
6.4
64'

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 (7.0), Mikael Doka (7.1), Brian Kaltak (7.9), Nathan Paull (6.7), Noah Smith (7.5), Ángel Torres (8.1), Harrison Steele (6.7), Joshua Nisbet (7.1), Christian Theoharous (7.0), Marco Túlio (7.0) and Alou Kuol (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dylan Wenzel-Halls (6.4), Storm Roux (6.4), Daniel Hall, Brad Tapp (6.8), William Wilson (6.8), Jack Warshawsky and Miguel Di Pizio (6.7).

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 (8.1) with 38 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur
G
F. Kurto 12.Poland
7.5
D
J. Aspropotamitis 5.Australia
6.7
20'
D
Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia
7.3
D
Ivan Vujica 13.Australia
6.7
D
Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia
7.3
53'
M
Jake Hollman 8.Australia
7.5
87'
M
Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia
7.7
90' Goals84'
M
6.7
64'
M
Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand
7.3
28'
M
J. Drew 37.Australia
7.3
64'
F
Valère Germain 98.France
7.3
64' Goals57'
Substitutes
G
Danijel Nizic 1.Australia
D
Matthew Millar  44.Australia
M
Ulises Dávila  10.Mexico
6.4
87'
M
Kristian Popovic  14.Australia
M
O. Jones 16.Australia
64'
F
Lachlan Rose 31.Australia
6.4
64'
F
A. Auglah 36.Australia
7.1
64'

Macarthur started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Mile Sterjovski played with: Filip Kurto (7.5), Yianni Nicolaou (7.3), Tomislav Uskok (7.3), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (6.7), Ivan Vujica (6.7), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (6.7), Kearyn Baccus (7.7), Clayton Lewis (7.3), Jed Drew (7.3), Jake Hollman (7.5) and Valère Germain (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Ulises Dávila (6.4), Kristian Popovic, Oliver Jones, Lachlan Rose (6.4), Ali Auglah (7.1) 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 (7.7) 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.​