. Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Melbourne City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium stadium in on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder assisted by Andrew Meimarakis and Henry Day. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.55 degrees Celsius or 68.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 6 On Target 9
- 2 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 90
- 58 Dangerous attack 46
- 70 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Melbourne City to win the match.
Melbourne City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Central Coast Mariners shot 14 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 3 yellow cards (Aziz Behich, Aurelio Vidmar and Samuel Souprayen). Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (Alou Kuol, Storm Roux and Marco Túlio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Melbourne City has 11 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Central Coast Mariners will has 8 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Central Coast Mariners will play away against Brisbane Roar on the 21st of December with a 31-10 head to head record in favor of Brisbane Roar (15 draws).
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
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Melbourne City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Aurelio Vidmar decided to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Callum Talbot , Samuel Souprayen , Curtis Good , Aziz Behich , Hamza Sakhi , Steven Ugarković , Marin Jakoliš , Tolgay Arslan , Léo Natel and Jamie Maclaren .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Galloway, Nuno Reis, Terry Antonis, Alessandro Lopane , Patrick Beach, Max Caputo and Benjamin Mazzeo .
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 2 changes: Steven Ugarković for Max Caputo (87′) and Hamza Sakhi for Alessandro Lopane (88′).
Player of the match: Tolgay Arslan
The most impressive player for Melbourne City was Tolgay Arslan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mark Graham Jackson played with: Maximilian Mehring , Storm Roux , Daniel Hall , Brian Kaltak , Jacob Farrell , Miguel Di Pizio , Maximilien Balard , Joshua Nisbet , Ángel Torres , Jing Reec and Marco Túlio .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mikael Doka , Christian Theoharous, Alou Kuol , Harrison Steele , Brad Tapp, Jack Warshawsky and Nathan Paull.
Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of Mikael Doka (injured).
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 3 changes: Miguel Di Pizio for Harrison Steele (46′), Jing Reec for Alou Kuol (67′) and Storm Roux for Mikael Doka (71′).
Player of the match: Joshua Nisbet
The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Joshua Nisbet.
His rating is with 34 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
