TORINO. Central Coast Mariners was capable to clinch a draw against Melbourne Victory with a late goal from J. Reec scored in the (89′) after Melbourne Victory got a lead with a penalty from D. Arzani (33′).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Saturday and it started at 7:15 am local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the assistance of Arvin Shanmuganathan and Hugh White. The 4th official was Nathan Shakespear. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 2.96 degrees Celsius or 37.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 3 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 133
- 44 Dangerous attack 44
- 79 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 23
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 7
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Central Coast Mariners had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Central Coast Mariners to win the match.
Central Coast Mariners shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 2 yellow cards (Jacob Farrell and Alou Kuol). On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 4 yellow cards (Roderick Miranda, Nishan Velupillay, Fabian Monge and Damien Da Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Central Coast Mariners has 18 points like Adelaide United, Melbourne City and Macarthur to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory will has 24 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
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89'Central Coast Mariners adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark Graham Jackson decided to play with the following team: Maximilian Mehring , Storm Roux , Daniel Hall , Brian Kaltak , Jacob Farrell , Maximilien Balard , Joshua Nisbet , Christian Theoharous , Ángel Torres , Alou Kuol and William Wilson .
The home team had on the bench: Noah Smith, Dylan Wenzel-Halls , Jing Reec , Jack Warshawsky, Nathan Paull, Bailey Brandtman and Matej Busek.
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 3 changes: William Wilson for Dylan Wenzel-Halls (61′), Alou Kuol for Jing Reec (82′) and Christian Theoharous for Nathan Paull (90′).
Player of the match: Brian Kaltak
The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Brian Kaltak.
His rating is with 92 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
Also Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo , Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Jason Geria , Fabian Monge , Ryan Teague , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Ben Folami and Christopher Ikonomidis .
These were the players on the bench: Adama Traoré , Rai Marchán , Nishan Velupillay , Jake Brimmer , Eli Adams , Jordi Valadon and Christian Siciliano.
Melbourne Victory could not rely on the presence of Rai Marchán (injured) and Adama Traoré (injured).
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Fabian Monge for Jake Brimmer (46′), Ryan Teague for Rai Marchán (56′), Jason Geria for Eli Adams (82′), Daniel Arzani for Nishan Velupillay (69′) and Connor Chapman for Adama Traoré (70′).
Player of the match: Daniel Arzani
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Daniel Arzani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
