ADELAIDE. Central Coast Mariners tops Adelaide United 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Christian Theoharous (31′), Ángel Torres (43′), Ángel Torres (45′) and Jing Reec (90′ pen).
The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the collaboration of Brad Wright and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.21 degrees Celsius or 77.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 3 On Target 9
- 5 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 95 Attack 107
- 65 Dangerous attack 39
- 66 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Adelaide United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Central Coast Mariners that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Adelaide United was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Central Coast Mariners was able to find the solution to win this match.
Adelaide United shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Central Coast Mariners shot 13 times, 9 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (Luka Jovanovic and Stefan Mauk). On the other side, Central Coast Mariners received 2 yellow cards (Mikael Doka and Ángel Torres).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Adelaide United stays with 18 points like Brisbane Roar to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners will has 27 points like Melbourne Victory to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Central Coast Mariners will play away against Wellington Phoenix on the 6th of February with a 19-18 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (8 draws).
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: James Delianov
, Giuseppe Bovalina , Isaías , Panagiotis Kikiasnis , Ryan Kitto , Ryan Tunnicliffe , Jonny Yull , Ben Halloran , Zach Clough , Nestory Irankunda and Hiroshi Ibusuki .The home team had on the bench: Ben Warland
, Stefan Mauk , Luka Jovanovic , Luke Duzel , Joshua Cavallo, Ethan Cox and Austin Ayoubi .Substitutions
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Jonny Yull for Stefan Mauk (54′), Ryan Tunnicliffe for Ben Warland (55′), Nestory Irankunda for Austin Ayoubi (70′), Panagiotis Kikiasnis for Luke Duzel (70′) and Zach Clough for Luka Jovanovic (79′).
Player of the match: Luka Jovanovic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Luka Jovanovic.
His rating is
with 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.His performance was fantastic also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 79′.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mark Graham Jackson played with: Maximilian Mehring
, Mikael Doka , Daniel Hall , Brian Kaltak , Jacob Farrell , Christian Theoharous , Maximilien Balard , Joshua Nisbet , Ángel Torres , Alou Kuol and Ryan Edmondson .They had on the bench: Jing Reec
, Ronald , William Wilson, Jack Warshawsky, Nathan Paull, Bailey Brandtman and Miguel Di Pizio .Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of Bailey Brandtman (injured).
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Christian Theoharous for Ronald (64′), Alou Kuol for Miguel Di Pizio (64′), Ryan Edmondson for Jing Reec (81′), Ángel Torres for Bailey Brandtman (88′) and Mikael Doka for Nathan Paull (88′).
Player of the match: Ángel Torres
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Ángel Torres.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 40 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Western United – Sydney – 2-2
- Newcastle Jets – Melbourne Victory – 1-1
- Adelaide United – Central Coast Mariners – 0-4