Sydney conquers Central Coast Mariners 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GOSFORD. Sydney beats Central Coast Mariners 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Sydney conquers Central Coast Mariners 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GOSFORD. Sydney conquers Central Coast Mariners 3-1. Sydney was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Rhyan Grant (4′), Anthony Caceres (8′) and Daniel Hall (20′). Central Coast Mariners reduced the distance with a goal (56′) by Ángel Torres, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the assistance of Lance Greenshields and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.43 degrees Celsius or 74.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Central Coast Mariners

1 - 3

Team 1

Sydney

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 94 Attack 107
  • 48 Dangerous attack 52
  • 81 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sydney that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sydney was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the match.​

Central Coast Mariners shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sydney shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (Daniel Hall, Ángel Torres and Brian Kaltak). Regarding the opposition, Sydney received 1 yellow card (Hayden Matthews).

Match Timeline

4'
R. Grant(goal)Anthony Caceres
8'
A. Cáceres(goal)
D. Hall(own-goal)
20'
D. Hall- Yellow
41'
J. Reec- sub ->Mikael Doka
46'
Storm Roux- sub ->Christian Theoharous
46'
Ángel Torres(goal)Storm Roux
56'
Ronald Barcellos- sub ->Miguel Di Pizio
56'
60'
J. Kucharski- sub ->Fábio Gomes
61'
Róbert Mak- sub ->Patrick Wood
65'
M. Scarcella- sub ->Corey Hollman
B. Kaltak- Yellow
66'
Alou Kuol- sub ->Ryan Edmondson
70'
75'
H. Matthews- Yellow
86'
Z. de Jesus- sub ->Hayden Matthews
Ángel Torres- Yellow
89'
B. Brandtman- sub ->Storm Roux
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Central Coast Mariners
52
26
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
26
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this encounter, Central Coast Mariners stays with 28 points like Macarthur to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sydney will has 23 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

Central Coast Mariners – Formation

Central Coast Mariners
G
Maximilian Mehring 20.Australia
6.3
D
Mikael Doka 2.Brazil
6.3
46'
D
B. Kaltak 3.Vanuatu
6.8
66'
D
Jacob Farrell  18.Australia
7.7
D
D. Hall 23.Australia
6.3
41'
M
J. Nisbet 4.Australia
6.8
M
M. Balard 6.Australia
7.0
M
Christian Theoharous 7.Australia
6.8
46'
M
Ángel Torres 11.Colombia
8.4
89' Goals56'
F
M. Di Pizio 39.Australia
6.3
56'
F
Ryan Edmondson 99.England
6.4
70'
Substitutes
G
J. Warshawsky 30.Australia
D
Storm Roux 15.New Zealand
7.7
46'
D
N. Paull 33.Australia
M
B. Brandtman 37.Australia
90'
F
Alou Kuol 9.South Sudan
6.4
70'
F
J. Reec 17.Australia
6.4
46'
F
Ronald Barcellos 22.Brazil
7.0
56'

Central Coast Mariners adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Mark Graham Jackson decided to play with the following team: Maximilian Mehring (6.3), Mikael Doka (6.3), Daniel Hall (6.3), Brian Kaltak (6.8), Jacob Farrell (7.7), Christian Theoharous (6.8), Joshua Nisbet (6.8), Maximilien Balard (7.0), Ángel Torres (8.4), Ryan Edmondson (6.4) and Miguel Di Pizio (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Alou Kuol (6.4), Storm Roux (7.7), Jing Reec (6.4), Ronald (7.0), Jack Warshawsky, Nathan Paull and Bailey Brandtman.

Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of Bailey Brandtman (injured).

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Ryan Edmondson for Alou Kuol (70′), Mikael Doka for Jing Reec (46′), Christian Theoharous for Storm Roux (46′), Miguel Di Pizio for Ronald (56′) and Storm Roux for Bailey Brandtman (90′).

Player of the match: Ángel Torres​

The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Ángel Torres.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 9 crosses.

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
7.5
D
J. Courtney-Perkins 4.Australia
6.4
D
J. Girdwood-Reich 8.Australia
7.3
D
R. Grant 23.Australia
7.7
Goals4'
D
H. Matthews 27.Australia
7.0
86' 75'
M
Joe Lolley 10.England
7.1
M
Corey Hollman 12.Australia
7.3
65'
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
9.5
Goals8'
M
Luke Brattan  26.Australia
7.9
F
Fábio Gomes 9.Brazil
6.4
60'
F
P. Wood 13.Australia
6.3
61'
Substitutes
G
A. Pavlesic 20.Australia
D
Z. de Jesus 21.Australia
6.3
86'
M
M. Scarcella 18.Australia
6.8
65'
M
Max Burgess 22.Australia
F
Róbert Mak 11.Slovakia
6.4
61'
F
J. Kucharski 25.Australia
7.0
60'
F
N. Amanatidis 28.Australia

Also Sydney adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ufuk Talay played with: Andrew Redmayne (7.5), Rhyan Grant (7.7), Hayden Matthews (7.0), Jake Girdwood-Reich (7.3), Jordan Courtney-Perkins (6.4), Joe Lolley (7.1), Luke Brattan (7.9), Corey Hollman (7.3), Anthony Caceres (9.5), Fábio Gomes (6.4) and Patrick Wood (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Robert Mak (6.4), Matthew Scarcella (6.8), Adam Pavlesic, Zachary de Jesus (6.3), Max Burgess, Jaiden Kucharski (7.0) and Nathan Amanatidis.

Sydney could not rely on the presence of Matthew Scarcella (injured) and Zachary de Jesus (injured).

Substitutions

Sydney made 4 changes: Fábio Gomes for Jaiden Kucharski (60′), Patrick Wood for Robert Mak (61′), Corey Hollman for Matthew Scarcella (65′) and Hayden Matthews for Zachary de Jesus (86′).

Player of the match: Anthony Caceres​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sydney was Anthony Caceres.

His rating is 9.5 with 1 goal, 50 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.​