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
- 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
Standings
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 adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mark Graham Jackson decided to play with the following team: Maximilian Mehring
, Mikael Doka , Daniel Hall , Brian Kaltak , Jacob Farrell , Christian Theoharous , Joshua Nisbet , Maximilien Balard , Ángel Torres , Ryan Edmondson and Miguel Di Pizio .The home team had on the bench: Alou Kuol
, Storm Roux , Jing Reec , Ronald , 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
with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 9 crosses.Sydney – Formation
Also Sydney adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ufuk Talay played with: Andrew Redmayne
, Rhyan Grant , Hayden Matthews , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Jordan Courtney-Perkins , Joe Lolley , Luke Brattan , Corey Hollman , Anthony Caceres , Fábio Gomes and Patrick Wood .The following players were sitting on the bench: Robert Mak
, Matthew Scarcella , Adam Pavlesic, Zachary de Jesus , Max Burgess, Jaiden Kucharski 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
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.
- Wellington Phoenix – Western United – 2-0
- Melbourne Victory – Macarthur – 0-1
- Brisbane Roar – Melbourne City – 5-1
- Central Coast Mariners – Sydney – 1-3