GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners conquers Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 after M. Doka scored a penalty (83′).

The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the help of Matthew McOrist and Hugh White. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.2 degrees Celsius or 91.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Central Coast Mariners had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Central Coast Mariners won the match​.

Central Coast Mariners shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 14 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Central Coast Mariners received 5 yellow cards (Maximilian Mehring, Jacob Farrell, Daniel Hall, Christian Theoharous and Mark Jackson). Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Central Coast Mariners has 31 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers will stays with 25 points to hold 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 (7.3), Storm Roux (7.5), Daniel Hall (7.3), Brian Kaltak (7.1), Jacob Farrell (7.3), Bailey Brandtman (7.5), Maximilien Balard (7.7), Joshua Nisbet (7.5), Christian Theoharous (6.7), Jing Reec (6.6) and Miguel Di Pizio (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mikael Doka (7.1), Alou Kuol (6.7), Ronald (7.7), William Wilson, Jack Warshawsky, Nathan Paull and Ryan Edmondson (6.6).

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

Substitutions

Central Coast Mariners made 4 changes: Bailey Brandtman for Ronald (72′), Miguel Di Pizio for Alou Kuol (87′), Jing Reec for Ryan Edmondson (66′) and Christian Theoharous for Mikael Doka (66′).

Player of the match: Maximilien Balard​

The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Maximilien Balard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

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

Marko Ante Rudan played with: Daniel Margush (7.3), Dylan Scicluna (7.0), Gabriel Cléúr (6.8), Marcelo (7.0), Jack Clisby (7.0), Lachlan Brook (6.7), Joshua Brillante (7.5), Oscar Priestman (7.0), Nicolas Milanovic (7.0), Marcus Antonsson (6.8) and Alexander Badolato (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nenad Mijailovic (6.7), Dylan Pierias (6.3), Miloš Ninković (6.6), Brandon Borrello (6.3), Aydan Hammond (7.0), Taiga Oliver Harper and Anthony Pantazopoulos.

Western Sydney Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Brandon Borrello (injured).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Lachlan Brook for Miloš Ninković (71′), Marcus Antonsson for Brandon Borrello (36′), Alexander Badolato for Nenad Mijailovic (62′), Nicolas Milanovic for Dylan Pierias (62′) and Oscar Priestman for Aydan Hammond (71′).

Player of the match: Joshua Brillante​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Joshua Brillante.

His rating is 7.5 with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Macarthur – Wellington Phoenix – 1-2
• Central Coast Mariners – Western Sydney Wanderers – 1-0