GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners was able to reverse the scoreline against Melbourne City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Melbourne City to strike first with a goal of Tolgay Arslan at the 50′. Then it was a penalty in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Balard gave the win to Central Coast Mariners in the 90′ minute. Melbourne City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Tuesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro assisted by Andrej Giev and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.52 degrees Celsius or 74.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 12 Total 19
- 4 On Target 9
- 4 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 73 Attack 128
- 33 Dangerous attack 59
- 78 Ball safe 77
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a strong ball possession 60% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, Central Coast Mariners found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Central Coast Mariners shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City shot 19 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 1 yellow card (Storm Roux). On the other side, Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (A. Lopane).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Central Coast Mariners has 43 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Melbourne City will stays with 30 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
27'
46'
90'
Central Coast Mariners started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Mark Graham Jackson decided to play with the following team: Maximilian Mehring , Storm Roux , D. Hall , B. Kaltak , N. Paull , Mikael Doka , M. Di Pizio , M. Balard , J. Nisbet , Ángel Torres and Ryan Edmondson .
The home team had on the bench: Christian Theoharous , Alou Kuol , Harrison Steele, J. Reec , Ronald Barcellos, B. Tapp and J. Warshawsky.
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 4 changes: Ryan Edmondson for Alou Kuol (46′), N. Paull for Christian Theoharous (46′), M. Di Pizio for B. Tapp (46′) and Ángel Torres for J. Reec (85′).
Player of the match: Maximilian Mehring
The player that probably impressed the most for Central Coast Mariners was the goalkeeper: Maximilian Mehring. His rating is 8.87. He performed 9 saves.
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
Melbourne City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Aurelio Vidmar played with: Jamie Young , C. Talbot , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Vicente Fernández , Steven Ugarkovic , Terry Antonis , Marin Jakolis , Tolgay Arslan , A. Lopane and M. Caputo .
These were the players on the bench: Mathew Leckie , James Jeggo , Jamie Maclaren , Marco Tilio , Samuel Souprayen, Harry Politidis and J. Nieuwenhuizen.
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 5 changes: Terry Antonis for James Jeggo (67′), M. Caputo for Jamie Maclaren (67′), A. Lopane for Mathew Leckie (62′), Marin Jakolis for Marco Tilio (62′) and Vicente Fernández for Harry Politidis (74′).
Player of the match: Tolgay Arslan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Tolgay Arslan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
