GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners overcame Brisbane Roar to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Central Coast Mariners to strike first with a goal of B. N’Kololo at the 49′. Then N. Muller scored again for Central Coast Mariners in the 55′ minute. Eventually, J. Lescano reduced the distance for Brisbane Roar (69′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Chris Beath who was helped by Nathan MacDonald and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 7 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 104
- 42 Dangerous attack 49
- 85 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Brisbane Roar that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Brisbane Roar had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Central Coast Mariners was able to find the solution to win this match.
Central Coast Mariners shot 8 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (J. Cummings, B. N’Kololo and M. Birighitti). On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar received 2 yellow cards (C. Brown and A. Mlinaric).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Central Coast Mariners will have 14 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Brisbane Roar will stay with 11 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Central Coast Mariners will host Western United on the 30th of April with a 3-3 head to head.
Brisbane Roar will play away agasint Adelaide United on the 30th of April with a 22-18 head to head record in favor of Adelaide United (10 draws).
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
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Central Coast Mariners adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti , Daniel Hall , Ruon Tongyik , Kye Rowles , Jacob Farrell , Beni Nkololo , Joshua Nisbet , Oliver Božanić , Nicolai Müller , Marco Ureña and Jason Cummings .
The home team had on the bench: James Bayliss, Noah Smith , Cy Goddard, Lawrence Caruso, Harrison Steele, Damian Tsekenis and Storm Roux .
Central Coast Mariners could not rely on the presence of S. Roux (injured).
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: M. Urena for N. Smith (70′), D. Hall for S. Roux (71′), N. Muller for D. Tsekenis (71′), J. Cummings for H. Steele (90′) and O. Bozanic for J. Bayliss (90′).
Best player: Jacob Farrell
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Jacob Farrell even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.
Brisbane Roar – Formation
Brisbane Roar
Also Brisbane Roar adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Warren Moon played with: Jordan Holmes , Scott Neville , Tom Aldred , Anton Mlinaric , Corey Brown , Rahmat Akbari , Louis Zabala , Jesse Daley , Henry Hore , Jay O’Shea and Luke Ivanovic .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matti Steinmann , Alec Mills, Juan Lescano , Macklin Freke, Nicholas Olsen , Josh Brindell-South and Alex Parsons.
Substitutions
Brisbane Roar made 4 changes: L. Ivanovic for J. Lescano (58′), H. Hore for N. Olsen (58′), J. Daley for M. Steinmann (76′) and L. Zabala for J. Brindell-South (76′).
Best player: Jay O’Shea
The most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Jay O’Shea.
His rating is with 69 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Sydney – 2-0
- Central Coast Mariners – Brisbane Roar – 2-1
- Western United – Newcastle Jets – 2-1
