GOSFORD. Sydney had an adventurous win over Central Coast Mariners. The hero of the match was who scored in the 28th, 53rd, 58th, 59th and 90th minute.
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro who had the assistance of Matthew McOrist and George Lakrindis. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 4 On Target 8
- 15 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 90
- 60 Dangerous attack 44
- 78 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Sydney that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Central Coast Mariners had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Sydney found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Central Coast Mariners shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Central Coast Mariners received 1 yellow card (L. Miller). On the other side, Sydney received 1 yellow card (T. Buhagiar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Central Coast Mariners will stay with 26 points to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Sydney will have 31 points like Adelaide United to remain in the 4th 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.
Sydney will play away agasint Brisbane Roar on the 10th of May with a 16-15 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (17 draws).
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
56'
85'
Central Coast Mariners adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nick Montgomery decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: M. Hatch for N. Muller (54′), M. Urena for M. Moresche (54′), M. Balard for H. Steele (72′), B. N’Kololo for G. Kuol (85′) and J. Cummings for C. Goddard (85′).
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
53'
Also Sydney adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Steve Corica played with: .
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: M. Ninkovic for P. Yazbek (61′), A. Caceres for K. Barbarouses (67′), P. Retre for M. Amini (67′), T. Buhagiar for L. Narsingh (67′) and A. Le Fondre for Bobo (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Central Coast Mariners – Sydney – 0-5
- Melbourne Victory – Melbourne City – 3-0
- Western Sydney Wanderers – Brisbane Roar – 1-1
- Western United – Wellington Phoenix – 1-4
