SYDNEY. Central Coast Mariners was finally too good for Western Sydney Wanderers with the goal of M. Ruhs (66′), M. Ruhs (73′) and S. Silvera (82′).
The match was played at the Commbank Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Kurt Ams with the collaboration of Kearney Robinson and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Hassan Jomaa. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 1 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 113 Attack 115
- 30 Dangerous attack 53
- 85 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 11
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Central Coast Mariners that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Central Coast Mariners was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Central Coast Mariners won the match.
Western Sydney Wanderers shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (A. Traore, T. Mrcela and R. Najjarine). Talking about the opposition, Central Coast Mariners received 3 yellow cards (N. Montgomery, B. Kaltak and B. Nkololo).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers will play away with Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).
Central Coast Mariners will play away agasint Adelaide United on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
46'
1'
Western Sydney Wanderers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas , Gabriel Cleur , Tomislav Mrčela , Marcelo , Adama Traoré , Brandon Borrello , Calem Nieuwenhof , Romain Amalfitano , Miloš Ninković , Sulejman Krpić and Ramy Najjarine .
The home team had on the bench: Zachary Sapsford , Daniel Wilmering, Alexander Badolato, Alex Bonetig, Daniel Margush, Alessandro Lopane and Ruon Tongyik .
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: A. Traore for R. Tongyik (46′), S. Krpic for Z. Sapsford (75′), R. Najjarine for A. Lopane (75′) and M. Ninkovic for A. Badolato (83′).
Best player: Marcelo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Marcelo.
His rating is with 48 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Central Coast Mariners – Formation
Central Coast Mariners
82'
Also Central Coast Mariners adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nick Montgomery played with: Danny Vukovic , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Nectarios Triantis , Brian Kaltack , Jacob Farrell , Marco Túlio , Maximilien Balard , Joshua Nisbet , Beni Nkololo , Paul Ayongo and Jason Cummings .
They had on the bench: Samuel Silvera , Garang Kuol , Yaren Sözer, Kelechi Christian, Storm Roux, Michael Ruhs and Daniel Hall .
Substitutions
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: P. Ayongo for G. Kuol (64′), Marco Tulio for M. Ruhs (65′), B. Nkololo for S. Silvera (79′), M. Balard for D. Hall (79′) and J. Farrell for S. Roux (85′).
Best player: Michael Ruhs
The most impressive player for Central Coast Mariners was Michael Ruhs.
His rating is with 2 goals, 4 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
