Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, April 1, 2016
Central Coast Mariners FC LLLDL 1
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC WLWDL 4
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CCM101
WSW224
Parramatta Stadium · 14,855 att.

Match Report

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Brendon Santalab scores twice as Western Sydney go top of A-League

Bruno Fornaroli and Harry Novillo gave Melbourne City a record-breaking 3-0 win over Wellington Phoenix and took them to the top of the A-League.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
0
35.6
Possession
64.4
8
SHOTS
24
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
606
382
Passes
691
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
17
0.6
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
39
33
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
19
13
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
9
25
Clearances
12

Head to Head

WSW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Nikolai Topor-StanleyCD-L
  3. 17Alberto AguilarCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 12Scott NevilleRB
  6. 6Mitch NicholsAM
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusLM
  8. 18AndreuRM
  9. 11Brendon SantalabF
  10. 19Mark BridgeAM-L
  11. 7Romeo CastelenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Shannon ColeSUB
  2. 21Jacob PepperSUB
  3. 30Liam ReddySUB
  4. 10Dario VidosicSUB
  5. 14Golgol MebrahtuSUB

CCM · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 30Adam PearceG
  2. 22Jake McGingCD-L
  3. 5Harry AscroftCD-R
  4. 16Liam RoseDM
  5. 21Michael NeillLB
  6. 4Jacob PoscolieroRB
  7. 10Luis GarcíaAM
  8. 3Joshua RoseLM
  9. 17Francesco StellaRM
  10. 6Mitch AustinCF-L
  11. 9Roy O'DonovanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Tom Heward-BelleSUB
  2. 15Brad McDonaldSUB
  3. 7Fábio FerreiraSUB
  4. 28Matthew FletcherSUB
  5. 19Josh BinghamSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Romeo Castelen (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kearyn Baccus.
  2. 21' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 1. Luis García (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitchell Austin with a cross.
  3. 35' Joshua Rose (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Brendon Santalab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 40' Kearyn Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3, Central Coast Mariners 1. Brendon Santalab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Neville with a cross.
  7. 62' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Fabio Ferreira replaces Francesco Stella.
  8. 62' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Romeo Castelen.
  9. 69' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Brad McDonald replaces Mitchell Austin.
  10. 69' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Shannon Cole replaces Brendon Santalab.
  11. 83' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4, Central Coast Mariners 1. Mitch Nichols (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  12. 84' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Matthew Fletcher replaces Luis García.
  13. 87' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jacob Pepper replaces Kearyn Baccus.
  14. 90'+1' Scott Neville (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.

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