Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, January 23, 2016
Western Sydney Wanderers FC DWDLL 2
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Central Coast Mariners FC LLWDL 1
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polytec Stadium · 13,105 att.

Match Report

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Western Sydney Wanderers beat Central Coast Mariners to go top

Brendon Santalab's late goal saw Western Sydney beat 10-man Central Coast to move top of the A-League and spoil ex-Liverpool star Luis Garcia's debut.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
58.4
Possession
41.6
13
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
426
Accurate Passes
274
506
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
5
24
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
62
36
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
9
11
Clearances
13

Head to Head

WSW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CCM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Paul IzzoG
  2. 5Harry AscroftCD-L
  3. 4Jacob PoscolieroCD-R
  4. 21Michael NeillLB
  5. 2Storm RouxRB
  6. 17Francesco StellaAM
  7. 16Liam RoseLM
  8. 8Nick MontgomeryRM
  9. 28Matthew FletcherF
  10. 6Mitch AustinAM-L
  11. 7Fábio FerreiraAM-R

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 22Jonathan AspropotamitisCD-L
  3. 17Alberto AguilarCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 12Scott NevilleRB
  6. 6Mitch NicholsAM
  7. 18AndreuLM
  8. 8Dimas DelgadoRM
  9. 19Mark BridgeF
  10. 10Dario VidosicAM-L
  11. 7Romeo CastelenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 38' Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 54' Dimas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Luis García replaces Francesco Stella.
  5. 65' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Josh Bingham replaces Matthew Fletcher.
  6. 67' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Fabio Ferreira (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 73' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendon Santalab replaces Dario Vidosic.
  8. 76' Harry Ascroft (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Golgol Mebrahtu replaces Romeo Castelen.
  10. 79' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  11. 81' Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jake McGing replaces Mitchell Austin.
  13. 87' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kearyn Baccus replaces Dimas.
  14. 88' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Brendon Santalab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.

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