Australian A-League Men

FT Thursday, January 19, 2017
Central Coast Mariners FC LLDLL 1
–
Melbourne City FC LDDWL 2
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CCM101
MBC202
AAMI Park · 8,784 att.

Match Report

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Tim Cahill scores twice as Melbourne City beat Central Coast

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
0
36.7
Possession
63.3
2
SHOTS
26
1
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
223
Accurate Passes
463
309
Passes
516
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
14
13
Crosses
42
0.1
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
67
20
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
44
Effective Clearances
24
44
Clearances
24

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 6Osama MalikCD-R
  4. 3Joshua RoseLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 8Neil KilkennyCM
  7. 17Tim CahillLM
  8. 26Luke BrattanRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 9Nicolás ColazoLF
  11. 11Bruce KamauRF

Substitutes

  1. 27Brandán FernandoSUB
  2. 21Ruon TongyikSUB
  3. 10Anthony CáceresSUB
  4. 1Thomas SorensenSUB
  5. 12Nick FitzgeraldSUB

CCM · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 5Harry AscroftCD-L
  3. 16Liam RoseCD-R
  4. 3Scott GallowayLB
  5. 2Storm RouxRB
  6. 22Jake McGingCM
  7. 6Blake PowellLM
  8. 8Nick MontgomeryRM
  9. 9Roy O'DonovanF
  10. 11Connor PainLF
  11. 7Fábio FerreiraRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Adam BerrySUB
  2. 21Michael NeillSUB
  3. 12Trent BuhagiarSUB
  4. 1Ivan NecevskiSUB
  5. 13Kwabena Appiah-KubiSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Tim Cahill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan following a set piece situation.
  2. 9' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 1. Roy O'Donovan (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Connor Pain.
  3. 20' Harry Ascroft (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 23' Roy O'Donovan (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 25' Blake Powell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Fabio Ferreira (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 39' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Tim Cahill (Melbourne City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Brattan with a cross following a corner.
  8. 62' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Trent Buhagiar replaces Fabio Ferreira because of an injury.
  9. 67' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Fernando Brandán replaces Bruce Kamau.
  10. 71' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi replaces Blake Powell.
  11. 78' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Tim Cahill.
  12. 83' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Michael Neill replaces Scott Galloway.
  13. 84' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Nicolás Colazo.
  14. 90' Michael Neill (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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