Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, December 31, 2016
Melbourne City FC WDDLD 2
–
Central Coast Mariners FC WLLLL 2
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MBC112
CCM022
polytec Stadium · 11,184 att.

Match Report

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Central Coast Mariners hold Melbourne City to classic NYE draw

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
18
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
10
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
47.4
Possession
52.6
13
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
256
Accurate Passes
304
339
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
6
24
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
57
23
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
23
22
Clearances
23

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CCM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 5Harry AscroftCD-L
  3. 19Jacques FatyCD-R
  4. 3Scott GallowayLB
  5. 22Jake McGingRB
  6. 6Blake PowellAM
  7. 14Adam BerryLM
  8. 8Nick MontgomeryRM
  9. 9Roy O'DonovanF
  10. 12Trent BuhagiarAM-L
  11. 13Kwabena Appiah-KubiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Fábio FerreiraSUB
  2. 10Mickaël TavaresSUB
  3. 1Ivan NecevskiSUB
  4. 11Connor PainSUB
  5. 21Michael NeillSUB

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 8Neil KilkennyCD-L
  3. 21Ruon TongyikCD-R
  4. 9Nicolás ColazoLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanCM
  7. 17Tim CahillLM
  8. 10Anthony CáceresRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 12Nick FitzgeraldLF
  11. 11Bruce KamauRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Connor ChapmanSUB
  2. 14Daniel ArzaniSUB
  3. 18Paulo RetreSUB
  4. 1Thomas SorensenSUB
  5. 34Denis GenreauSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Michael Neill replaces Jacques Faty because of an injury.
  2. 30' Bruce Kamau (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Ivan Franjic (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 40' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Tim Cahill (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruce Kamau with a cross.
  5. 63' Luke Brattan (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Denis Genreau replaces Tim Cahill.
  7. 69' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Daniel Arzani replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
  8. 69' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Fabio Ferreira replaces Kwabena Appiah-Kubi.
  9. 70' Adam Berry (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Connor Pain replaces Blake Powell.
  11. 77' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Trent Buhagiar (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fabio Ferreira following a fast break.
  12. 80' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Roy O'Donovan (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
  14. 90' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

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