Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, March 23, 2018
Sydney FC WLLDL 2
–
Central Coast Mariners FC LDWLL 1
1st2ndT
SYD112
CCM011
polytec Stadium · 7,082 att.

Match Report

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Matt Simon seals late win for Sydney FC over Central Coast

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
1
58.6
Possession
41.4
9
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
549
Accurate Passes
353
640
Passes
451
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
66
39
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
16
14
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CCM · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Ben KennedyG
  2. 15Alan BaróCD
  3. 21Kye RowlesCD-L
  4. 16Liam RoseCD-R
  5. 23Wout BramaSW
  6. 10Danny De SilvaCM-L
  7. 22Jacob MellingCM-R
  8. 3Joshua RoseLM
  9. 2Storm RouxRM
  10. 11Connor PainCF-L
  11. 7Andrew HooleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Blake Powell
  2. 24Lachlan Wales
  3. 12Trent Buhagiar
  4. 4Jake McGing
  5. 18Thomas Glover

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 4Alex WilkinsonCD-L
  3. 5Jordy BuijsCD-R
  4. 26Luke WilkshireLB
  5. 8Paulo RetreRB
  6. 14Alex BrosqueAM
  7. 19Chris ZuvelaLM
  8. 13Brandon O'NeillRM
  9. 9BobôF
  10. 10Milos NinkovicAM-L
  11. 11Adrian MierzejewskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Ben WarlandSUB
  2. 17David CarneySUB
  3. 12Fábio FerreiraSUB
  4. 20Alex CisakSUB
  5. 18Matt SimonSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Alan Baró (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 1. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Retre with a cross.
  3. 45' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Trent Buhagiar replaces Daniel De Silva because of an injury.
  4. 67' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Lachlan Wales replaces Jacob Melling.
  5. 71' Substitution, Sydney FC. David Carney replaces Alex Brosque.
  6. 73' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jake McGing replaces Liam Rose.
  7. 82' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Sydney FC 1. Jake McGing (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Brama.
  8. 83' Substitution, Sydney FC. Matt Simon replaces Bobô.
  9. 90'+3' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Sydney FC 2. Matt Simon (Sydney FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.

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