Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, March 17, 2018
Central Coast Mariners FC LLDWL 2
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Melbourne Victory LWWDW 5
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CCM022
MBV235
AAMI Park · 14,076 att.

Match Report

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Besart Berisha hits hat trick as Melbourne Victory thrash Central Coast Mariners

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
22
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
53
Possession
47
12
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
374
Accurate Passes
323
464
Passes
421
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
64
34
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
14
8
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
20
15
Clearances
20

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 17James DonachieCD-R
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamLB
  5. 14Thomas DengRB
  6. 10James TroisiAM
  7. 21Carl ValeriLM
  8. 18Matías Gastón SánchezRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Kenjok AthiuSUB
  2. 31Christian TheoharousSUB
  3. 22Stefan NigroSUB
  4. 24Terry AntonisSUB
  5. 1Matt ActonSUB

CCM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben KennedyG
  2. 5Antony GolecCD-L
  3. 19Jacob PoscolieroCD-R
  4. 2Storm RouxLB
  5. 4Jake McGingRB
  6. 10Danny De SilvaAM
  7. 23Wout BramaLM
  8. 16Liam RoseRM
  9. 8Blake PowellF
  10. 11Connor PainAM-L
  11. 7Andrew HooleAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Jacob MellingSUB
  2. 12Trent BuhagiarSUB
  3. 18Thomas GloverSUB
  4. 27Peter SkapetisSUB
  5. 21Kye RowlesSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Leroy George (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha following a fast break.
  2. 25' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Central Coast Mariners 0. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy George.
  3. 32' Matías Sánchez (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Kye Rowles replaces Antony Golec because of an injury.
  5. 54' Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Central Coast Mariners 0. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Troisi.
  6. 61' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Thomas Deng.
  7. 72' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Terry Antonis replaces James Troisi.
  8. 74' Goal! Melbourne Victory 4, Central Coast Mariners 0. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Terry Antonis with a cross.
  9. 78' Leroy George (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Melling replaces Jacob Poscoliero.
  11. 78' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Trent Buhagiar replaces Blake Powell.
  12. 79' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Christian Theoharous replaces Matías Sánchez.
  13. 83' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Central Coast Mariners 0. Christian Theoharous (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rhys Williams.
  14. 87' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Central Coast Mariners 1. Connor Pain (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
  15. 90'+7' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Central Coast Mariners 2. Connor Pain (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.

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