Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, February 3, 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers FC WDDLL 2
–
Central Coast Mariners FC DLDDL 1
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polytec Stadium · 7,046 att.

Match Report

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Western Sydney Wanderers hold off Mariners to secure win

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
2
51.2
Possession
48.8
9
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
347
Accurate Passes
324
452
Passes
423
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
27
0.4
Cross %
0.1
81
Long Balls
45
46
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
6
22
Tackles
8
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
19
26
Clearances
19

Head to Head

WSW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CCM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben KennedyG
  2. 5Antony GolecCD-L
  3. 16Liam RoseCD-R
  4. 2Storm RouxLB
  5. 4Jake McGingRB
  6. 10Danny De SilvaAM
  7. 6Tom HiariejLM
  8. 22Jacob MellingRM
  9. 8Blake PowellF
  10. 24Lachlan WalesAM-L
  11. 7Andrew HooleAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Jacob PoscolieroSUB
  2. 27Peter SkapetisSUB
  3. 14Adam BerrySUB
  4. 12Trent BuhagiarSUB
  5. 18Thomas GloverSUB

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Vedran JanjetovicG
  2. 33Michael ThwaiteCD-L
  3. 5Brendan HamillCD-R
  4. 24Raúl LlorenteLB
  5. 4Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 6Marcelo CarruscaAM
  7. 7Steven LusticaLM
  8. 8Roly BonevaciaRM
  9. 9Oriol RieraF
  10. 19Mark BridgeAM-L
  11. 16Jaushua SotirioAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Nick SumanSUB
  2. 18Christopher IkonomidisSUB
  3. 3Jack ClisbySUB
  4. 15Kearyn BaccusSUB
  5. 11Brendon SantalabSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Jaushua Sotirio (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Carrusca with a cross following a corner.
  2. 28' Antony Golec (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Oriol Riera (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Llorente with a cross.
  4. 45' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Christopher Ikonomidis replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
  5. 62' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Trent Buhagiar replaces Lachlan Wales.
  6. 76' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Petros Skapetis replaces Blake Powell.
  7. 76' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Petros Skapetis (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Melling.
  8. 77' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Brendon Santalab replaces Oriol Riera.
  9. 83' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kearyn Baccus replaces Roly Bonevacia because of an injury.
  10. 84' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Adam Berry replaces Jacob Melling.
  11. 88' Trent Buhagiar (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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