Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, January 13, 2018
Melbourne City FC LLLWW 2
–
Central Coast Mariners FC LLDDL 2
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MBC112
CCM112
polytec Stadium · 6,253 att.

Match Report

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Melbourne City fight back to force a draw against Central Coast Mariners

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
4
48.4
Possession
51.6
13
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
374
Accurate Passes
417
456
Passes
499
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
0
21
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.0
70
Long Balls
39
35
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
16
19
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
29
12
Clearances
29

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CCM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben KennedyG
  2. 5Antony GolecCD-L
  3. 15Alan BaróCD-R
  4. 2Storm RouxLB
  5. 4Jake McGingRB
  6. 8Blake PowellAM
  7. 6Tom HiariejLM
  8. 22Jacob MellingRM
  9. 9AsdrúbalF
  10. 24Lachlan WalesAM-L
  11. 13Kwabena Appiah-KubiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Adam PearceSUB
  2. 16Liam RoseSUB
  3. 25Peter KekerisSUB
  4. 17Josh BinghamSUB
  5. 21Kye RowlesSUB

MBC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD
  3. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  4. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-R
  5. 6Osama MalikCM-L
  6. 26Luke BrattanCM-R
  7. 3Scott JamiesonLM
  8. 37Nathaniel AtkinsonRM
  9. 44Ross McCormackF
  10. 10Dario VidosicCF-L
  11. 14Daniel ArzaniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Manny MuscatSUB
  2. 7Nick FitzgeraldSUB
  3. 34Connor MetcalfeSUB
  4. 27Marcin BudzinskiSUB
  5. 18Eugene GalekovicSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Alan Baró (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 27' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the red card.
  3. 42' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Ross McCormack (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  4. 45' Antony Golec (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Jake McGing (Central Coast Mariners) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  6. 51' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Daniel Arzani.
  7. 64' Tom Hiariej (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 65' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Liam Rose replaces Tom Hiariej because of an injury.
  9. 65' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Josh Bingham replaces Kwabena Appiah-Kubi.
  10. 71' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marcin Budzinski replaces Dario Vidosic.
  11. 76' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Kye Rowles replaces Lachlan Wales.
  12. 83' Jake McGing (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Conor Metcalfe replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
  14. 86' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Marcin Budzinski (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

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