Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, April 20, 2019
Western Sydney Wanderers FC WLWLD 1
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Central Coast Mariners FC LWLLL 3
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CCM123
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Match Report

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Matt Simon double finally gives Central Coast something to cheer in victory over Western Sydney

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
51.9
Possession
48.1
13
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
295
Accurate Passes
261
369
Passes
336
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
23
0.0
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
68
32
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
16
11
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
4
19
Effective Clearances
23
19
Clearances
23

Head to Head

WSW leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CCM · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 12Adam PearceG
  2. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 28Sam GrahamCD-R
  4. 68Jem KaracanDM
  5. 3Jack ClisbyLB
  6. 18Matthew MillarRB
  7. 7Andrew HooleAM
  8. 13Aiden O'NeillLM
  9. 22Jacob MellingRM
  10. 25Jordan MurrayCF-L
  11. 19Matt SimonCF-R

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 50Jack GreenwoodG
  2. 21Tarek ElrichCD-L
  3. 5Brendan HamillCD-R
  4. 24Raúl LlorenteLB
  5. 11Bruce KamauRB
  6. 10Alexander BaumjohannAM
  7. 22Rashid MahaziLM
  8. 3Giancarlo GallifuocoRM
  9. 9Oriol RieraF
  10. 28Roly BonevaciaAM-L
  11. 12Mitchell DukeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Jack Clisby (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Brendan Hamill (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 42' Jem Karacan (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 51' Jack Greenwood (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  7. 56' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross following a corner.
  8. 63' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Mark Bridge replaces Oriol Riera.
  9. 63' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keanu Baccus replaces Tarek Elrich.
  10. 63' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Abraham Majok replaces Mitchell Duke.
  11. 67' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Mark Bridge (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  12. 68' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Tom Hiariej replaces Jem Karacan.
  13. 70' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  14. 71' Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the red card.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Peter Kekeris replaces Andrew Hoole.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Dylan Ruiz-Diaz replaces Matt Simon.

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