Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 26, 2018
Melbourne City FC WLWLW 1
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Central Coast Mariners FC LLLWD 1
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MBC011
CCM101
polytec Stadium · 7,144 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Usain Bolt not present as Central Coast Mariners held by Melbourne City

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
13
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
62.1
Possession
37.9
23
SHOTS
4
5
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
424
Accurate Passes
209
518
Passes
321
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
1
32
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
75
22
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
14
13
Effective Clearances
26
13
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CCM · 4-4-2

  1. 1Ben KennedyG
  2. 5Antony GolecCD-L
  3. 20Kalifa CisseCD-R
  4. 3Jack ClisbyLB
  5. 15Kye RowlesRB
  6. 13Aiden O'NeillCM-L
  7. 6Tom HiariejCM-R
  8. 11Connor PainLM
  9. 8Michael McGlincheyRM
  10. 44Ross McCormackCF-L
  11. 19Matt SimonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Jordan MurraySUB
  2. 22Jacob MellingSUB
  3. 4Jake McGingSUB
  4. 12Adam PearceSUB
  5. 10Tommy OarSUB

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 25Iacopo La RoccaCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 4Harrison DelbridgeLB
  5. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 8Riley McGreeAM
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusLM
  8. 26Luke BrattanRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 27Florin BerenguerAM-L
  11. 19Lachlan WalesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Anthony CáceresSUB
  2. 7Rostyn GriffithsSUB
  3. 10Dario VidosicSUB
  4. 1Mark BirighittiSUB
  5. 3Scott JamiesonSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Ross McCormack (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Pain.
  2. 34' Luke Brattan (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Ritchie de Laet (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 63' Iacopo La Rocca (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Tommy Oar replaces Connor Pain.
  6. 68' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Iacopo La Rocca.
  7. 69' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson replaces Luke Brattan.
  8. 73' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Dario Vidosic replaces Lachlan Wales.
  9. 73' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jordan Murray replaces Michael McGlinchey.
  10. 79' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Melling replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  11. 84' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Dario Vidosic (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.

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