Australian A-League Men

FT Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Melbourne City FC LWLWL 2
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Central Coast Mariners FC WWLWL 3
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MBC202
CCM123
polytec Stadium · 3,073 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Mariners stay top with great comeback win vs. Melbourne City

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
49.3
Possession
50.7
6
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
336
Accurate Passes
365
438
Passes
453
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.5
75
Long Balls
69
34
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
16
12
Effective Clearances
7
12
Clearances
7

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CCM · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mark BirighittiG
  2. 15Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 21Ruon TongyikCD-R
  4. 11Jack ClisbyLB
  5. 5Stefan NigroRB
  6. 22Michal JanotaCM-L
  7. 6Gianni StensnessCM-R
  8. 10Danny De SilvaLM
  9. 26Jaden CasellaRM
  10. 12Marco UreñaCF-L
  11. 19Matt SimonCF-R

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 36Kerrin StokesCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 2Scott GallowayRB
  6. 20Adrián LunaCM
  7. 10Florin BerenguerLM
  8. 18Connor MetcalfeRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 14Naoki TsubakiLF
  11. 11Craig NooneRF

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  2. 31' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florin Berenguer with a through ball.
  3. 35' Kerrin Stokes (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Scott Galloway because of an injury.
  5. 41' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City FC 2. Jaden Casella (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Simon.
  6. 53' Jaden Casella (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 55' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Alou Kuol replaces Michal Janota.
  8. 55' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Maximilien Balard replaces Marco Ureña.
  9. 57' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 60' Second yellow card to Kerrin Stokes (Melbourne City FC) for a bad foul.
  11. 63' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Alec Mills replaces Florin Berenguer.
  12. 64' Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Bouman replaces Jaden Casella.
  14. 80' Goal! Central Coast Mariners 3, Melbourne City FC 2. Daniel De Silva (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alou Kuol.
  15. 81' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Naoki Tsubaki.
  16. 81' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ben Garuccio replaces Craig Noone.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Stefan Jankovic replaces Daniel De Silva.

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