Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenMuller scores late winner as Western Sydney Wanderers beat Central Coast Mariners
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
- 2': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners).
- 3': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Hand ball by Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners).
- 6': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Simon Cox tries a through ball, but Bernie Ibini is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt saved. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 10': Foul by Gianni Stensness (Central Coast Mariners).
- 10': James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt saved. Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
- 13': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Central Coast Mariners).
- 14': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Matt Simon.
- 18': Foul by Jack Clisby (Central Coast Mariners).
- 18': Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners).
- 19': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Daniel De Silva (Central Coast Mariners).
- 21': Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. James Troisi tries a through ball, but Bernie Ibini is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by James Troisi.
- 28': Foul by Jack Clisby (Central Coast Mariners).
- 28': Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 30': Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Daniel De Silva (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic with a headed pass.
- 32': Foul by Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners).
- 32': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 34': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners).
- 36': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Daniel De Silva (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alou Kuol.
- 41': Foul by Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 41': Stefan Nigro (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Jack Clisby.
- 45': Attempt saved. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Bouman replaces Alou Kuol.
- 46': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners).
- 46': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Jack Clisby tries a through ball, but Daniel Bouman is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Daniel Bouman (Central Coast Mariners).
- 54': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
- 56': Attempt saved. James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Cox.
- 56': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 56': Jack Clisby (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Matt Simon (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Nigro.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 60': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniel Bouman.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jack Clisby (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt Simon.
- 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kwame Yeboah replaces James Troisi.
- 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicolai Müller replaces Simon Cox.
- 61': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jordan Smylie replaces Matt Simon.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Kwame Yeboah (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 70': Foul by Gianni Stensness (Central Coast Mariners).
- 70': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Lewis Miller replaces Stefan Nigro.
- 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Bruce Kamau replaces Bernie Ibini.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Daniel Bouman (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 74': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Mark Natta.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jordan Smylie (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel De Silva.
- 76': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
- 79': Foul by Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 79': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kwame Yeboah (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Nicolai Müller (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 84': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Marco Ureña replaces Joshua Nisbet.
- 84': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jaden Casella replaces Daniel De Silva.
- 85': Daniel Bouman (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Mark Natta (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 86': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
- 89': Foul by Jordan Smylie (Central Coast Mariners).
- 89': Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners).
- 90'+1': Gianni Stensness (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolai Müller with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jaden Casella (Central Coast Mariners).
- 90'+4': Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
Statistics
 WSW |
CCM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.8 | Possession | 36.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 588 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 681 | Passes | 384 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 8 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: polytec Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 4,659
Venue: polytec Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 4,659
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | +12 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 23 | +14 | 40 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 23 | +7 | 36 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | +9 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Birighitti (GK) |
| 15 | Kye Rowles |
| 21 | Ruon Tongyik |
| 11 | Jack Clisby |
| 5 | Stefan Nigro |
| 6 | Gianni Stensness  |
| 8 | Oliver Bozanic |
| 10 | Danny De Silva |
| 4 | Joshua Nisbet |
| 19 | Matt Simon |
| 29 | Alou Kuol |
Western Sydney Wanderers (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Daniel Margush (GK) |
| 33 | Mark Natta |
| 6 | Tass Mourdoukoutas |
| 2 | Ziggy Gordon |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 13 | Tate Russell |
| 14 | James Troisi |
| 18 | Graham Dorrans |
| 17 | Keanu Baccus |
| 9 | Bernie Ibini-Isei |
| 10 | Simon Cox |
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