Australian A-League Men

FT Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Central Coast Mariners FC LLDDL 2
–
Melbourne City FC LWWLW 3
1st2ndT
CCM112
MBC123
AAMI Park · 2,587 att.

Match Report

Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

Referee, VAR drama as Melbourne City secure controversial win over Central Coast Mariners

A-League

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
44.9
Possession
55.1
7
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
400
Accurate Passes
499
487
Passes
591
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
0
9
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.0
54
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
6
19
Effective Clearances
10
19
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 4Nuno ReisCD-R
  4. 2Scott GallowayLB
  5. 6Carl JenkinsonRB
  6. 8Aiden O'NeillCM-L
  7. 10Florin BerenguerCM-R
  8. 9Jamie MaclarenCF-L
  9. 23Marco TilioCF-R
  10. 7Mathew LeckieAM-L
  11. 15Andrew NabboutAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Manuel PucciarelliSUB
  2. 17Stefan ColakovskiSUB
  3. 16Taras GomulkaSUB
  4. 34Jordon HallSUB
  5. 5Rostyn GriffithsSUB
  6. 35Raphael Borges RodriguesSUB
  7. 33Matthew SuttonSUB

CCM · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mark BirighittiG
  2. 14Kye RowlesCD-L
  3. 23Daniel HallCD-R
  4. 18Jacob FarrellLB
  5. 3Lewis MillerRB
  6. 8Oliver BozanicCM-L
  7. 4Joshua NisbetCM-R
  8. 27Nicolai MüllerLM
  9. 11Beni N'KololoRM
  10. 10MorescheCF-L
  11. 9Jason CummingsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 50Lawrence CarusoSUB
  2. 5Noah SmithSUB
  3. 12Marco UreñaSUB
  4. 15Storm RouxSUB
  5. 16Maximilien BalardSUB
  6. 21Ruon TongyikSUB
  7. 7Cy GoddardSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Tom Glover (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kye Rowles.
  5. 45'+4' VAR Decision: Penalty Melbourne City FC.
  6. 45'+7' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  7. 48' Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 55' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Marco Ureña replaces Moresche.
  9. 57' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill with a through ball.
  10. 65' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 2. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Farrell with a cross.
  11. 72' Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  13. 74' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Central Coast Mariners 2. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  14. 82' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Noah Smith replaces Nicolai Müller.
  15. 82' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Cy Goddard replaces Jason Cummings.
  16. 82' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Maximilien Balard replaces Oliver Bozanic.
  17. 88' VAR Decision: No Penalty Central Coast Mariners.
  18. 90'+2' Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+3' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Storm Roux replaces Lewis Miller because of an injury.
  20. 90'+3' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Marco Tilio.
  21. 90'+10' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Aiden O'Neill because of an injury.

A-League Men News

All news
ESPN Adam Sheldon A-League Men Stocks: Has Talay fixed the Wanderers? Talay's Wanderers dazzled, Melbourne's heavyweights misfired and an unexpected contender is already shaking up the A-League table. Video Youlley sparks Sydney's comeback with a beauty from range Rhys Youlley fires home from outside the box as Sydney FC fight back to claim a 2-1 win. Video Nam Tae-Hee doubles Roar's lead with a screamer The South Korean star scores a stunning volley in his A-League debut for Brisbane against the Perth Glory. ESPN Joey Lynch A-League Men Stocks Round 1: I've got chulls Each week, ESPN's experts will take you through the weekend's action across the A-League Men and the A-League Women to give you the lowdown on whose stocks are up, whose stocks are down, and what has the people talking coming out of the weekend.