Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 90'+4': Nishan Velupillay
FT
1 - 0
Central Coast Mariners

    About

    Melbourne Victory are hosting Central Coast Mariners at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 1': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cy Goddard.
    • 6': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory).
    • 6': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 9': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Nisbet.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Cy Goddard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 14': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Cy Goddard tries a through ball, but Marco Ureña is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
    • 16': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Nisbet.
    • 17': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jason Cummings.
    • 23': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Folami with a cross.
    • 26': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas tries a through ball, but Jake Brimmer is caught offside.
    • 31': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Oliver Bozanic tries a through ball, but Marco Ureña is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 36': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 37': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Cy Goddard (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 45'+1': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Matthew Spiranovic because of an injury.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Bozanic.
    • 50': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 50': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Nisbet.
    • 52': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Maximilien Balard replaces Harrison Steele.
    • 57': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
    • 57': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
    • 59': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cy Goddard with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
    • 61': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 62': Attempt missed. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 62': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
    • 62': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
    • 64': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
    • 64': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Ben Folami.
    • 67': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta replaces Nicholas D'Agostino.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Nicolai Müller replaces Cy Goddard.
    • 70': VAR Decision: No Penalty Melbourne Victory.
    • 73': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
    • 73': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Oliver Bozanic (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Nicolai Müller (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Farrell.
    • 76': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
    • 76': Foul by Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 76': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Nicolai Müller (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Ureña with a cross.
    • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
    • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Jake Brimmer.
    • 84': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay following a fast break.
    • 89': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 89': Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Kruse with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 90': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 90'+1': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Moresche replaces Jason Cummings.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Ruon Tongyik replaces Oliver Bozanic.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
    • 90'+3': Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    56.9 Possession 43.1
    10 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    453 Accurate Passes 319
    549 Passes 405
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    9 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.5
    64 Long Balls 40
    29 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    21 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 10
    14 Effective Clearances 12
    14 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 8,017

    A-League Men Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 1 +2 3
    2 Macarthur FC 1 +1 3
    3 Sydney FC 1 0 1
    4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    20 Ivan Kelava (GK)
    21 Roderick Miranda
    5 Matthew Spiranovic
    3 Jason Davidson Yellow Card
    16 Stefan Nigro
    6 Leigh Broxham Yellow Card
    8 Josh Brillante
    11 Ben Folami
    23 Marco Rojas
    18 Nicholas D'Agostino
    22 Jake Brimmer
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Robbie Kruse, Edmond Lupancu, Birkan Kirdar, Matt Acton, Nishan Velupillay, Francesco Margiotta, Christopher Ikonomidis.

    CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Birighitti (GK)
    14 Kye Rowles
    23 Daniel Hall
    18 Jacob Farrell Yellow Card
    3 Lewis Miller
    8 Oliver Bozanic
    34 Harrison Steele
    7 Cy Goddard
    4 Joshua Nisbet
    9 Jason Cummings
    12 Marco Ureña
    Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
    Moresche, Maximilien Balard, Beni N'Kololo, Ruon Tongyik, Nicolai Müller, Lawrence Caruso, Storm Roux.

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