Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, June 3, 2023
Central Coast Mariners FC DWWWW 6
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Melbourne City FC DWWDW 1
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CCM246
MBC101
CommBank Stadium · 26,523 att.

Match Report

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Mariners smash Melbourne City 6-1 to win ALM decider

The Central Coast Mariners are A-League Men champions for just the second time in their history after Jason Cummings scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 grand final annihilation of Melbourne City.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
35.7
Possession
64.3
14
SHOTS
18
11
ON GOAL
4
0.8
On Target %
0.2
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
209
Accurate Passes
425
286
Passes
512
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
4
Crosses
13
0.5
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
50
13
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
8
12
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
13
17
Effective Clearances
8
17
Clearances
8

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  3. 6Thomas LamCD-R
  4. 13Aiden O'NeillDM
  5. 38Jordan BosLB
  6. 4Nuno ReisRB
  7. 7Mathew LeckieCM-L
  8. 14Valon BerishaCM-R
  9. 23Marco TilioLM
  10. 15Andrew NabboutRM
  11. 9Jamie MaclarenF

CCM · 4-4-2

  1. 20Danny VukovicG
  2. 3Brian KaltackCD-L
  3. 25Nectarios TriantisCD-R
  4. 5James McGarryLB
  5. 15Storm RouxRB
  6. 6Maximilien BalardCM-L
  7. 4Joshua NisbetCM-R
  8. 11Beni N'KololoLM
  9. 7Samuel SilveraRM
  10. 9Jason CummingsCF-L
  11. 98Marco TúlioCF-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Melbourne City 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 22' Substitution, Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
  3. 34' Goal! Melbourne City 0, Central Coast Mariners 2. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
  4. 40' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 2. Richard van der Venne (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  5. 45' Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Farrell replaces James McGarry.
  8. 65' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 3. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  9. 69' Substitution, Melbourne City. Callum Talbot replaces Nuno Reis.
  10. 73' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 4. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 78' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
  12. 78' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Hall replaces Storm Roux.
  13. 79' Marco Tilio (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 5. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Silvera.
  15. 85' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Nectarios Triantis.
  16. 85' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Moresche replaces Samuel Silvera.
  17. 88' Substitution, Melbourne City. Florin Berenguer replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  18. 88' Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Jordan Bos.
  19. 89' Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+1' Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 6. Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Béni Nkololo following a fast break.
  21. 90'+2' Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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