Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, May 18, 2024
Sydney FC WLWWL 0
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Central Coast Mariners FC WWWWW 0
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Match Report

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Mariners into GF after contentious ALM win over Sydney

The Central Coast Mariners have booked a spot in a second straight grand final after edging past Sydney FC in one of the most contentious A-League Men games in recent memory.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
4
70.2
Possession
29.8
16
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
568
Accurate Passes
184
677
Passes
283
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
28
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
58
17
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
16
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
28
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
16
12
Effective Clearances
30
12
Clearances
30

Head to Head

SYD leads series 3-2

Lineups

CCM · 4-4-2

  1. 20Danny VukovicG
  2. 3Brian KaltackCD-L
  3. 23Daniel HallCD-R
  4. 18Jacob FarrellLB
  5. 15Storm RouxRB
  6. 26Bradley TappCM-L
  7. 6Maximilien BalardCM-R
  8. 7Christian TheoharousLM
  9. 2MikaelRM
  10. 9Alou KuolCF-L
  11. 4Joshua NisbetCF-R

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Andrew RedmayneG
  2. 15Gabriel LacerdaCD-L
  3. 27Hayden MatthewsCD-R
  4. 16Joel KingLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 11Róbert MakAM
  7. 26Luke BrattanLM
  8. 17Anthony CáceresRM
  9. 9FábioF
  10. 4Jordan Courtney-PerkinsAM-L
  11. 22Max BurgessAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 41' Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45'+3' Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Miguel Di Pizio replaces Christian Theoharous.
  5. 58' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Ryan Edmondson replaces Alou Kuol.
  6. 70' Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Wood replaces Jordan Courtney-Perkins.
  7. 76' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Bradley Tapp.
  8. 90' Substitution, Sydney FC. Jaiden Kucharski replaces Max Burgess.
  9. 90'+6' Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90'+7' Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+8' Second yellow card to Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC).

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