Central Coast Mariners vs Western United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners

76': Tomoki Imai (OG)

FT
1 - 3

Western United

52': Noah Botic
81': Luke Vickery
90'+7': Michael Ruhs

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Western United at polytec Stadium, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

26': Riku Danzaki (Western United) Substitution at 26'
45': Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 45'
47': Sasha Kuzevski (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 47'
52': Noah Botic (Western United) Goal at 52'
59': Alfie McCalmont (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 59'
59': Abdul Faisal (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 59'
64': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Substitution at 64'
76': Tomoki Imai (Western United) Own Goal at 76'
77': Luke Vickery (Western United) Substitution at 77'
78': Ramy Najjarine (Western United) Substitution at 78'
78': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Substitution at 78'
79': Jordan Lauton (Western United) Yellow Card at 79'
80': Diesel Herrington (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 80'
81': Luke Vickery (Western United) Goal at 81'
85': Alfie McCalmont (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 85'
85': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 85'
90'+5': Luke Vickery (Western United) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+7': Michael Ruhs (Western United) Goal at 97'

Statistics

WTU		CCM
8	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	5
49	Possession	51
16	SHOTS	17
10	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: polytec Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 4,481

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sydney FC	8	+10	18
2	Auckland FC	8	+5	17
3	Brisbane Roar	8	+5	15
4	Melbourne City FC	7	+4	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No.	Name
40	Dylan Peraic-Cullen (GK)
33	Nathan Paull
3	Brian Kaltack
12	Lucas Mauragis
27	Sasha Kuzevski
16	Harrison Steele
36	Haine Eames
10	Mikael
7	Christian Theoharous
9	Alou Kuol
23	Miguel Di Pizio

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Diesel Herrington, Abdul Faisal, Nicholas Duarte, Storm Roux, Bailey Brandtman, Alfie McCalmont, Adam Pavlesic.

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Matthew Sutton (GK)
30	Dylan Leonard
6	Tomoki Imai
29	Charbel Shamoon
13	Tate Russell
32	Angus Thurgate
23	Rhys Bozinovski
20	Abel Walatee
10	Matthew Grimaldi
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki
19	Noah Botic

Western United Substitutes:

Luke Vickery, Kane Vidmar, Michael Vonja, Ramy Najjarine, Jordan Lauton, Riku Danzaki, Michael Ruhs.

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