Western Sydney Wanderers vs Central Coast Mariners, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

1': Bozhidar Kraev
11': Kosta Barbarouses
23': Kosta Barbarouses (P)

FT
3 - 2

Central Coast Mariners

9': Lucas Mauragis
39': Alfie McCalmont (P)

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Central Coast Mariners at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

1': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 1'
9': Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 9'
11': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 11'
23': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Penalty - Scored at 23'
39': Alfie McCalmont (Central Coast Mariners) Penalty - Scored at 39'
45'+1': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 46'
45': James Donachie (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 45'
53': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 53'
55': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 55'
65': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 65'
65': Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 65'
68': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 68'
69': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 69'
74': Arthur De Lima (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 74'
78': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
85': Abdul Faisal (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 85'
90'+1': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+2': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

CCM		WSW
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	2
50.7	Possession	49.3
8	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	2
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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
2	Blocked Shots	2
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: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 6,557

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
3	Alex Gersbach
31	Aidan Simmons
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
8	Steven Ugarkovic
45	Alou Kuol
9	Kosta Barbarouses

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Jordan Holmes, Awan Lual, Gabriel Cleur, Dylan Scicluna, Nathan Barrie, Aydan Hammond, Jarrod Carluccio.

Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3	Nathan Paull
26	Bradley Tapp
5	Lucas Mauragis
15	Storm Roux
8	Alfie McCalmont
16	Harrison Steele
37	Bailey Brandtman
11	Sabit Ngor
10	Miguel Di Pizio
14	Nicholas Duarte

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Will Kennedy, Arthur De Lima, Ryan Edmondson, Christian Theoharous, James Donachie, Abdul Faisal, Jai Ajanovic.

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