Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

32': Holly Mcnamara
45'+1': Shelby Mcmahon
54': Holly Mcnamara (P)
71': Shelby Mcmahon

FT
4 - 0

Central Coast Mariners

About

Melbourne City are hosting Central Coast Mariners at Melbourne City Football Academy, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

25': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 25'
32': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Goal at 32'
45'+1': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Goal at 46'
45': Baxter Thew (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 45'
47': Lorena Baumann (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 47'
54': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Penalty - Scored at 54'
55': Blake Hughes (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 55'
62': Annalise Rasmussen (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
63': Tamar Levin (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 63'
66': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 66'
69': Danella Butrus (Melbourne City) Substitution at 69'
71': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Goal at 71'
77': Tiana Fuller (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 77'
81': Caitlin Karic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 81'
81': Izabella Rako (Melbourne City) Substitution at 81'

Statistics

CEN		MBC
8	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	1
46.4	Possession	53.6
8	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	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	3
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 Women

Venue: Melbourne City Football Academy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 211

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
14	Laura Hughes
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
6	Leticia Mckenna
18	Leah Davidson
21	Aideen Keane
12	Shelby Mcmahon
9	Holly Mcnamara

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Izabella Rako, Danella Butrus, Deven Jackson, Caitlin Karic, Melissa Barbieri, Kaya Jugovic.

Central Coast Mariners (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Sarah Willacy (GK)
18	Taren King
3	Elizabeth Barwick-Grey
23	Lorena Baumann
13	Kaiya Buchanan
17	Jynaya Dos Santos
16	Tess Quilligan
22	Peta Trimis
14	Greta Kraszula
7	Avaani Prakash
26	Isabella Coco-Di Sipio

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Annalee Grove, Baxter Thew, Blake Hughes, Tiana Fuller, Annalise Rasmussen, Tamar Levin.

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