Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Central Coast Mariners, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 46': Noah Smith (OG)
  • 63': Aleksandar Prijovic
FT
2 - 2
Central Coast Mariners
  • 36': Jason Cummings
  • 64': Jason Cummings

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Offside, Western United FC. Aleksandar Prijovic tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Noah Smith (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
  • 15': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 15': Noah Smith (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
  • 20': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 23': Foul by Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 23': Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Pain.
  • 23': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 24': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Jason Cummings.
  • 25': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Joshua Nisbet tries a through ball, but Beni N'Kololo is caught offside.
  • 28': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Connor Pain (Western United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Imai with a cross.
  • 32': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Kye Rowles tries a through ball, but Marco Ureña is caught offside.
  • 33': Connor Pain (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 35': Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 35': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
  • 35': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 36': Goal! Western United FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Smith with a cross following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 38': VAR Decision: Goal Central Coast Mariners - Western United FC 0-1 Central Coast Mariners (Jason Cummings).
  • 41': Foul by Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 41': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Noah Smith (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
  • 42': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Daniel Hall.
  • 43': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
  • 43': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 46': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 46': Own Goal by Noah Smith, Central Coast Mariners. Western United FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 51': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 51': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 52': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 54': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Daniel Hall.
  • 55': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Connor Pain.
  • 59': Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC).
  • 63': Goal! Western United FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  • 64': Goal! Western United FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 2. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noah Smith.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
  • 74': Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Matthew Hatch replaces Noah Smith.
  • 77': Foul by Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC).
  • 77': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximilien Balard with a headed pass.
  • 79': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
  • 79': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Imai with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
  • 82': Foul by Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 82': Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
  • 85': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Daniel Hall.
  • 87': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 87': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
  • 87': Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Penalty Central Coast Mariners. Marco Ureña draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': VAR Decision: Penalty Central Coast Mariners.
  • 90': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Penalty saved! Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Adisu Bayew (Western United FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Prijovic.
  • 90'+2': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 90'+4': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 3
47.9 Possession 52.1
10 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
345 Accurate Passes 369
429 Passes 441
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 9
12 Crosses 29
0.1 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 45
27 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 4
21 Tackles 7
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 15
21 Effective Clearances 14
21 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 1,423

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 17 +19 39
2 Adelaide United 17 +4 31
3 Western United 18 +7 29
4 Melbourne Victory 18 +5 29
Full Table

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
17 Ben Garuccio
6 Tomoki Imai Yellow Card
8 Lachlan Wales
88 Neil Kilkenny
10 Steven Lustica
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
11 Connor Pain
5 Dylan Pierias
Western United Substitutes:
Benjamin Collins, Adisu Bayew, Ryan Scott, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Nicolas Milanovic, Jerry Skotadis, Noah Botic.

CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Birighitti (GK)
14 Kye Rowles Yellow Card
23 Daniel Hall
18 Jacob Farrell
3 Lewis Miller
16 Maximilien Balard
4 Joshua Nisbet
5 Noah Smith
11 Beni N'Kololo
9 Jason Cummings
12 Marco Ureña
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Yaren Sozer, Harrison Steele, Bradley Tapp, Garang Kuol, Matthew Hatch, Atem Dor Jok.

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