
Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
- 1': Paulo Retre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
- 1': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
- 4': Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
- 4': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Mark Birighitti.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ben Warland (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
- 4': Attempt saved. Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Warland.
- 6': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Alex Wilkinson.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Beni N'Kololo with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Farrell tries a through ball, but Marco Ureña is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
- 9': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Callum Talbot (Sydney FC).
- 10': Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
- 11': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC).
- 11': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Miller with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
- 14': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
- 14': Matthew Hatch (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Matthew Hatch (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Miller.
- 22': Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 26': Foul by Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners).
- 26': Milos Ninkovic (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 1. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rhyan Grant with a cross.
- 30': Offside, Sydney FC. Max Burgess tries a through ball, but Adam Le Fondre is caught offside.
- 35': Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lewis Miller.
- 36': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
- 36': Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Paulo Retre (Sydney FC).
- 38': Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
- 41': Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Farrell with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 1.
- 46': Hand ball by Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC).
- 47': Foul by Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners).
- 47': Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
- 49': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC).
- 49': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Marco Ureña (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Hatch.
- 51': Attempt missed. Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 51': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
- 51': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 2. Anthony Cáceres (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.
- 54': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Moresche replaces Marco Ureña.
- 54': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Nicolai Müller replaces Matthew Hatch.
- 55': Attempt saved. Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moresche.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nicolai Müller (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 56': Foul by Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners).
- 56': Trent Buhagiar (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 3. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar following a fast break.
- 59': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 4. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Cáceres following a fast break.
- 61': Substitution, Sydney FC. Patrick Yazbek replaces Milos Ninkovic.
- 63': Attempt saved. Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Thomas Heward-Belle.
- 63': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Beni N'Kololo tries a through ball, but Moresche is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Max Burgess (Sydney FC).
- 64': Lewis Miller (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilien Balard.
- 66': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC).
- 66': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, Sydney FC. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Anthony Cáceres.
- 67': Substitution, Sydney FC. Mustafa Amini replaces Paulo Retre.
- 67': Substitution, Sydney FC. Luciano Narsingh replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 68': Beni N'Kololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Sydney FC).
- 69': Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolai Müller with a cross.
- 70': Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
- 72': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
- 73': Substitution, Sydney FC. Bobô replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 73': Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Bobô (Sydney FC).
- 74': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Joshua Nisbet tries a through ball, but Beni N'Kololo is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt missed. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 79': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Daniel Hall.
- 80': Attempt missed. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 82': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Harrison Steele.
- 83': Offside, Sydney FC. Patrick Yazbek tries a through ball, but Max Burgess is caught offside.
- 84': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 84': Hand ball by Moresche (Central Coast Mariners).
- 85': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Garang Kuol replaces Beni N'Kololo.
- 85': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Cy Goddard replaces Jason Cummings.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Mustafa Amini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 88': Callum Talbot (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Patrick Yazbek.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC).
- 90'+2': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 5. Bobô (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Burgess with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 5.
- 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Sydney FC 5.
Statistics
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15 | Fouls | 7 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
12 | SHOTS | 17 |
8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
363 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
454 | Passes | 525 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
15 | Crosses | 27 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
48 | Long Balls | 44 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 14 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
27 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Industree Group Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
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 |
Line-Ups
Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Mark Birighitti (GK) |
14 | Kye Rowles |
23 | Daniel Hall |
18 | Jacob Farrell |
3 | Lewis Miller ![]() |
16 | Maximilien Balard |
4 | Joshua Nisbet |
25 | Matthew Hatch |
11 | Beni N'Kololo |
12 | Marco Ureña |
9 | Jason Cummings |
Sydney FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
20 | Tom Heward-Belle (GK) |
3 | Ben Warland |
4 | Alex Wilkinson |
25 | Callum Talbot ![]() |
23 | Rhyan Grant |
22 | Max Burgess |
8 | Paulo Retre |
10 | Milos Ninkovic |
17 | Anthony Cáceres |
14 | Adam Le Fondre |
12 | Trent Buhagiar ![]() |
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