Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners vs Western United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Central Coast Mariners
  • 67': Jason Cummings
  • 74': Beni N'Kololo
  • 78': Jacob Farrell
  • 88': Paul Ayongo
FT
4 - 2
Western United
  • 17': Nicolas Milanovic
  • 28': Connor Pain
  • Red Card 48': Nikolai Topor-Stanley

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Western United at Industree Group Stadium, New South Wales, 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.
  • 1': Hand ball by Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 2': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 6': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Túlio with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Brian Kaltack (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nectarios Triantis.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Cummings following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 7': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Brian Kaltack tries a through ball, but Jason Cummings is caught offside.
  • 10': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Silvera.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
  • 15': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Túlio with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 16': Léo Lacroix (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Western United 1. Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Pain.
  • 19': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Brian Kaltack tries a through ball, but Marco Túlio is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 25': Foul by Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 25': Nicolas Milanovic (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Western United 2. Connor Pain (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dylan Wenzel-Halls following a fast break.
  • 30': Offside, Western United. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
  • 32': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilien Balard.
  • 34': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 35': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 35': Offside, Western United. Dylan Wenzel-Halls tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
  • 37': Hand ball by Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 41': Hand ball by Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United).
  • 42': Foul by Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United).
  • 42': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
  • 44': Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Western United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners 0, Western United 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Garang Kuol replaces Samuel Silvera.
  • 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Farrell replaces Storm Roux.
  • 45': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Paul Ayongo replaces Michael Ruhs.
  • 47': Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United).
  • 47': Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United).
  • 48': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) is shown the red card.
  • 49': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  • 51': Substitution, Western United. Jacob Tratt replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  • 51': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Connor Pain.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Garang Kuol.
  • 54': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 54': Neil Kilkenny (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Béni Nkololo replaces Marco Túlio.
  • 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 61': VAR Decision: No Goal Central Coast Mariners 0-2 Western United.
  • 61': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 64': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 65': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Steven Lustica.
  • 65': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 66': Foul by Neil Kilkenny (Western United).
  • 66': Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nectarios Triantis.
  • 67': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Western United 2. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Farrell.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Béni Nkololo with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina with a cross.
  • 74': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Western United 2. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 78': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 78': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 3, Western United 2. Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Lachlan Wales.
  • 80': Substitution, Western United. Noah Botic replaces Connor Pain.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
  • 84': Foul by Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 84': Léo Lacroix (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Brian Kaltack.
  • 88': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 4, Western United 2. Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
  • 89': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
  • 90': Foul by Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 90': Léo Lacroix (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Brian Kaltack (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 4, Western United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 4, Western United 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 0
34 Possession 66
4 SHOTS 26
2 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
180 Accurate Passes 425
278 Passes 531
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 8
5 Crosses 25
0.0 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 65
25 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 9
6 Effective Tackles 7
8 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 7
28 Effective Clearances 7
28 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Industree Group Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 4,773

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
2 Melbourne Victory 3 +3 7
3 Sydney FC 3 +1 6
4 Melbourne City FC 3 0 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Danny Vukovic (GK)
3 Brian Kaltack
25 Nectarios Triantis
15 Storm Roux
2 Thomas Aquilina Yellow Card
6 Maximilien Balard
4 Joshua Nisbet
98 Marco Túlio
7 Samuel Silvera
21 Michael Ruhs
9 Jason Cummings
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Harrison Steele, Jacob Farrell, Paul Ayongo, Garang Kuol, Daniel Hall, Yaren Sozer, Beni N'Kololo.

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

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Red Card
4 Léo Lacroix
17 Ben Garuccio
19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
26 Nicolas Milanovic
10 Steven Lustica
88 Neil Kilkenny Yellow Card
9 Dylan Wenzel-Halls
11 Connor Pain
8 Lachlan Wales
Western United Substitutes:
Jacob Tratt, Dylan Pierias, Rhys Bozinovski, Ryan Scott, Noah Botic, Alessandro Diamanti, Adisu Bayew.

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