Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
    FT
    0 - 3
    Central Coast Mariners
    • 66': Michael Ruhs
    • 72': Michael Ruhs
    • 81': Samuel Silvera

    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

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 1': Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Farrell.
    • 6': Hand ball by Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 8': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 8': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Calem Nieuwenhof.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Brian Kaltack (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Béni Nkololo with a cross.
    • 13': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 14': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Marco Túlio tries a through ball, but Béni Nkololo is caught offside.
    • 15': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 22': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 22': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 24': Foul by Brian Kaltack (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 24': Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Brian Kaltack (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 27': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 30': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 30': Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 34': Hand ball by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 36': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
    • 37': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic tries a through ball, but Ramy Najjarine is caught offside.
    • 39': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
    • 40': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 40': Sulejman Krpic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Ayongo with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 43': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 43': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 45'+4': Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Romain Amalfitano.
    • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
    • 45'+6': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Ramy Najjarine is caught offside.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Ruon Tongyik replaces Adama Traoré.
    • 49': Brian Kaltack (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 49': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Ayongo.
    • 51': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 51': Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
    • 53': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Romain Amalfitano tries a through ball, but Milos Ninkovic is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 55': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Calem Nieuwenhof tries a through ball, but Sulejman Krpic is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Paul Ayongo (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina.
    • 62': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Ruon Tongyik.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 63': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Michael Ruhs replaces Marco Túlio.
    • 64': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Garang Kuol replaces Paul Ayongo.
    • 66': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 66': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garang Kuol.
    • 67': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 72': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 2. Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garang Kuol following a fast break.
    • 74': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alessandro Lopane replaces Ramy Najjarine.
    • 74': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Zac Sapsford replaces Sulejman Krpic.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Michael Ruhs (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilien Balard.
    • 78': Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Foul by Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 79': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Samuel Silvera replaces Béni Nkololo.
    • 79': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Hall replaces Maximilien Balard.
    • 81': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 3. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 83': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alexander Badolato replaces Milos Ninkovic.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Lopane.
    • 85': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Storm Roux replaces Jacob Farrell because of an injury.
    • 86': Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 87': Foul by Alexander Badolato (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 87': Thomas Aquilina (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Alessandro Lopane (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+2': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
    • 90'+4': Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Samuel Silvera.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 90'+4': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Central Coast Mariners 3.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    11 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 5
    48.7 Possession 51.3
    19 SHOTS 7
    8 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    336 Accurate Passes 367
    427 Passes 457
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 0
    15 Crosses 10
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    54 Long Balls 68
    27 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 5
    12 Effective Tackles 17
    24 Tackles 24
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 12
    14 Effective Clearances 19
    14 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 9,142

    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

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    6 Marcelo
    3 Adama Traoré Yellow Card
    5 Tomislav Mrcela Yellow Card
    26 Brandon Borrello
    2 Gabriel Cleur
    28 Calem Nieuwenhof
    17 Romain Amalfitano
    10 Milos Ninkovic
    7 Ramy Najjarine Yellow Card
    11 Sulejman Krpic
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Alex Bonetig, Ruon Tongyik, Alexander Badolato, Zachary Sapsford, Daniel Margush, Alessandro Lopane, Daniel Wilmering.

    CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

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

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