Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
    FT
    0 - 3
    Central Coast Mariners
    • 21': Jason Cummings
    • 35': Beni N'Kololo
    • 90'+1': Dylan Wenzel-Halls

    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.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
    • 4': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Túlio.
    • 5': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Pain.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Botic.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 11': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Risdon.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 15': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 15': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Western United. Léo Lacroix tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 21': Goal! Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Silvera following a fast break.
    • 23': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 23': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Maximilien Balard tries a through ball, but Marco Túlio is caught offside.
    • 24': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 26': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by James McGarry (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 29': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Brian Kaltack.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Connor Pain (Western United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Storm Roux.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Léo Lacroix (Western United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Pierias with a cross.
    • 32': Offside, Western United. Connor Pain tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 34': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 34': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Goal! Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 2. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Túlio.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 35': Léo Lacroix (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 36': VAR Decision: Goal Central Coast Mariners - Western United 0-2 Central Coast Mariners (Béni Nkololo).
    • 36': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Foul by Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 39': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Noah Botic (Western United).
    • 41': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. James McGarry (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Silvera.
    • 44': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Maximilien Balard tries a through ball, but Jason Cummings is caught offside.
    • 45': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 2.
    • 47': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 47': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Cummings.
    • 49': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Béni Nkololo tries a through ball, but Samuel Silvera is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Marco Túlio tries a through ball, but Storm Roux is caught offside.
    • 52': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Samuel Silvera because of an injury.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Connor Pain (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Theoharous.
    • 54': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Béni Nkololo following a corner.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 56': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Maximilien Balard tries a through ball, but Jason Cummings is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Béni Nkololo.
    • 61': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
    • 61': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Noah Botic.
    • 64': Dylan Pierias (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Foul by James McGarry (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 64': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Moresche replaces Marco Túlio.
    • 65': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Pain with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Lachlan Wales.
    • 67': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Béni Nkololo tries a through ball, but James McGarry is caught offside.
    • 70': Offside, Western United. Benjamin Garuccio tries a through ball, but Michael Ruhs is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
    • 72': Moresche (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Storm Roux.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Lacroix with a headed pass.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilien Balard following a fast break.
    • 76': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Storm Roux.
    • 77': Foul by Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 77': Michael Ruhs (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Farrell replaces Jason Cummings.
    • 77': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Maximilien Balard.
    • 77': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces James McGarry.
    • 78': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Béni Nkololo.
    • 80': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
    • 81': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Jacob Farrell tries a through ball, but Moresche is caught offside.
    • 82': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Connor Pain (Western United).
    • 86': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Benjamin Garuccio (Western United).
    • 86': Benjamin Garuccio (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Dylan Pierias (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia.
    • 87': Foul by Connor Pain (Western United).
    • 87': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Western United. Adisu Bayew replaces Dylan Pierias.
    • 89': Offside, Western United. Joshua Risdon tries a through ball, but Adisu Bayew is caught offside.
    • 90': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 90': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United).
    • 90'+1': Goal! Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 3. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moresche.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 90'+3': Léo Lacroix (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match (Western United).
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners).
    • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Michael Ruhs (Western United).
    • 90'+6': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United 0, Central Coast Mariners 3.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 2
    50.4 Possession 49.6
    15 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    417 Accurate Passes 402
    507 Passes 486
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    5 Crosses 19
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 47
    22 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 9
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 10
    23 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Mars Stadium
    Location: Ballarat, Australia
    Attendance: 3,218

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    Line-Ups

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
    4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
    17 Ben Garuccio Yellow Card
    19 Joshua Risdon
    10 Steven Lustica
    7 Tongo Doumbia
    11 Connor Pain
    5 Dylan Pierias
    38 Noah Botic
    8 Lachlan Wales
    Western United Substitutes:
    Tomoki Imai, Alessandro Diamanti, Jacob Tratt, Adisu Bayew, Sebastian Pasquali, Ryan Scott, Michael Ruhs.

    CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Danny Vukovic (GK)
    3 Brian Kaltack
    25 Nectarios Triantis
    5 James McGarry
    15 Storm Roux
    4 Joshua Nisbet
    6 Maximilien Balard
    7 Samuel Silvera
    11 Beni N'Kololo
    98 Marco Túlio
    9 Jason Cummings
    Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
    Jacob Farrell, James Bayliss, Harrison Steele, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Moresche , Christian Theoharous, Yaren Sozer.

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