Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

38': Ben Halloran
64': Zach Clough (P)
80': Nicholas Ansell

FT
3 - 0

Central Coast Mariners

79': Jacob Farrell

About

Adelaide United are hosting Central Coast Mariners at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, 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': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
3': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
3': Attempt missed. Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Kaltak with a headed pass following a corner.
5': Foul by Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners).
5': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikael Doka.
6': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Brian Kaltak tries a through ball, but Will Wilson is caught offside.
8': Attempt saved. Will Wilson (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Túlio.
8': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
10': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Nathan Paull.
11': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
14': Attempt blocked. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
14': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
14': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners).
15': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a through ball.
16': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
20': Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners).
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Noah Smith replaces Brian Kaltak because of an injury.
24': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alou Kuol.
24': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
25': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Danny Vukovic.
25': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda with a cross.
25': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Noah Smith.
27': Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
27': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
27': Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
28': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noah Smith.
30': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
30': Foul by Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners).
30': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
34': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Alou Kuol because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
36': Hand ball by Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners).
38': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
40': Attempt missed. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
41': Attempt saved. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
42': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
44': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Noah Smith (Central Coast Mariners).
44': Noah Smith (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Wilson.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Doka.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danny Vukovic.
45'+7': First Half ends, Adelaide United 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.
45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.
47': Attempt missed. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
51': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
53': Attempt blocked. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Túlio.
54': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Noah Smith.
55': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
55': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Doka.
58': Attempt saved. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Torres with a through ball.
58': Attempt missed. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
62': Penalty Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto draws a foul in the penalty area.
62': Penalty conceded by Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) after a foul in the penalty area.
64': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Central Coast Mariners 0. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
66': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
66': Attempt missed. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Túlio.
67': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Max Balard.
67': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Harrison Steele replaces Will Wilson.
68': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
69': Attempt saved. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Steele.
69': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
70': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
72': Attempt blocked. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
72': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Mikael Doka.
73': Attempt blocked. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Doka.
74': Attempt missed. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Theoharous.
74': Attempt missed. Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandar Popovic.
74': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
74': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
75': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Nestory Irankunda.
76': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Zach Clough.
76': Attempt blocked. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Theoharous.
76': Offside, Adelaide United. Jonny Yull tries a through ball, but Bernardo Oliveira is caught offside.
77': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
77': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
79': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Second yellow card to Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) for a bad foul.
80': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Central Coast Mariners 0. Nicholas Ansell (Adelaide United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira with a cross following a set piece situation.
85': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Panashe Madanha.
86': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel replaces Jonny Yull.
87': Attempt saved. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe with a through ball.
87': Attempt blocked. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
88': Attempt saved. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
89': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Musa Toure with a through ball.
89': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Danny Vukovic.
89': Attempt missed. Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 3, Central Coast Mariners 0.
0': Match ends, Adelaide United 3, Central Coast Mariners 0.

Statistics

CCM		ADE
9	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
10	Saves	6
39.3	Possession	60.7
24	SHOTS	22
6	ON GOAL	13
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
290	Accurate Passes	487
360	Passes	559
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	7
14	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	37
33	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	5
27	Tackles	10
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	12
22	Effective Clearances	14
22	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,557

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	4	+6	12
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	5	+4	10
3	Melbourne Victory	5	+4	10
4	Adelaide United	4	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
46	Joe Gauci (GK)
4	Nicholas Ansell
41	Alexandar Popovic
7	Ryan Kitto
36	Panashe Madanha
10	Zach Clough
37	Jonny Yull
8	Isaías
9	Hiroshi Ibusuki
26	Ben Halloran
66	Nestory Irankunda

Adelaide United Substitutes:

James Delianov, Bernardo Oliveira, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Musa Toure, Ben Warland, Giuseppe Bovalina, Luke Duzel.

Central Coast Mariners (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Danny Vukovic (GK)
33	Nathan Paull
3	Brian Kaltack
18	Jacob Farrell
2	Mikael
10	Marco Túlio
6	Maximilien Balard
4	Joshua Nisbet
9	Alou Kuol
28	William Wilson
11	Ángel Quiñones

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Noah Smith, Bradley Tapp, Jack Warshawsky, Harrison Steele, Jing Lual, Christian Theoharous, Dylan Wenzel-Halls.

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