A-League: Central Coast Mariners liquidates Adelaide United 4-0 playing a great match
GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners demolishes Adelaide United 4-0 with goals of
GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners demolishes Adelaide United 4-0 with goals of Alexandar Popovic (31′ own), Béni Nkololo (48′), Panashe Madanha (55′ own) and Jacob Farrell (58′). Central Coast Mariners took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the assistance of Andrew Lindsay and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Hassan Jomaa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Central Coast Mariners was in firm control of the ball 60% while Adelaide United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Central Coast Mariners was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Central Coast Mariners won the match.
Central Coast Mariners shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Adelaide United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Central Coast Mariners. On the opposite side, Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (Zach Clough and Juande).
Also, Adelaide United didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Isaías (Adelaide United) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (46′).
After this contest, Central Coast Mariners will have 19 points to move down in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Adelaide United will stay with 15 points like Brisbane Roar to move up in the 5th place.
Match Events
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31'31'
Alexandar Popovic (OG)
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46'46'
Isaías
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48'48'
Béni Nkololo
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50'50'
Zach Clough
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54'54'
Juande
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55'55'
Panashe Madanha (OG)
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58'58'
Jacob Farrell
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59'59'
Michael Ruhs
Zach Clough
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60'60'
Louis D\'Arrigo
Juande
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60'60'
Joshua Cavallo
Zach Clough
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60'60'
Sasha Kuzevski
Thomas Aquilina
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60'60'
Storm Roux
Jacob Farrell
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61'61'
Nick Ansell
Lachlan Barr
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63'63'
Maximilien Balard
Joshua Nisbet
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67'67'
Sam Silvera (Goal Disallowed)
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75'75'
Asad Kasumovic
Hiroshi Ibusuki
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82'82'
George Blackwood
Craig Goodwin
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83'83'
Cameron Windust
Sam Silvera
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Central Coast Mariners will play away against Macarthur on the 13th of January with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Central Coast Mariners (2 draws).
Adelaide United will host Melbourne Victory on the 14th of January with a 25-19 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Central Coast Mariners: Formation and Lineups
Central Coast Mariners started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Nick Montgomery chose to play with the following team: Danny Vukovic , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Nectarios Triantis , Brian Kaltack , Jacob Farrell , Beni Nkololo , Joshua Nisbet , Harrison Steele , Samuel Silvera , Marco Túlio and Jason Cummings .
Substitutes
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Zach Clough for Michael Ruhs (59′), Thomas Aquilina for Sasha Kuzevski (60′), Jacob Farrell for Storm Roux (60′), Joshua Nisbet for Maximilien Balard (63′) and Sam Silvera for Cameron Windust (83′).
Top player: Samuel Silvera
Probably the most impressive player in Central Coast Mariners was Samuel Silvera even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Adelaide United: Formation and Lineups
Adelaide United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci , Panashe Madanha , Lachlan Barr , Alexandar Popovic , Ryan Kitto , Juande Prados , Ben Halloran , Isaías , Zach Clough , Craig Goodwin and Hiroshi Ibusuki .
Substitutes
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Juande for Louis D’Arrigo (60′), Zach Clough for Joshua Cavallo (60′), Lachlan Barr for Nick Ansell (61′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Asad Kasumovic (75′) and Craig Goodwin for George Blackwood (82′).
Best player: Joe Gauci
The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was the goalkeeper: Joe Gauci. His rating is 7.05. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
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