A-League: Central Coast Mariners wipes out Wellington Phoenix 5-0 with a superb match
GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners demolishes Wellington Phoenix 5-0 with goals of
GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners demolishes Wellington Phoenix 5-0 with goals of M. Urena (8′ pen), B. N’Kololo (25′), J. Cummings (55′ pen), G. Kuol (69′) and M. Hatch (90′).
The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Tuesday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the help of Lance Greenshields and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Wellington Phoenix was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Central Coast Mariners managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Central Coast Mariners shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Central Coast Mariners. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix received 2 yellow cards (L. Fenton and S. Wootton).
After playing this encounter, Central Coast Mariners has 23 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. while Wellington Phoenix stays with 27 points (7th).
Match Events
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8'8'
M. Urena (Penalty)
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25'25'
B. N\'Kololo
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34'34'
M. Hatch
N. Smith
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55'55'
J. Cummings (Penalty)
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62'62'
J. Sotirio
N. Pennington
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62'62'
R. Piscopo
B. Old
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62'62'
M. Moresche
M. Urena
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63'63'
N. Muller
J. Cummings
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63'63'
G. Kuol
B. N\'Kololo
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69'69'
G. Kuol
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75'75'
R. Bidois
D. Ball
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82'82'
H. Steele
M. Balard
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89'89'
L. Fenton
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90'90'
S. Wootton
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90'90'
M. Hatch
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Central Coast Mariners will host Sydney on the 9th of April with a 22-14 head to head record in favor of Sydney (10 draws).
Wellington Phoenix will play away against Western United on the 9th of April with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Wellington Phoenix (1 draw).
Central Coast Mariners: Formation and Lineups
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nick Montgomery chose to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti , Lewis Miller , Daniel Hall , Kye Rowles , Jacob Farrell , Beni Nkololo , Joshua Nisbet , Maximilien Balard , Noah Smith , Jason Cummings and Marco Ureña .
Substitutes
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: N. Smith for M. Hatch (34′), M. Urena for M. Moresche (62′), J. Cummings for N. Muller (63′), B. N’Kololo for G. Kuol (63′) and M. Balard for H. Steele (82′).
Top player: Lewis Miller
Probably the most impressive player in Central Coast Mariners was Lewis Miller even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Wellington Phoenix: Formation and Lineups
Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
On the opposite side, Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail , Callan Elliot , Scott Wootton , Tim Payne , Louis Fenton , Nicholas Pennington , Sam Sutton , Gael Sandoval , Benjamin Old , David Ball and Ben Waine .
Substitutes
Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: N. Pennington for J. Sotirio (62′), B. Old for R. Piscopo (62′) and D. Ball for R. Bidois (75′).
Top player: Gael Sandoval
Probably the most impressive player in Wellington Phoenix was Gael Sandoval.
His rating is with 52 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
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