A-League: Melbourne City tops Central Coast Mariners 3-2
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City topped Central Coast Mariners.
MELBOURNE. Melbourne City beat Central Coast Mariners. Melbourne City was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Tuesday and it started at 7:55 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans who had the assistance of Ryan Gallagher and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne City was in firm control of the ball 63% while Central Coast Mariners was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Melbourne City was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Melbourne City won the match.
Melbourne City shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Central Coast Mariners shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 4 yellow cards (M. Leckie, T. Glover, A. O’Neill and S. Galloway). On the opposite side, Central Coast Mariners received 2 yellow cards (B. N’Kololo and N. Montgomery).
After this match, Melbourne City will have 22 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Central Coast Mariners will stay with 11 points like Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
B. N\'Kololo
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13'13'
M. Leckie
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35'35'
T. Glover
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45'45'
B. N\'Kololo
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45'45'
J. Maclaren (Penalty)
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48'48'
A. O\'Neill
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54'54'
M. Urena
M. Moresche
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57'57'
F. Berenguer
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65'65'
O. Bozanic
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72'72'
S. Galloway
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72'72'
S. Colakovski
A. Nabbout
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74'74'
M. Tilio
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81'81'
M. Balard
O. Bozanic
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81'81'
N. Smith
N. Muller
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82'82'
C. Goddard
J. Cummings
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90'90'
N. Montgomery
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90'90'
S. Roux
L. Miller
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90'90'
R. Griffiths
M. Tilio
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90'90'
T. Gomulka
A. O\'Neill
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne City will play away against Sydney on the 26th of February with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Sydney (10 draws).
Central Coast Mariners will play away against Adelaide United on the 26th of February with a 21-20 head to head record in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Melbourne City: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne City started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Patrick Kisnorbo chose to play with the following team: Tom Glover , Carl Jenkinson , Nuno Reis , Curtis Good , Scott Galloway , Florin Berenguer , Aiden O’Neill , Andrew Nabbout , Mathew Leckie , Marco Tilio and Jamie MacLaren .
Substitutes
Melbourne City made 3 changes: A. Nabbout for S. Colakovski (72′), M. Tilio for R. Griffiths (90′) and A. O’Neill for T. Gomulka (90′).
Top player: Jamie MacLaren
Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne City was Jamie MacLaren.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Central Coast Mariners: Formation and Lineups
Central Coast Mariners started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Nick Montgomery played with: Mark Birighitti , Lewis Miller , Daniel Hall , Kye Rowles , Jacob Farrell , Beni Nkololo , Joshua Nisbet , Oliver Božanić , Nicolai Müller , Jason Cummings and Matheus Moresche .
Substitutes
Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: M. Moresche for M. Urena (54′), O. Bozanic for M. Balard (81′), N. Muller for N. Smith (81′), J. Cummings for C. Goddard (82′) and L. Miller for S. Roux (90′).
Top player: Beni Nkololo
Probably the most impressive player in Central Coast Mariners was Beni Nkololo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
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