Central Coast Mariners prevails over Melbourne Victory 2-1 with J. Cummings scoring a double

GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners defeated Melbourne Victory to win 2-1. J. Cummings was the key to score 2 goals.

GOSFORD. Central Coast Mariners conquered Melbourne Victory to win 2-1. J. Cummings was the key to score 2 goals. It was Central Coast Mariners to strike first with a goal of Jason Cummings at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jason Cummings gave the win to Central Coast Mariners in the 53′ minute with a goal scoring a double.

The match was played at the Central Coast Stadium stadium in Gosford on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder assisted by Lance Greenshields and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22 degrees Celsius or 71.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.​

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  Central Coast Mariners

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  Melbourne Victory

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  31 Dec 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Central Coast Mariners was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Central Coast Mariners managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Central Coast Mariners shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Central Coast Mariners received 2 yellow cards (Nick Montgomery and Sam Silvera). On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (Leigh Broxham and Jake Brimmer).

After playing this match, Central Coast Mariners will have 13 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory will stay with 10 points like Sydney to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming A-League match, Central Coast Mariners will host Adelaide United on the 7th of January with a 23-21 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

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  Central Coast Mariners

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  Adelaide United

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  7 Jan 2023 Full time

Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 6th of January with a 20-18 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).

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  Melbourne Victory

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  Brisbane Roar

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  6 Jan 2023 Full time

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: Danny Vukovic (7.2), Storm Roux (7.9), Nectarios Triantis (7.1), Brian Kaltack (7.6), Jacob Farrell (6.4), Beni Nkololo (6.4), Joshua Nisbet (6.4), Harrison Steele (7.0), Garang Kuol (6.6), Jason Cummings (8.7) and Marco Túlio (7.2).

Substitutes

Central Coast Mariners made 5 changes: Nectarios Triantis for Daniel Hall (67′), Marco Túlio for Michael Ruhs (78′), Garang Kuol for Sam Silvera (79′), Jason Cummings for Sasha Kuzevski (90′) and Jason Cummings for Sasha Kuzevski (90′).

Top player: Jason Cummings

The player who no doubt impressed Central Coast Mariners the most was Jason Cummings.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Melbourne Victory: Formation and Lineups

Melbourne Victory started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Talking about the opposition, Tony Popović played with: Matt Acton (6.2), Jason Geria (6.2), Matthew Špiranović (6.6), Leigh Broxham (6.3), Christopher Ikonomidis (6.7), William Wilson (6.8), Rai Marchán (7.0), Jake Brimmer (6.8), Cadete (7.4), Nani (7.1) and Ben Folami (6.8).

Substitutes

Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Christopher Oikonomidis for Stefan Nigro (29′), Nani for Nicholas D’Agostino (62′), William Wilson for Joshua Brillante (62′), Jake Brimmer for Nathan Konstandopoulos (84′) and Cadete for Nishan Velupillay (84′).

Top player: Cadete

Probably the most impressive player in Melbourne Victory was Cadete.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 31 passes (48% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses.