Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Central Coast Mariners, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 26': Brandon Borrello
  • Red Card 52': Marcelo
  • 60': Romain Amalfitano
FT
2 - 0
Central Coast Mariners
  • Red Card 64': Beni N'Kololo

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Central Coast Mariners at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Amor Layouni.
  • 8': Daniel Hall (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 10': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 11': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jason Cummings.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amor Layouni.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin.
  • 17': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 17': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 18': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 24': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 25': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by James McGarry.
  • 26': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 26': James McGarry (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amor Layouni.
  • 26': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 29': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Schneiderlin with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Cléùr with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 31': Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 33': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Amor Layouni.
  • 35': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Brandon Borrello.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilien Balard following a corner.
  • 36': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tomislav Mrcela tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. James McGarry (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Silvera with a headed pass.
  • 37': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 39': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Storm Roux.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Hall.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Storm Roux.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Central Coast Mariners 0.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 49': Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 50': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 51': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the red card.
  • 52': Daniel Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': VAR Decision: Red Card Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 55': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tom Beadling replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
  • 57': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 58': Foul by Samuel Silvera (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 58': Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Lawrence Thomas tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 60': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Central Coast Mariners 0. Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 62': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Daniel Hall.
  • 62': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Cameron Windust replaces Samuel Silvera.
  • 62': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Marco Túlio replaces Joshua Nisbet.
  • 63': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Storm Roux.
  • 64': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Tom Beadling.
  • 64': Foul by Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 64': Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Béni Nkololo (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 66': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 66': Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 68': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry with a cross.
  • 72': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 72': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 72': Maximilien Balard (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Cameron Windust (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 73': Cameron Windust (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Marco Túlio.
  • 76': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Sasha Kuzevski replaces Storm Roux.
  • 77': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Christian Theoharous.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Cléùr.
  • 78': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Vukovic tries a through ball, but Jason Cummings is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Nicholas Duarte replaces Maximilien Balard.
  • 82': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Romain Amalfitano.
  • 82': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 82': Foul by Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 82': Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Túlio.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 87': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 87': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harrison Steele.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 89': Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Amor Layouni.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasha Kuzevski.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+3': Sasha Kuzevski (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Kusini Yengi replaces Brandon Borrello.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Kusini Yengi.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Central Coast Mariners 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Central Coast Mariners 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
12 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
59.9 Possession 40.1
15 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
370 Accurate Passes 233
441 Passes 296
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 35
22 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 14
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,899

A-League Men Standings

# 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
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Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
6 Marcelo Red Card
5 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré
2 Gabriel Cleur Yellow Card
28 Calem Nieuwenhof
4 Morgan Schneiderlin
23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
11 Amor Layouni Yellow Card
17 Romain Amalfitano
26 Brandon Borrello
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Oliver Bozanic, Nicolas Milanovic, Kusini Yengi, Tom Beadling, Daniel Margush, Milos Ninkovic, Jarrod Carluccio.

CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
20 Danny Vukovic (GK) Yellow Card
18 Jacob Farrell Yellow Card
23 Daniel Hall
6 Maximilien Balard
5 James McGarry
15 Storm Roux
13 Harrison Steele
4 Joshua Nisbet
7 Samuel Silvera
11 Beni N'Kololo Red Card
9 Jason Cummings
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Yaren Sozer, Marco Túlio, Christian Theoharous, Maksim Kasalovic, Cameron Windust, Nicholas Duarte, Sasha Kuzevski.

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