Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Central Coast Mariners
  • 61': Ángel Quiñones
  • 90'+1': Mikael
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2 - 1
Wellington Phoenix FC
  • 78': Ben Old

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at Industree Group Stadium, New South Wales, 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.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
  • 3': Foul by Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 3': Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Balard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 8': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Dan Hall (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Matt Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 16': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 16': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
  • 20': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 20': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 24': Foul by Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 24': Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Bradley Tapp (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 26': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Doka with a through ball.
  • 28': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Storm Roux with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
  • 32': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Max Balard is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
  • 35': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 37': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 37': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 38': Foul by Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 38': Lukas Kelly-Heald (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 40': Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Farrell.
  • 42': Foul by Matt Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 42': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Old.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Balard.
  • 48': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bradley Tapp following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Torres following a fast break.
  • 52': Foul by Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 52': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 52': Matt Sheridan (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
  • 59': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 59': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
  • 60': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Youstin Salas.
  • 60': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Tim Payne replaces Matt Sheridan.
  • 61': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Storm Roux.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Doka.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Max Balard.
  • 69': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Lukas Kelly-Heald.
  • 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Fin Conchie replaces Nicholas Pennington.
  • 72': Foul by Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 72': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Bradley Tapp.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 76': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jing Reec replaces Alou Kuol.
  • 76': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Christian Theoharous replaces Storm Roux.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Fin Conchie.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bradley Tapp.
  • 83': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jacob Farrell.
  • 84': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Miguel Di Pizio replaces Bradley Tapp.
  • 88': Dan Hall (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Max Balard (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Mikael Doka (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Kaltak.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 90'+4': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
38 Possession 62
9 SHOTS 23
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
306 Accurate Passes 547
371 Passes 616
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 38
21 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 10
20 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Industree Group Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 9,438

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Danny Vukovic (GK)
3 Brian Kaltack Yellow Card
23 Daniel Hall
18 Jacob Farrell
15 Storm Roux
6 Maximilien Balard
26 Bradley Tapp
11 Ángel Quiñones
2 Mikael
4 Joshua Nisbet
9 Alou Kuol
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Jack Warshawsky, Jing Lual, Nathan Paull, Miguel Di Pizio, Harrison Steele, Ryan Edmondson, Christian Theoharous.

WEL Wellington Phoenix FC (5-3-2)

No. Name
40 Alex Paulsen (GK)
4 Scott Wootton
18 Lukas Kelly-Heald
3 Finn Surman
19 Sam Sutton
43 Matthew Sheridan
15 Nicholas Pennington
8 Ben Old
17 Youstin Salas Yellow Card
11 Bozhidar Kraev
7 Kosta Barbarouses
Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:
Oskar van Hattum, Fin Conchie, Mohamed Al-Taay, Jack Duncan, Tim Payne, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, David Ball.

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