Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Central Coast Mariners
  • 89': Jing Lual
FT
1 - 1
Melbourne Victory
  • 33': Daniel Arzani (P)

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Melbourne Victory at Allianz 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.
  • 1': Hand ball by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 4': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 4': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 6': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 6': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory).
  • 7': Will Wilson (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Will Wilson is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Zinédine Machach is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Nisbet.
  • 12': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 12': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Storm Roux with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Chapman.
  • 19': Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Will Wilson (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Izzo (Melbourne Victory).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Max Balard.
  • 24': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Zinédine Machach is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 25': Joshua Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 28': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 28': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 29': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Geria with a cross.
  • 31': Penalty Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Dan Hall (Central Coast Mariners) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 36': Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Will Wilson (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 38': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 41': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Storm Roux with a cross.
  • 43': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+1': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+3': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Fabian Monge.
  • 48': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Kaltak.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Theoharous.
  • 54': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Ryan Teague because of an injury.
  • 57': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 57': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Ángel Torres is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 59': Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 61': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Dylan Wenzel-Halls replaces Will Wilson.
  • 62': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
  • 62': Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Brian Kaltak is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 64': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 68': Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Daniel Arzani because of an injury.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Adama Traoré replaces Connor Chapman.
  • 71': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
  • 73': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 73': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
  • 75': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 77': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 77': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Balard with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis.
  • 81': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Brian Kaltak.
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Jason Geria.
  • 82': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jing Reec replaces Alou Kuol.
  • 83': Foul by Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory).
  • 83': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 84': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Dylan Wenzel-Halls (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Torres.
  • 86': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 89': Goal! Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Jing Reec (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Balard with a through ball.
  • 90': Foul by Eli Adams (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90': Jacob Farrell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+4': Ángel Torres (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Nathan Paull replaces Christian Theoharous.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne Victory 1.

Statistics

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24 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
52.3 Possession 47.7
9 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
433 Accurate Passes 382
506 Passes 463
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
49 Long Balls 41
28 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 15
23 Tackles 30
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 9
10 Effective Clearances 17
10 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 8,147

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 (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
20 Danny Vukovic (GK)
3 Brian Kaltack
23 Daniel Hall
18 Jacob Farrell Yellow Card
15 Storm Roux
4 Joshua Nisbet
6 Maximilien Balard
28 William Wilson
9 Alou Kuol Yellow Card
11 Ángel Quiñones
7 Christian Theoharous
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Nathan Paull, Jack Warshawsky, Jing Lual, Dylan Wenzel-Halls, Matej Busek, Bailey Brandtman, Noah Smith.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda Yellow Card
5 Damien Da Silva Yellow Card
2 Jason Geria
14 Connor Chapman
8 Zinédine Machach
25 Ryan Teague
18 Fabian Monge Yellow Card
7 Christopher Ikonomidis
11 Ben Folami
19 Daniel Arzani
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Christian Siciliano, Eli Adams, Adama Traoré, Jordi Valadon, Jake Brimmer, Rai, Nishan Velupillay.

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