Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Melbourne City — A-League, 5 Mar 2017
Melbourne City beat Central Coast Mariners 3-2 in the A-League on 5 March 2017 at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford. Fábio Ferreira scored for Central Coast Mariners; B. Fornaroli for Melbourne City. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Central Coast Mariners have won 0 and Melbourne City 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Bluetongue Stadium · Gosford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-14'
- 1-116'Own Goal
- 34'
- 45'
- 2-145+1'assist: S. Galloway
- Half-time1-2
- 2-247'Own Goal
- 62'
- 63'
- 63'
- 2-364'Penalty
- 66'
- 73'out: B. Kamau
- 74'out: T. Buhagiar
- 81'
- 83'
- 84'out: N. Colazo
- 88'
- 90+1'out: P. Retre
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.4
Top rated
Central Coast Mariners
- 7.4Storm RouxD
- 7.3Fábio FerreiraF
- 6.9Trent BuhagiarF
- 6.9Jake McGingD
- 6.9Jacob PoscolieroD
- 6.8Nick MontgomeryM
- 6.8Liam RoseM
- 6.7Scott GallowayD
- 6.6Roy O'DonovanF
- 6.5Josh BinghamM
- 6.3Ivan NecevskiG
- 6.2Kwabena Appiah-KubiM
- 6.1Connor PainM
- 5.1Paul IzzoG
Melbourne City
- 8.4Bruno FornaroliF
- 8.0Luke BrattanM
- 7.4Nick FitzgeraldM
- 7.2Ruon TongyikD
- 7.0Fernando BrandanM
- 6.8Ivan FranjicD
- 6.7Anthony CaceresM
- 6.7Osama MalikM
- 6.7Bruce KamauM
- 6.6Neil KilkennyM
- 6.5Thomas SorensenG
- 6.5Nicolas ColazoM
- 6.2Joshua RoseD
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-3-3
Central Coast Mariners4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Central Coast MarinersP. Okon
Substitutes
- 12T. Buhagiar74'F6.9
- 14A. BerryD
- 1I. Necevski63'G6.3
- 5H. AscroftD
- 17J. Bingham81'M6.5
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
16Total shots19
3Shots on target8
7Shots off target8
6Blocked shots3
7Corners6
3Offsides0
8Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves2
420Total passes375
344Accurate passes308
82%Pass accuracy82%
Central Coast Mariners
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Roux | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Fábio Ferreira | 81 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Trent Buhagiar | 16 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jake McGing | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jacob Poscoliero | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nick Montgomery | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Liam Rose | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.8 |
| Scott Galloway | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Roy O'Donovan | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Josh Bingham | 9 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ivan Necevski | 27 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kwabena Appiah-Kubi | 63 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Connor Pain | 74 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Paul Izzo | 62 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.1 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fornaroli | 90 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 8.4 |
| Luke Brattan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 90 | – | – | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Ruon Tongyik | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Fernando Brandan | 73 | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ivan Franjic | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Anthony Caceres | 84 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Osama Malik | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bruce Kamau | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Neil Kilkenny | 89 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thomas Sorensen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nicolas Colazo | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Rose | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
- D26 Feb 17ANewcastle Jets1-1
- L19 Feb 17HMelbourne Victory0-3
- W12 Feb 17AWestern Sydney Wanderers2-0
- W05 Feb 17HAdelaide United2-1
- W28 Jan 17HPerth Glory2-0
Melbourne CityLWDLL
- L24 Feb 17HSydney1-3
- W18 Feb 17AWellington Phoenix5-1
- D11 Feb 17HBrisbane Roar2-2
- L04 Feb 17AMelbourne Victory1-2
- L27 Jan 17ANewcastle Jets1-2
Head-to-head
- 19 Jan 17Melbourne City2-1Central Coast Mariners
- 31 Dec 16Central Coast Mariners2-2Melbourne City
- 21 Feb 16Melbourne City4-1Central Coast Mariners
- 03 Dec 15Central Coast Mariners1-5Melbourne City
- 25 Oct 15Melbourne City3-1Central Coast Mariners
- 08 Mar 15Central Coast Mariners1-0Melbourne City
Most recent meetings
Final table, A-League 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 27 | +43 | 66 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | +18 | 49 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | +6 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | +5 | 39 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | -21 | 23 |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | -21 | 23 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | -25 | 22 |
Before and after
Central Coast Mariners
- Previous: Newcastle Jets 1-1 Central Coast Mariners, 26 Feb 2017 · A-League
- Next: Sydney 1-0 Central Coast Mariners, 10 Mar 2017 · A-League
Melbourne City
- Previous: Melbourne City 1-3 Sydney, 24 Feb 2017 · A-League
- Next: Melbourne City 4-0 Newcastle Jets, 18 Mar 2017 · A-League
Data updated