Central Coast Mariners 2-2 Melbourne City — A-League, 31 Dec 2016
Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City drew 2-2 in the A-League on 31 December 2016 at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford. T. Cahill, T. Buhagiar, R. O'Donovan, B. Fornaroli got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Central Coast Mariners have won 2 and Melbourne City 3.
· kickoff·Bluetongue Stadium · Gosford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'
- 30'
- 0-140'
- Half-time0-1
- 63'
- 64'
- 69'
- 69'
- 70'
- 76'B. Powellout: C. Pain
- 1-177'assist: Fábio Ferreira
- 80'
- 2-185'assist: T. Buhagiar
- 2-290'Penalty
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Central Coast Mariners
- 8.1Trent BuhagiarF
- 8.0Nick MontgomeryM
- 7.6Roy O'DonovanF
- 7.1Adam BerryD
- 7.0Fábio FerreiraF
- 6.8Connor PainM
- 6.7Blake PowellF
- 6.7Harry AscroftD
- 6.5Jake McGingD
- 6.3Kwabena Appiah-KubiM
- 6.3Paul IzzoG
- 6.1Michael NeillD
- 6.1Scott GallowayD
Melbourne City
- 7.2Bruce KamauM
- 7.2Bruno FornaroliF
- 7.1Tim CahillF
- 7.0Ivan FranjicD
- 6.9Luke BrattanM
- 6.8Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.8Ruon TongyikD
- 6.6Nicolas ColazoM
- 6.6Neil KilkennyM
- 6.5Daniel ArzaniM
- 6.5Denis GenreauM
- 6.2Dean BouzanisG
- 6.2Anthony CaceresM
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-3-3
Central Coast Mariners4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Central Coast MarinersP. Okon
Substitutes
- 7Fábio Ferreira69'F7.0
- 11C. Pain76'M6.8
- 1I. NecevskiG
- 21M. Neill7'D6.1
- 10M. TavaresM
Melbourne CityJ. van 't Schip
Substitutes
- 14Daniel Arzani69'M6.5
- 18P. RetreM
- 34Denis Genreau64'M6.5
- 1T. SørensenG
- 4C. Chapman
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
13Total shots13
4Shots on target3
6Shots off target8
3Blocked shots2
8Corners10
4Offsides2
18Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
387Total passes339
304Accurate passes256
79%Pass accuracy76%
Central Coast Mariners
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Buhagiar | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.1 |
| Nick Montgomery | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Roy O'Donovan | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Adam Berry | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Fábio Ferreira | 21 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Connor Pain | 14 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Blake Powell | 76 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Harry Ascroft | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jake McGing | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kwabena Appiah-Kubi | 69 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Paul Izzo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Michael Neill | 83 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 6.1 |
| Scott Galloway | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Kamau | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tim Cahill | 64 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Ivan Franjic | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Luke Brattan | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nick Fitzgerald | 69 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ruon Tongyik | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Nicolas Colazo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Neil Kilkenny | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Arzani | 21 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Denis Genreau | 26 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Dean Bouzanis | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Anthony Caceres | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
- L28 Dec 16AMelbourne Victory1-4
- L18 Dec 16HBrisbane Roar1-2
- L10 Dec 16AWellington Phoenix0-3
- L03 Dec 16HWestern Sydney Wanderers1-4
- W24 Nov 16HPerth Glory2-0
Melbourne CityDLDDW
- D27 Dec 16HPerth Glory3-3
- L17 Dec 16HMelbourne Victory1-2
- D09 Dec 16ASydney1-1
- D03 Dec 16HBrisbane Roar1-1
- W27 Nov 16HWellington Phoenix2-1
Head-to-head
- 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
- 04 Jan 15Central Coast Mariners2-0Melbourne City
- 16 Nov 14Melbourne City2-2Central Coast Mariners
Most recent meetings