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Melbourne City
FT
4–1
21 Feb 2016
Central Coast Mariners
Europa League Sun 21 Feb, 06:00London AAMI Park, Melbourne 7,535 attendance

Timeline

  1. 34' Mitch Austin
  2. 37' Nick Montgomery Yellow Card
  3. 42' Jacob Poscoliero Yellow Card
  4. 43' Michael Zullo Yellow Card
  5. 48' Patrick Kisnorbo assist Aaron Mooy
  6. 55' Fábio Ferreira Yellow Card
  7. 66' Michael Neill for Storm Roux
  8. 69' Ben Garuccio assist Bruno Fornaroli
  9. 74' Adam Berry for Trent Buhagiar
  10. 80' Jacob Melling for Paulo Retre
  11. 84' Steve Kuzmanovski for Nick Fitzgerald
  12. 85' Fábio Ferreira Red Card
  13. 87' Wade Dekker for Ben Garuccio
  14. 90' Brad McDonald for Mitch Austin
  15. 90'+10' Aaron Mooy Goal - Free-kick

Match stats

58.8% Possession 41.2%
21 Shots 5
13 On target 1
17 Fouls 16
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
3 Offsides 0
0 Saves 9
368 Accurate passes 232

Lineups

Melbourne City 4-3-3
1 Sorensen
11 Zullo 24 Kisnorbo 2 Wilkinson 5 Franjic
18 Retre 33 Malik 8 Mooy
19 Garuccio 23 Fornaroli 27 Fitzgerald
Central Coast Mariners 4-3-3
1 Izzo
3 Rose 4 Poscoliero 5 Ascroft 2 Roux
8 Montgomery 12 Buhagiar 16 Rose
6 Austin 19 Bingham 7 Ferreira
Melbourne City 4-3-3
  1. 1 Thomas Sorensen G
  2. 24 Patrick Kisnorbo CD-L
  3. 2 Alex Wilkinson CD-R
  4. 11 Michael Zullo LB
  5. 5 Ivan Franjic RB
  6. 33 Osama Malik CM
  7. 18 Paulo Retre ▼ LM
  8. 8 Aaron Mooy RM
  9. 23 Bruno Fornaroli F
  10. 19 Ben Garuccio ▼ LF
  11. 27 Nick Fitzgerald ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 28 Steve Kuzmanovski ▲ SUB
  2. 17 Wade Dekker ▲ SUB
  3. 25 Jacob Melling ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
  1. 20 Dean Bouzanis SUB
  2. 22 Jack Clisby SUB
Central Coast Mariners 4-3-3
  1. 1 Paul Izzo G
  2. 4 Jacob Poscoliero CD-L
  3. 5 Harry Ascroft CD-R
  4. 3 Joshua Rose LB
  5. 2 Storm Roux ▼ RB
  6. 12 Trent Buhagiar ▼ CM
  7. 8 Nick Montgomery LM
  8. 16 Liam Rose RM
  9. 19 Josh Bingham F
  10. 6 Mitch Austin ▼ LF
  11. 7 Fábio Ferreira RF

Came on

  1. 21 Michael Neill ▲ SUB
  2. 25 Adam Berry ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Brad McDonald ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
  1. 13 Alistair Bray SUB
  2. 23 Tomislav Uskok SUB

Commentary

  1. 90'+11' Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 4, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  2. 90'+10' Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Central Coast Mariners 1. Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 90'+9' Jacob Melling (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  4. 90'+9' Foul by Harry Ascroft (Central Coast Mariners).
  5. 90'+7' Attempt missed. Joshua Rose (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Neill.
  6. 90'+6' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. 90'+6' Foul by Jacob Melling (Melbourne City FC).
  8. 90'+5' Offside, Melbourne City FC. Aaron Mooy tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  9. 90'+2' Foul by Osama Malik (Melbourne City FC).
  10. 90'+2' Brad McDonald (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 90' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Brad McDonald replaces Mitchell Austin.
  12. 87' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Wade Dekker replaces Ben Garuccio.
107 earlier entries
  1. 85' Second yellow card to Fabio Ferreira (Central Coast Mariners) for a bad foul.
  2. 85' Michael Zullo (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  3. 85' Foul by Fabio Ferreira (Central Coast Mariners).
  4. 84' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Steve Kuzmanovski replaces Nick Fitzgerald.
  5. 84' Jacob Melling (Melbourne City FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  6. 82' Michael Neill (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 82' Foul by Michael Zullo (Melbourne City FC).
  8. 82' Osama Malik (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  9. 82' Foul by Liam Rose (Central Coast Mariners).
  10. 80' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 80' Foul by Jacob Melling (Melbourne City FC).
  12. 80' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jacob Melling replaces Paulo Retre.
  13. 79' Attempt missed. Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  14. 78' Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  15. 78' Foul by Osama Malik (Melbourne City FC).
  16. 75' Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
  17. 75' Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  18. 74' Michael Neill (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  19. 74' Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
  20. 74' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Adam Berry replaces Trent Buhagiar.
  21. 73' Attempt missed. Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Zullo.
  22. 69' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Central Coast Mariners 1. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  23. 67' Patrick Kisnorbo (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  24. 67' Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Central Coast Mariners).
  25. 66' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Central Coast Mariners 1. Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  26. 66' Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Michael Neill replaces Storm Roux because of an injury.
  27. 66' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  28. 57' Delay in match Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) because of an injury.
  29. 57' Penalty conceded by Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners) after a foul in the penalty area.
  30. 57' Penalty Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald draws a foul in the penalty area.
  31. 57' Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  32. 57' Attempt saved. Nick Fitzgerald (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  33. 57' Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Franjic with a through ball.
  34. 56' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  35. 56' Foul by Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC).
  36. 55' Fabio Ferreira (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  37. 55' Michael Zullo (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  38. 55' Foul by Fabio Ferreira (Central Coast Mariners).
  39. 53' Attempt blocked. Alex Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  40. 53' Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  41. 52' Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  42. 52' Foul by Ivan Franjic (Melbourne City FC).
  43. 51' Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Fitzgerald with a cross.
  44. 50' Offside, Melbourne City FC. Ben Garuccio tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  45. 48' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Central Coast Mariners 1. Patrick Kisnorbo (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross following a set piece situation.
  46. 48' Foul by Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners).
  47. 48' Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  48. 47' Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  49. 46' Foul by Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners).
  50. 46' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  51. 45' Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  52. Match ends, Melbourne City FC 4, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  53. 45'+2' First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  54. 45'+1' Josh Bingham (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 45'+1' Foul by Osama Malik (Melbourne City FC).
  56. 43' Michael Zullo (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  57. 43' Trent Buhagiar (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  58. 43' Foul by Michael Zullo (Melbourne City FC).
  59. 42' Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  60. 42' Foul by Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners).
  61. 42' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  62. 41' Attempt saved. Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  63. 39' Attempt missed. Nick Fitzgerald (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  64. 38' Foul by Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners).
  65. 38' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 38' Offside, Melbourne City FC. Patrick Kisnorbo tries a through ball, but Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
  67. 37' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  68. 37' Michael Zullo (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 37' Foul by Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners).
  70. 36' Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Franjic with a cross.
  71. 34' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Central Coast Mariners 1. Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
  72. 34' Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  73. 33' Foul by Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners).
  74. 33' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  75. 33' Attempt missed. Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabio Ferreira.
  76. 32' Josh Bingham (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  77. 32' Foul by Alex Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC).
  78. 26' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  79. 26' Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
  80. 25' Ivan Franjic (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  81. 25' Foul by Joshua Rose (Central Coast Mariners).
  82. 24' Patrick Kisnorbo (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  83. 24' Foul by Josh Bingham (Central Coast Mariners).
  84. 24' Liam Rose (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  85. 24' Foul by Paulo Retre (Melbourne City FC).
  86. 23' Attempt missed. Josh Bingham (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell Austin.
  87. 22' Attempt blocked. Nick Fitzgerald (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Osama Malik with a headed pass.
  88. 22' Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  89. 19' Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  90. 19' Attempt saved. Nick Fitzgerald (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
  91. 16' Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
  92. 15' Foul by Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners).
  93. 15' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  94. 14' Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Storm Roux.
  95. 11' Mitchell Austin (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  96. 11' Foul by Ivan Franjic (Melbourne City FC).
  97. 8' Josh Bingham (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  98. 8' Foul by Osama Malik (Melbourne City FC).
  99. 7' Attempt missed. Paulo Retre (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  100. 6' Patrick Kisnorbo (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  101. 6' Foul by Josh Bingham (Central Coast Mariners).
  102. 5' Jacob Poscoliero (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  103. 5' Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC).
  104. 2' Nick Montgomery (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  105. 2' Foul by Paulo Retre (Melbourne City FC).
  106. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  107. First Half begins.

Recent form

Melbourne City D L L W D

  • D at Perth Glory 2-2 A-League Men
  • W Wellington Phoenix 3-1 A-League Men
  • L at Western Sydney Wanderers 4-3 A-League Men
  • L at Newcastle Jets 2-1 A-League Men
  • D Melbourne Victory 2-2 A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners L L W L L

  • L at Adelaide United 3-1 A-League Men
  • L Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 A-League Men
  • W at Wellington Phoenix 3-1 A-League Men
  • L at Brisbane Roar 4-0 A-League Men
  • L Adelaide United 3-2 A-League Men

Head to head

MBC leads series 3-2

  • 21 Feb 2016 Melbourne City 4–1 Central Coast Mariners 2015-16 Australian A-League
  • 3 Dec 2015 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Melbourne City 2015-16 Australian A-League
  • 25 Oct 2015 Melbourne City 3–1 Central Coast Mariners 2015-16 Australian A-League
  • 8 Mar 2015 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Melbourne City 2014-15 Australian A-League
  • 4 Jan 2015 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne City 2014-15 Australian A-League