Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney , 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Central Coast Mariners

48': Isabel Gomez

FT
1 - 2

Western Sydney

43': Holly Caspers
54': Jazmin Jackmon (OG)

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Western Sydney at polytec Stadium, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women).
4': Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Wurigumula (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
8': Foul by Tiarna Karambasis (Central Coast Mariners Women).
8': Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Danika Matos.
9': Attempt missed. Ashley Irwin (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
10': Alexia Apostolakis (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women).
13': Attempt missed. Wurigumula (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
16': Attempt blocked. Jazmin Wardlow (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
17': Rola Badawiya (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Offside, Central Coast Mariners Women. Rola Badawiya is caught offside.
22': Attempt blocked. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vicky Bruce.
22': Foul by Paige Hayward (Central Coast Mariners Women).
22': Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maliah Morris.
22': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Tiarna Karambasis.
24': Attempt blocked. Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Attempt missed. Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivia Price.
25': Attempt missed. Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Holly Caspers.
27': Attempt blocked. Holly Caspers (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Attempt missed. Paige Hayward (Central Coast Mariners Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wurigumula.
31': Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
31': Foul by Rola Badawiya (Central Coast Mariners Women).
31': Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Jazmin Wardlow.
37': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Madison McComasky.
38': Cushla Rue (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Faye Bryson (Central Coast Mariners Women).
39': Attempt missed. Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
40': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Vicky Bruce.
40': Attempt saved. Jazmin Wardlow (Central Coast Mariners Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faye Bryson with a cross.
40': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Kaylie Collins.
41': Attempt missed. Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
43': Goal! Central Coast Mariners Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 1. Holly Caspers (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexia Apostolakis with a through ball.
45': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Isabel Gomez.
45'+2': First Half ends, Central Coast Mariners Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 1.
45': Second Half begins Central Coast Mariners Women 0, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 1.
46': Foul by Alexia Apostolakis (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
46': Paige Hayward (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Amy Harrison.
48': Goal! Central Coast Mariners Women 1, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 1. Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
49': Ashley Irwin (Central Coast Mariners Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
50': Attempt saved. Peta Trimis (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wurigumula.
54': Own Goal by Jazmin Wardlow, Central Coast Mariners Women. Central Coast Mariners Women 1, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 2.
55': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Gemma Ferris replaces Alexia Apostolakis.
58': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Paige Hayward.
59': Attempt saved. Rola Badawiya (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peta Trimis.
60': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Kaylie Collins.
60': Attempt missed. Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
61': Attempt blocked. Faye Bryson (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isabel Gomez.
61': Offside, Central Coast Mariners Women. Wurigumula is caught offside.
62': Attempt saved. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Holly Caspers.
63': Attempt saved. Wurigumula (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peta Trimis.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Casey Dumont (Central Coast Mariners Women).
66': Delay in match because of an injury Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Jazmin Wardlow.
70': Attempt missed. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Olivia Price with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners Women. Shadeene Evans replaces Rola Badawiya.
70': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners Women. Annabel Martin replaces Tiarna Karambasis.
71': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Annabel Martin.
72': Annabel Martin (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Vicky Bruce (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
73': Foul by Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
73': Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Melissa Caceres replaces Cushla Rue.
73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Talia Younis replaces Olivia Price.
74': Annabel Martin (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
74': Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
75': Shadeene Evans (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Attempt missed. Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
78': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
78': Paige Hayward (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt saved. Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wurigumula.
79': Corner, Central Coast Mariners Women. Conceded by Kaylie Collins.
82': Foul by Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women).
82': Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners Women. Annalise Rasmussen replaces Peta Trimis.
83': Foul by Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
83': Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers Women).
87': Attempt blocked. Faye Bryson (Central Coast Mariners Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isabel Gomez.
88': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners Women. Alexia Karrys-Stahl replaces Paige Hayward.
89': Attempt saved. Gemma Ferris (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maliah Morris.
89': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
90': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. India Breier replaces Maliah Morris.
90': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers Women. Conceded by Alexia Karrys-Stahl.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Vicky Bruce (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Melissa Caceres with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Shadeene Evans (Central Coast Mariners Women).
90'+3': India Breier (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Bianca Galic (Central Coast Mariners Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isabel Gomez.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Central Coast Mariners Women 1, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 2.
0': Match ends, Central Coast Mariners Women 1, Western Sydney Wanderers Women 2.

Statistics

WSFC		CEN
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	2
52.5	Possession	47.5
14	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
226	Accurate Passes	191
332	Passes	300
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	2
22	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.1
64	Long Balls	70
23	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	16
13	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
13	Interceptions	18
20	Effective Clearances	21
20	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: polytec Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 2,733

Line-Ups

Central Coast Mariners (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
92	Casey Dumont (GK)
19	Tiarna Karambasis
3	Ashley Irwin
12	Jazmin Jackmon
2	Faye Bryson
6	Isabel Gomez
8	Bianca Galic
4	Paige Hayward
9	Wurigumula
10	Rola Badawiya
22	Peta Trimis

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Shadeene Evans, Annabel Martin, Alexia Karrys-Stahl, Chloe Carmichael, Annalise Rasmussen.

Western Sydney (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Kaylie Collins (GK)
7	Amy Harrison
2	Victoria Frances Bruce
4	Madison Mccomasky
8	Olivia Price
21	Alexia Apostolakis
25	Holly Caspers
11	Danika Matos
15	Cushla Rue
9	Sophie Harding
18	Maliah Morris

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Keely Segavcic, Melissa Caceres, Gemma Ferris, Talia Younis, India Breier.

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