Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 6': Alou Kuol (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 6'
- 7': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 7'
- 29': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 29'
- 45'+2': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 47'
- 45'+3': Vitor Feijão (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 48'
- 45'+3': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 48'
- 61': Miguel Di Pizio (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 61'
- 67': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 67'
- 75': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
- 83': Abdul Faisal (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Lucas Scicluna (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 83'
- 85': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 85'
- 89': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 89'
- 90'+2': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 92'
Statistics
 CCM |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 34.9 | Possession | 65.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,656
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 26 | +22 | 53 |
| 2 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 | Western United | 26 | +18 | 47 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | +18 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 22 | German Ferreyra  |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
| 35 | Medin Memeti |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
Central Coast Mariners (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Dylan Peraic-Cullen (GK) |
| 4 | Trent Sainsbury |
| 33 | Nathan Paull |
| 3 | Brian Kaltack |
| 8 | Alfie McCalmont |
| 16 | Harrison Steele |
| 12 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 10 | Mikael |
| 9 | Alou Kuol |
| 7 | Christian Theoharous |
| 11 | Vitor Feijão |
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