Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Central Coast Mariners, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 1': Bozhidar Kraev
  • 11': Kosta Barbarouses
  • 23': Kosta Barbarouses (P)
FT
3 - 2
Central Coast Mariners
  • 9': Lucas Mauragis
  • 39': Alfie McCalmont (P)

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Central Coast Mariners at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 1': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 1'
  • 9': Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 9'
  • 11': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 11'
  • 23': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Penalty - Scored at 23'
  • 39': Alfie McCalmont (Central Coast Mariners) Penalty - Scored at 39'
  • 45'+1': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 46'
  • 45': James Donachie (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 45'
  • 53': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 53'
  • 55': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 55'
  • 65': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 65'
  • 65': Ryan Edmondson (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 65'
  • 68': Gabriel Cleur (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 68'
  • 69': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 69'
  • 74': Arthur De Lima (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 74'
  • 78': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 78'
  • 85': Abdul Faisal (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 85'
  • 90'+1': Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 91'
  • 90'+2': Awan Lual (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
50.7 Possession 49.3
8 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
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 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 6,557

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sydney FC 7 +9 15
2 Brisbane Roar 7 +5 14
3 Auckland FC 7 +4 14
4 Melbourne City FC 7 +4 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4 Alex Bonetig
22 Anthony Pantazopoulos Yellow Card
3 Alex Gersbach
31 Aidan Simmons Yellow Card
32 Angus Thurgate
25 Josh Brillante
23 Bozhidar Kraev
8 Steven Ugarkovic
45 Alou Kuol
9 Kosta Barbarouses
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Jordan Holmes, Awan Lual, Gabriel Cleur, Dylan Scicluna, Nathan Barrie, Aydan Hammond, Jarrod Carluccio.

CCM Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3 Nathan Paull
26 Bradley Tapp
5 Lucas Mauragis
15 Storm Roux
8 Alfie McCalmont
16 Harrison Steele
37 Bailey Brandtman Yellow Card
11 Sabit Ngor
10 Miguel Di Pizio
14 Nicholas Duarte
Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:
Will Kennedy, Arthur De Lima, Ryan Edmondson, Christian Theoharous, James Donachie, Abdul Faisal, Jai Ajanovic.

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