Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners

35': Ali Auglah
55': Nathan Paull

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1 - 0

Melbourne Victory

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Melbourne Victory at Central Coast Stadium, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

35': Ali Auglah (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 35'
45': Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
45': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
55': Nathan Paull (Central Coast Mariners) Red Card at 55'
58': Bradley Tapp (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 58'
61': James Donachie (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 61'
71': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 71'
71': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 71'
71': Nathanael Blair (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 71'
72': Jacob Nasso (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 72'
80': Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 80'
82': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 82'
90': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+3': Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

MVC		CCM
6	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
15	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	9
67.4	Possession	32.6
26	SHOTS	7
9	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
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
8	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: Central Coast Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,865

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3	Nathan Paull
2	James Donachie
5	Lucas Mauragis
15	Storm Roux
8	Alfie McCalmont
48	Chris Donnell
11	Sabit Ngor
72	Ali Auglah
10	Miguel Di Pizio
23	Oliver Lavale

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Dylan Peraic-Cullen, Christian Theoharous, Jacob Nasso, Kaito Taniguchi, Nathanael Blair, Haine Eames, Bradley Tapp.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
15	Sebastian Esposito
2	Jason Davidson
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
10	Denis Genreau
27	Louis D'Arrigo
9	Nikolaos Vergos
11	Clarismario Rodrigues
14	Matthew Grimaldi

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jing Lual, Keegan Jelacic, Jack Duncan, Roderick Miranda, Charles Nduka, Nishan Velupillay, Jordi Valadon.

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