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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

22': Andreas Kuen
67': Andrew Nabbout

FT
2 - 1

Central Coast Mariners

90'+4': Ali Auglah

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Central Coast Mariners at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

22': Andreas Kuen (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 22'
54': James Donachie (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 54'
54': Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 54'
54': Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 54'
57': Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 57'
62': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 62'
66': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 66'
67': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 67'
67': Jesse Mantell (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 67'
73': Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 73'
80': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 80'
80': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 80'
90': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Ali Auglah (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 94'

Statistics

CCM		MCY
7	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	1
39.9	Possession	60.1
11	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	7
0.2	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
7	Blocked Shots	6
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,211

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

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	James Nieuwenhuizen (GK)
2	Harrison Delbridge
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
30	Andreas Kuen
47	Kavian Rahmani
19	Zane Schreiber
17	Max Caputo
11	Elbasan Rashani
14	Daniel Arzani

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Lachie Charles, Harrison Shillington, Andrew Nabbout, Medin Memeti, Samuel Souprayen, Benjamin Mazzeo, Emin Durakovic.

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

No.	Name
30	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3	Nathan Paull
26	Bradley Tapp
16	Harrison Steele
5	Lucas Mauragis
43	Jacob Nasso
48	Chris Donnell
37	Bailey Brandtman
72	Ali Auglah
18	Nathanael Blair
22	Arthur De Lima

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Storm Roux, Oliver Lavale, Kaito Taniguchi, James Donachie, Dylan Peraic-Cullen, Jesse Mantell, Sabit Ngor.

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