Australian A-League Men

Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, 2026-27 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Sydney FC
  • 31': Al Hassan Toure (P)
  • 42': Al Hassan Toure
  • 50': Al Hassan Toure
  • 85': Gabriel Popovic
FT
4 - 1
Central Coast Mariners FC
  • 90'+1': Oliver Lavale (P)

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 1': Akol Akon (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 2': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Wataru Kamijo (Sydney).
  • 3': Rhyan Grant (Sydney) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a fast break.
  • 6': Handball by Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Bailey Brandtman.
  • 10': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Harrison Devenish-Meares.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Arthur De Lima (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Haine Eames.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arthur De Lima.
  • 16': Foul by Al Hassan Touré (Sydney).
  • 16': Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Sydney).
  • 17': Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Wataru Kamijo (Sydney).
  • 18': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Takahiro Sekine (Sydney) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 20': Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Lavale.
  • 23': Foul by Takahiro Sekine (Sydney).
  • 23': Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Offside, Sydney. Ben Garuccio is caught offside.
  • 25': Oriola Sunday (Sydney) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Haine Eames (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Rhys Youlley (Sydney) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 26': Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Sydney).
  • 28': Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Haine Eames.
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Noah McCann (Central Coast Mariners) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 31': Goal! Sydney 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Al Hassan Touré (Sydney) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Rhys Youlley (Sydney) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 34': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
  • 35': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Wataru Kamijo.
  • 35': Foul by Arthur De Lima (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 35': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 37': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Oliver Lavale is caught offside.
  • 39': Arthur De Lima (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Sydney).
  • 41': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 41': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Wataru Kamijo.
  • 42': Goal! Sydney 2, Central Coast Mariners 0. Al Hassan Touré (Sydney) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akol Akon following a fast break.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Donnell.
  • 44': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Rhyan Grant.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) with an attempt from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bailey Brandtman with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Central Coast Mariners. Oliver Lavale is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sydney 2, Central Coast Mariners 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney 2, Central Coast Mariners 0.
  • 50': Goal! Sydney 3, Central Coast Mariners 0. Al Hassan Touré (Sydney) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oriola Sunday with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 51': Takahiro Sekine (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Diesel Herrington (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Oriola Sunday (Sydney).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Akol Akon (Sydney) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 59': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. John-Kymani Gordon replaces Arthur De Lima.
  • 60': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Presley Ortiz replaces Bailey Brandtman.
  • 60': Substitution, Sydney. Tiago Quintal replaces Al Hassan Touré.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Akol Akon (Sydney) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrew Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners). Assisted by Tiago Quintal.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Ali Auglah (Central Coast Mariners) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Oliver Lavale.
  • 62': Ali Auglah (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Akol Akon (Sydney).
  • 64': Foul by Presley Ortiz (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 64': Rhys Youlley (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Corner, Sydney. Conceded by Diesel Herrington.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Oriola Sunday (Sydney) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Presley Ortiz (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 67': Jordan Courtney-Perkins (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Presley Ortiz (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Presley Ortiz (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Sydney. Joe Lacey replaces Wataru Kamijo.
  • 72': Foul by Joe Lacey (Sydney).
  • 72': Presley Ortiz (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Offside, Sydney. Tiago Quintal is caught offside.
  • 76': John-Kymani Gordon (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Joe Lacey (Sydney).
  • 76': Joe Lacey (Sydney) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Isaac Kwon replaces Ali Auglah.
  • 77': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Jesse Mantell replaces Haine Eames.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Chris Donnell (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Isaac Kwon (Central Coast Mariners) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Harrison Devenish-Meares (Sydney). Assisted by Chris Donnell.
  • 79': Foul by John-Kymani Gordon (Central Coast Mariners).
  • 79': Oriola Sunday (Sydney) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Jesse Mantell (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Tiago Quintal (Sydney).
  • 83': Substitution, Sydney. James Overy replaces Akol Akon.
  • 83': Substitution, Sydney. Gabriel Popovic replaces Oriola Sunday.
  • 83': Substitution, Sydney. Mathias Macallister replaces Takahiro Sekine.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Isaac Kwon.
  • 84': Noah McCann (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by James Overy (Sydney).
  • 84': Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Rhys Youlley (Sydney).
  • 85': Goal! Sydney 4, Central Coast Mariners 0. Gabriel Popovic (Sydney) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiago Quintal.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Popovic (Sydney).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Central Coast Mariners. Alexander Bolton replaces Chris Donnell.
  • 90': Penalty conceded by Ben Garuccio (Sydney) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Penalty Central Coast Mariners. John-Kymani Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Sydney 4, Central Coast Mariners 1. Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by James Overy.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sydney 4, Central Coast Mariners 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney 4, Central Coast Mariners 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
52.6 Possession 47.4
15 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
327 Accurate Passes 297
425 Passes 395
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 1
24 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.1
57 Long Balls 55
18 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 4
20 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 10
28 Effective Clearances 28
28 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wellington Phoenix 3 +6 9
2 Sydney FC 4 +3 7
3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3 +3 5
4 Macarthur FC 3 +1 5
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41 Alexandar Popovic
17 Ben Garuccio
23 Rhyan Grant
14 Takahiro Sekine
8 Wataru Kamijo
36 Rhys Youlley
9 Oriola Sunday
7 Akol Akon
35 Al Hassan Toure
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Joseph Lacey, Jacob Farrell, Gabriel Popovic, Tiago Quintal, James Overy, Mathias Macallister, Gus Hoefsloot.

CCM Central Coast Mariners FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Andrew Redmayne (GK)
12 Noah Mccann
3 Diesel Herrington
5 Lucas Mauragis
15 Storm Roux
6 Haine Eames
8 Chris Donnell Yellow Card
72 Ali Auglah
22 Arthur De Lima
9 Oliver Lavale
37 Bailey Brandtman
Central Coast Mariners FC Substitutes:
Ty Mckibbin, Jai Ajanovic, Alexander Jesse Bolton, Presley Lucien Ortiz, Jesse Mantell, Shumba Mutokoyi, John-Kymani Gordon, Isaac Kwon.

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