Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners

Ugh, no.
Central Coast Mariners lost to Melbourne Victory
Central Coast Mariners7-6-8 1 – 4 Melbourne Victory10-5-7
FT · Sat, Mar 21

Match Details

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne) · 9,506 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'+4'Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 94'
  • 90'+3'Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
  • 90'+3'Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
  • 90'+1'Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 91'
  • 78'Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
  • 76'Jacob Nasso (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 76'
  • 76'Kaito Taniguchi (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 76'
  • 69'Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 69'
  • 62'Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
  • 62'Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
  • 54'Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 54'
  • 50'Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 50'

Line Score

12T
CCM 10 1
MVC 04 4

Match Leaders

Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory

League Table · 2026-27 Australian A-League Men
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Adelaide Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Auckland 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brisbane 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CC Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Melbourne V 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0

Key Events

90'+4'Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 94'
90'+3'Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
90'+3'Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
90'+1'Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 91'
78'Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
76'Jacob Nasso (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 76'
76'Kaito Taniguchi (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 76'
69'Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 69'
62'Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
62'Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
54'Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 54'
50'Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 50'
45'Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
29'Haine Eames (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 29'
7'Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 7'

Team Stats

Central Coast MarinersMelbourne Victory
General
43.3 Possession % 56.7
13 Shots 34
5 On Target 12
0 Offsides 0
4 Corners 8
10 Fouls 5
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 2

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory D W D D W
Central Coast Mariners W W D W D

Starting Lineups

Melbourne Victory4-2-3-1
40 Warshawsky
22 Rawlins 15 Esposito 21 Miranda A 18 Lino
10 Genreau A 8 Valadon
11 Santos Rodrigues 64 Mata 54'A 17 Velupillay 50'
44 Nduka
18 Blair
72 Auglah 8 McCalmont 48 Donnell 11 Ngor 7'
6 Eames
5 Mauragis 26 Tapp 2 Donachie 15 Roux
30 Redmayne
Central Coast Mariners4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Melbourne Victory

  1. JW #40 Jack WarshawskyG
  2. RM #21 Roderick MirandaCD-L
  3. SE #15 Sebastian EspositoCD-R
  4. FL #18 Franco LinoLB
  5. JR #22 Joshua RawlinsRB
  6. JM #64 Juan MataAM54'
  7. JV #8 Jordi ValadonLM
  8. DG #10 Denis GenreauRM
  9. CN #44 Charles NdukaF
  10. NV #17 Nishan VelupillayAM-L50'
  11. CR #11 Clarismario RodriguesAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Central Coast Mariners

  1. AR #30 Andrew RedmayneG
  2. BT #26 Bradley TappCD-L
  3. JD #2 James DonachieCD-R
  4. HE #6 Haine EamesDM
  5. LM #5 Lucas MauragisLB
  6. SR #15 Storm RouxRB
  7. AM #8 Alfie McCalmontCM-L
  8. CD #48 Chris DonnellCM-R
  9. AA #72 Ali AuglahLM
  10. SN #11 Sabit NgorRM7'
  11. NB #18 Nathanael BlairF
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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News

Central Coast Mariners complete fairytale after A-League Women grand final shootout
· The Guardian
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‘Proving people wrong’: how Central Coast Mariners reached A-League Women grand final
· The Guardian
Emily Husband, one of only two female coaches in the league, can create history against Melbourne Victory on Sunday The Central Coast Mariners weren’t supposed to crash the A-League Women grand final, but they face…
Magical Mariners take their place in A-League pantheon with back-to-back titles
· The Guardian
Modern football fairytales dictate that Cinderella only gets to go to the ball once. But again, the Central Coast Mariners are A-League champions The Central Coast Mariners weren’t supposed to stun Australian football,…
Central Coast Mariners defeat Melbourne Victory in A-League Men grand final – as it happened
· The Guardian
Central Coast Mariners 3-1 Melbourne Victory (AET) Mariners surge to title defence after stoppage time equaliser While today is a celebration for domestic football in Australia, it is impossible to overlook what has…
Melbourne Victory assume antagonist role in bid to spoil Mariners’ treble tilt | Joey Lynch
· The Guardian
Central Coast are on the cusp of making history in the A-League Men grand final but their opponents will not mind being the bad guys For a moment, forget that it is Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory meeting…

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Recent Results
L 1–5 at Western Sydney Wanderers L 0–1 at Vanuatu United L 2–3 at Vanuatu United L 0–4 at Newcastle Jets W 1–0 at Auckland FC D 2–2 vs Brisbane Roar L 1–2 at Melbourne City FC D 2–2 vs Perth Glory L 1–4 at Melbourne Victory D 1–1 vs Adelaide United