Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners

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Central Coast Mariners beat Auckland FC
Central Coast Mariners8-8-9 1 – 0 Auckland FC11-8-6
FT · Sat, Apr 18

Match Details

Go Media Stadium (Auckland) · 14,019 fans · ESPN+

Commentary

  • 90'+5'Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 95'
  • 90'+4'Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 94'
  • 90'+4'Nathan Paull (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 94'
  • 87'Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 87'
  • 82'Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 82'
  • 78'Andrew Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 78'
  • 73'Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 73'Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 62'Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
  • 56'Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 56'
  • 49'Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 49'
  • 27'Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 27'

Line Score

12T
CCM 10 1
AFC 00 0

Match Leaders

Central Coast Mariners
Auckland FC

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'+5'Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+4'Harrison Steele (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 94'
90'+4'Nathan Paull (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 94'
87'Jonty Bidois (Auckland FC) Substitution at 87'
82'Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 82'
78'Andrew Redmayne (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 78'
73'Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 73'
73'Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 73'
62'Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
56'Guillermo May (Auckland FC) Substitution at 56'
49'Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 49'
27'Lachlan Brook (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 27'
19'Ali Auglah (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 19'
16'James Donachie (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 16'
4'Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 4'

Team Stats

Central Coast MarinersAuckland FC
General
36 Possession % 64
13 Shots 21
6 On Target 5
0 Offsides 0
1 Corners 12
15 Fouls 5
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 5

Recent Form

Auckland FC W L D D L
Central Coast Mariners L D L D W

Starting Lineups

Auckland FC4-2-3-1
1 Woud
2 Sakai 23 Hall 3 Girdwood-Reich 17 Elliot
6 Verstraete 8 Gallegos
27 Rogerson 77 Brook 21 Randall
9 Cosgrove
18 Blair A
23 Lavale 6 Eames 45 Mantell 48 Donnell 72 Auglah 19'
5 Mauragis 26 Tapp 2 Donachie 15 Roux
30 Redmayne
Central Coast Mariners4-5-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Auckland FC

  1. MW #1 Michael WoudG
  2. JG #3 Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-L
  3. DH #23 Daniel HallCD-R
  4. CE #17 Callan ElliotLB
  5. HS #2 Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. LB #77 Lachlan BrookAM
  7. FG #8 Felipe GallegosLM
  8. LV #6 Louis VerstraeteRM
  9. SC #9 Sam CosgroveF
  10. JR #21 Jesse RandallAM-L
  11. LR #27 Logan RogersonAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Central Coast Mariners

  1. AR #30 Andrew RedmayneG
  2. BT #26 Bradley TappCD-L
  3. JD #2 James DonachieCD-R
  4. LM #5 Lucas MauragisLB
  5. SR #15 Storm RouxRB
  6. HE #6 Haine EamesCM-L
  7. CD #48 Chris DonnellCM-R
  8. JM #45 Jesse MantellAM
  9. OL #23 Oliver LavaleLM
  10. AA #72 Ali AuglahRM19'
  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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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