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Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Heart: A-League live scores

5th January, 2014
Teams

Central Coast Mariners

1. Justin PASFIELD
2. Daniel MCBREEN
3. Joshua ROSE
4. Marcel SEIP
5. Zachary ANDERSON
6. Brent GRIFFITHS
7. John HUTCHINSON (c)
8. Nick MONTGOMERY
9. Mitchell DUKE
11. Nick FITZGERALD
12. Liam REDDY
13. Hayden MORTON
14. Michael MCGLINCHEY
15. Storm ROUX
16. Trent SAINSBURY
17. Anthony CACERES
19. Matt SIMON
21. Mile STERJOVSKI

Two to be omitted

Melbourne Heart

1. Andrew REDMAYNE
3. Robbie WIELAERT
6. Patrick GERHARDT
7. Iain RAMSAY
8. Massimo MURDOCCA
10. Harry KEWELL (c)
11.Michael MIFSUD
14. Golgol MEBRAHTU
15. David WILLIAMS
16. Aziz BEHICH
17. Jason HOFFMAN
18. David Vrankovic
20. Tando VELAPHI
21. Stefan MAUK
22. Nick KALMAR
23. Mate DUGANDZIC
24. Patrick KISNORBO
25. Andrea MIGLIORINI

Two to be omitted

Kick-Off: 5.00pm AEDT
Venue: Bluetongue Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Last Time: Melbourne Heart 2-2 Central Coast
History: Central Coast 7, Melbourne Heart 1, Draws 2
Betting: $1.53 Central Coast, $4 Draw, $6 Melbourne Heart
TV: Fox Sports 1 (LIVE)
David Williams for the Heart tries to get past Patrick Zwaanswijk for the Mariners. AAP Image/David Crosling
5th January, 2014
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Central Coast Mariners can move into third on the A-League ladder with a win over the winless Melbourne Heart at Bluetongue Stadium. Join us for live scores from 5.00pm AEDT.

Departing midfielder Michael McGlinchey is certain the Central Coast Mariners will make the A-League top four, despite losing key personnel for the remainder of the season.

New Zealander McGlinchey will play his final game of the campaign for the Mariners against Melbourne Heart at Bluetongue Stadium on Sunday, before starting a loan spell at Japanese club Vegalta Sendai under former Central Coast coach Graham Arnold.

The Gosford-based club will also have to negotiate the rest of the season without another classy midfielder, Marcos Flores, who suffered a season-ending knee injury at training on Thursday.

McGlinchey anticipated it would be an emotional game for him at the end of a “fantastic” four-and-a-half year journey with the Mariners.

He expected the last-placed Heart, who have gone 17 matches without a win, to fire up under new coach John van ‘t Schip.

“It’s going to be a tough game. Whenever a club has a new manager, they’ll come out firing and try to impress,” McGlinchey told AAP.

“Obviously they are on a bad run, so they are going to try and hope to end that.

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“But we picked up a good three points last week and we want to build on that and go back to back, and try and treat Bluetongue as a fortress.”

The Mariners have yet to win back-to-back games this season and McGlinchey revealed his goal-shy side had done extra shooting practice this week.

He firmly believed the Mariners can generate momentum off their last-start 2-1 victory over Perth on New Year’s Eve, when he scored a stoppage time winner.

McGlinchey said things were coming together for the Mariners despite their inconsistent results.

“I think the team is looking good at the moment,” McGlinchey said.

“I think we will definitely finish in the top four and hopefully another grand final.”

Van ‘t Schip acknowledged an away clash at the champions represented a tough start to his tenure, but pointed out the Mariners had been dealing with issues of their own.

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“Central Coast Mariners has a season with lows and highs, a little bit maybe because of the change of coach, and some players that are gone,” van ‘t Schip said.

“Now Flores is out as well, so they will have their things to solve as well.

“I think we have a chance against them, but we have to think about ourselves, that’s the most important thing.”

– With AAP

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