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Melbourne Victory spoil the Mariners much talked about trip to North Sydney claiming a 3-0 win to keep them undefeated this season, the only remaining side to do this.
Despite a less than impressive performance from the Victory, a ten minute burst in the second half in which they picked up three quick goals, turned the game their way.
The Mariners had their moments and contained Victory well for the majority of the match, but never put consistent pressure on the Victory, who were conversely able to take their chances when they came.
The win cements the Victory in second place, one point behind leaders Perth Glory, while the loss leaves the Mariners out of the top six.
All in all a game that neither side will remember too fondly but Victory importantly able to pick up all three points and somehow three goals.
FINAL SCORE:
Melbourne 3
Central Coast 0
The Central Coast Mariners play host to undefeated Melbourne Victory this evening at their home away home, North Sydney Oval. Join us on The Roar from 7:30pm AEDT for live scores and coverage.
The Mariners have picked up just one win this season and look to be in trouble against the high flying Victory who sit pretty at second on the A-league ladder.
In what has been a turbulent week for the Mariners with their foundation coach and ambassador Lawrie McKinna resigning due to supposed disapproval at the clubs direction going forward, the Central Coast outfit will be looking for some stability on the pitch as they look to move up the ladder and into finals contention.
With just the one win thus far, coming on the opening round, the Mariners have looked anything but the Premiership winning club they were two seasons ago. Having sent import Malick Mane packing, allowing McClinchey to leave to the Phoenix and pushing South Korean Kim Seung-yong to the fringes, Central Coast have looked a shaky side this season.
In contrast, the Mariners welcome a confident and well-rounded Melbourne Victory side fresh off last Friday’s narrow win over in-form Adelaide United.
With a team full to the brim in quality players and headed by Kevin Muscat, it is going to take quite a lot to deliver Victory their first defeat of the season.
One potential worry they may have is that from their past two games, in which the Victory racked up four goals, three of them were own goals. With a robust attacking side, Victory should be delivering goals of their own accord. So can they get back to scoring goals on their own terms in this game?
Taking place at North Sydney Oval, this encounter reflects the Mariners desire to expand beyond the Central Coast, something the resigned Lawrie McKinna obviously wasn’t happy about. Struggling to fill Blue Tongue at the best of times, it will be interesting to see just how many fans turn out at North Sydney Oval.
More accustomed to hosting cricket matches, the oval has been under heavy scrutiny from Victory coach, Kevin Muscat who feels the pitch isn’t safe for a few of his injury prone stars, opting to rest both Guilherme Finkler and Scott Galloway stating,”Taking them to play on a cricket pitch is probably not the best idea.” Aside from these absentees, Jason Geria returns for the Victory and Nick Montgomery returns for the Mariners after serving suspension.
In what looks to be a tough match for the Mariners and a game the Victory are taking skeptically, expect a tight game with both sides desperate for all three points.
Join us on The Roar from 7:30pm AEST to find out who claims the spoils as the Central Coast Mariners host the Melbourne Victory.
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