Adelaide United have come away with a win on the road over the Central Coast Mariners, 3-2.
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Final score
Central Coast Mariners 2
Adelaide United 3
The Central Coast Mariners are looking to avoid the wooden spoon position when they host last-placed Adelaide United. Join The Roar from 5:35pm (AEDT) for live scores and commentary.
After coming off back-to-back losses, the Central Coast Mariners squandered their opportunity to creep into the top six.
They now sit two points ahead of Adelaide, with just four matches to play.
The Mariners have won their last two games against the Reds, however they have lost two of their past three matches against Adelaide on their own home turf.
Central Coast will be looking to tighten up their defence as Adelaide begin to find some goal scoring form, their keepers have been required to make an incredible 103 saves this season – more than any other side in the competition.
Last year’s champions, Adelaide are coming off their fourth A-League win of the season, after upsetting Brisbane 2-1 last week.
Baba Diawara found the net early, before the Roar equalised in the second half. In the end it was an injury time goal via Cirio that secured all three points for United.
The Reds need Diawara on form, as they travel to Gosford without Marcelo Carrusca and Riley McGree, who are suspended and on Socceroos duty respectively.
The last time these sides played was early last month. Fabio Ferreira and Kwabena Appiah-Kubi put Central Coast up by two, before Jordan O’Doherty scored in injury time for Adelaide, as the Mariners held on for the 2-1 win in Canberra.
Prediction
Adelaide are on form in front of goal, scoring four in their past two games. However, they aren’t defending well, and are missing key players Carrusca and McGree.
Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Adelaide United
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Swanny
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4 teams are now in the race for the wooden spoon
Isaac Nowroozi
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Thank you to everyone who joined The Roar for this live blog, in 10 minutes time there will be another! Tune into my live blog of Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne United coming up shortly!
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FULL TIME: Central Coast Mariners 2 - 3 Adelaide United
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90+5' - Just wide! Adelaide survive as McGing's shot goes wide. That does it. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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90+3' - Central Coast's free kick is cleared. Adelaide look to wind down the clock. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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90+2' - Garrucio gets a yellow card for a challenge, and Adelaide make a sub by bringing off Diawara for Babali. The Reds are taking their time. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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90' - Three minutes remain, that's what has been added on. Can Central Coast get a third? CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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90' - GOAL CENTRAL COAST MARINERS O'Donovan sends the keeper the wrong way! CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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89' - PENALTY MARINERS Kim mis controls the ball and it comes off his hand, he gives away a penalty! CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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88' - Central Coast nearly turn the ball in off the corner but Galekovic makes the save! Mariners have another corner. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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84' - Diawara's shot sails over the bar. From here it doesn't look like Central Coast will come back, they seem to be playing for the full-time whistle. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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81' - Montgomery gets the first yellow card of the game. There have been some rough challenges, surprised this is the first one all game. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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79' - Diawara comes close to getting his hat-trick, but he couldn't get a good connection on a good ball in the box. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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75' - Central Coast look to put their foot down. Roux has been playing well despite his side being down, making great runs. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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72' - Central Coast have gone quite in the second half. Adelaide have shut them out since the first goal, and gone on to dominate. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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69' - Adelaide are still looking for more. What an incredible turn around. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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68' - Elrich replaces Makarounas in a change for Adelaide. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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66' - GOAL ADELAIDE UNITED Diawara has his second off the corner, heading then ball past the keeper. Central Coast's set-piece defending has been awful. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 3 ADELAIDE UNITED
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65' - JUST WIDE! Pain finds space to shoot but it finds the wrong side of the bar. CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1 - 2 ADELAIDE UNITED
hogdriller
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Surprised McGowan didn't fall down holding his head after that header..........oh, may be cause he scored.