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Central Coast Mariners
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Melbourne City FC
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| 84' |  | D. Vidosic | ||
| 63' |  | I. L. Rocca | ||
| 51' | | R. D. Laet | ||
| 34' | | N. L. Brattan | ||
| R. McCormack | | 21' |
| 4 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 3 | On Target | 5 | ||
| 15 | Fouls | 11 | ||
| 4 | Corners | 13 | ||
| 0 | Offsides | 2 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
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The Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City meet in Round 2 action of the A-League at Central Coast Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 5:35pm (AEDT).
Both the Mariners and City have plenty with which to be pleased after last week’s performances to open the season. City took the points against their cross-town rivals in a controversial derby and Central Coast held on bravely against Brisbane, snatching a vital point on the road.
Central Coast were impressive despite the Roar having the better of the general flow of the game. Defensively, they looked resilient, yet will need to show much more in attack if they are to become a real threat this season.
Ross McCormack and Tommy Oar were impressive and both are much needed late acquisitions to the squad. Kalifa Cisse was a revelation at the back and saved the vistors on numerous occasions. Mike Mulvey looks to have built a nice attitude and determination early in his tenure and definitely has something upon which to build on the Central Coast.
City had the fortune of a controversial penalty in its win over the Victory yet did look the better team for lengthy periods of the game.
Bruno Fornaroli wasn’t quite in full flight yet the defence looked organised and firm with Harrison Delbridge and Bart Shenkeveld in control at the back. The debut of Ritchie De Laet was impressive, to say the least, and the new man looks like a real star for City down the right edge.
The depth of the City squad was in evidence again as Riley McGree made a goalscoring impact from the bench. Despite the controversy in the match, City confirmed its premiership credentials and will take some beating both at home and away.
Prediction
I can’t go past City in this one, even with the knowledge that Central Coast are at home and will bring a strong attitude and resilience to the contest. In fact the more you look at the match-up, the more a draw seems possible. However, I will stick with City based on the class up front that should be able to break down a resilient Mariners defence.
Central Coast Mariners 1 – Melbourne City 2.
Catch all the action on The Roar live coverage from 5:35pm (AEDT).
Where: Central Coast Stadium
When: Saturday 27th October 2018, 5.35pm (AEDST)
TV: Fox Sports
Betting: Central Coast Mariners $4.00, Draw $4.00, Melbourne City $1.83
Central Coast Mariners
1.Ben Kennedy (Gk), 3.Jack Clisby, 4.Jake Mcging, 5.Antony Golec, 6.Tom Hiariej, 8.Michael Mcglinchey, 10.Tommy Oar, 11.Connor Pain, 12.Adam Pearce (Gk), 13.Aiden O’Neill, 15.Kye Rowles, 16.Josh Macdonald, 18.Matt Millar, 19.Matt Simon, 20.Kalifa Cisse, 22.Jacob Melling, 25.Jordan Murray, 44.Ross McCormack
Melbourne City
1.Mark Birighitti (Gk), 2.Ritchie De Laet, 3.Scott Jamieson (C), 4.Harrison Delbridge, 5.Bart Schenkeveld, 7.Rostyn Griffiths, 8.Riley Mcgree, 10.Dario Vidosic, 15.Kearyn Baccus, 17.Anthony Caceres, 18.Eugene Galekovic (Gk), 19.Lachlan Wales, 23.Bruno Fornaroli, 25.Iacopo La Rocca, 26.Luke Brattan, 27.Florin Berenguer-Bohrer, 39.Anthony Lesiotis, 51.Idris Abdulahi
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