Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men 17 Dec 2023, 06:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
3–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 D. Elder Round 8

Match report

Melbourne City shared 6 goals in a thrilling draw with Central Coast Mariners in the A-League Men on 17 December 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Melbourne City had 14 shots to Central Coast Mariners' 14.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with D. Elder in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 14 - 14 On target 6 - 9 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
Ángel Torres
Central Coast Mariners · 3 goals
8 Marin Jakolis 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Tolgay Arslan 1 goal
8 Alessandro Lopane 1 goal
8 Joshua Nisbet 1 assist
First half vs second half
Central Coast Mariners came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–3 5–11
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–8
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 3–1 0–3
Attacks 52–37 51–53
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
103 Attacks 90
58 Dangerous Attacks 46
5 On Target 7
8 Off Target 7
14 Shots Total 14
6 Shots On Goal 9
2 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 11
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 3
484 Passes Total 382
406 Passes Accurate 304
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Young
25 C. Talbot 26 S. Souprayen 22 C. Good 16 A. Behich
8 H. Sakhi 6 S. Ugarkovic
44 M. Jakolis 10 T. Arslan 11 L. Natel
9 J. MacLaren
Central Coast Mariners · 4-4-2
20 D. Vukovic
15 S. Roux 23 D. Hall 3 B. Kaltack 18 J. Farrell
39 M. Pizio 6 M. Balard 4 J. Nisbet 11 Á. Torres
17 J. Lual 10 M. Túlio
Melbourne City
Coach
A. Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 46 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 37 Max Caputo
  • 21 Alessandro Lopane
  • 33 Patrick Beach
  • 2 Scott Galloway
  • 4 Nuno Reis
  • 17 Terry Antonis
Central Coast Mariners
Coach
M. Jackson
Substitutes
  • 9 Alou Kuol
  • 2 Mikael Doka
  • 30 Jack Warshawsky
  • 33 Nathan Paull
  • 16 Harrison Steele
  • 26 Brad Tapp
  • 7 Christian Theoharous
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Steele ↓ M. Di Pizio Central Coast Mariners
  • 67' ↑ A. Kuol ↓ J. Reec Central Coast Mariners
  • 71' ↑ Mikael Doka ↓ S. Roux Central Coast Mariners
  • 73' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ Léo Natel Melbourne City
  • 87' ↑ A. Lopane ↓ H. Sakhi Melbourne City
  • 87' ↑ M. Caputo ↓ S. Ugarković Melbourne City
Cards
  • 14' S. Souprayen Melbourne City
  • 41' Marco Tulio Central Coast Mariners
  • 66' S. Roux Central Coast Mariners
  • 67' A. Vidmar Melbourne City
  • 89' A. Behich Melbourne City
  • 89' A. Kuol Central Coast Mariners
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 7 2 draws 4 Central Coast Mariners
2026-04-07 Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners 2 - 1
2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City 0 - 0
2025-04-05 Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners 1 - 0
2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City 2 - 1
2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City 2 - 1
2023-12-17 Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners 3 - 3
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Central Coast Mariners D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners?
Melbourne City drew 3-3 against Central Coast Mariners on 17 December 2023.
Who won Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners?
Neither — the match finished 3-3.
Where was Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners?
Melbourne City had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.