Central Coast Mariners
20 Danny Vukovic (gk)
6 Andre Gumprecht
7 John Hutchinson
8 Dean Heffernan
9 Nik Mrdja
13 Tony Vidmar
15 Adam Kwasnik
16 Nigel Boogaard
17 Matthew Osman
22 Sasho Petrovski
23 Mile Jedinak
Substitutes:
10 Tom Pondeljak
12 Greg Owens
19 Matt Simon
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Central Coast Mariners:
Mrdja 7, 35, Kwasnik 13
Venue:
Bluetongue Stadium
2nd Half 93:00 - Full time here at Bluetongue Stadium and it is the Mariners taking this one out 3-nil
2nd Half 92:00 - Vidmar picks up the yellow card for the rough challenge
2nd Half 91:00 - Daniel comes in late on Vukovic as the Mariner players show Daniel their disatisfaction
2nd Half 90:00 - We have 3 minutes of injury time here
2nd Half 86:00 - The Phoenix have been on the attack in the last 10 mins with not much success
2nd Half 84:00 - Another substitution for the Mariners with Simon coming on for Jedinak
2nd Half 83:00 - Felipe shakes off one challenge, puts it on the left foot, but hits the goal post
2nd Half 80:00 - Aloisi with the shot has too much power on it, and goes over the crossbar
2nd Half 78:00 - Gumprecht with the shot on goal is wide, the Mariners were 3 on 1 then in the forward line
2nd Half 76:30 - Pondeljak comes on for the Mariners for Heffernan
2nd Half 76:00 - Dodd has been awarded the yellow card
2nd Half 74:00 - The sting has gone out of this match, the Phoenix are just playing out time now
2nd Half 70:00 - Mrdja really trying to get his hattrick, but the shot goes sailing over the crossbar
2nd Half 65:00 - Daniel gets in front of Vukovic, goes in with the header but hits the crossbar
2nd Half 63:00 - Hutchinson with the yellow card for a late challenge
2nd Half 60:30 - Another sub for the Phoenix with Brownlie on for Coveney
2nd Half 57:00 - Heffernan with the shot for the Mariners, but just over the crossbar
2nd Half 54:00 - A substitute for the Phoenix with Felipe coming on and Cleberson going off
2nd Half 52:00 - Mrdja with the free kick, but way too hard as the ball ends up in the crowd
2nd Half 49:00 - Daniel goes to ground, appeals for the free kick are ignored by the ref
2nd Half 46:00 - The second half is now in motion with the Phoenix in attack
1st Half 45:00 - The ref blows the whistle for half-time, could not come sooner for the Phoenix, trailing 3 - 0
1st Half 42:00 - Jedinak with the shot, but just misses and goes to the right
1st Half 40:00 - Ferrante with a yellow card for a charge
1st Half 39:30 - Ferrante with the free kick as Mariners get their wall organised, but too high
1st Half 35:00 - The ball rebounds off the keeper, Mrdja gets to it first, GOAL!
1st Half 29:00 - A corner to the Phoenix, but Vukovic saves it
1st Half 24:00 - Phoenix are trying to get back into it now
1st Half 19:30 - Ferrante has a shot at goal but puts too much on it as it goes sailing high over the crossbar
1st Half 17:00 - Mrdja again in attack, but the referee throws the flag out and calls it offside
1st Half 13:00 - Kwasnik gather the ball in the square, the keeper comes out to meet him, kicks it past him, GOAL!!!
1st Half 11:00 - A corner for the Phoenix, Daniel has a shot, but saved by the keeper
1st Half 07:00 - Mrdja takes on the Phoenix defenders, shoots, past the keeper, inside the net on the right, GOAL
1st Half 03:30 - Joel Hutchinson with the free kick, but the ball goes out of play
1st Half 00:01 - Mariners with the kick off the game is under way
1st Half 00:00 - Welcome to Bluetongue Stadium for the match between the Mariners and the Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
20 Glen Moss (gk)
2 Jeremy Christie
3 Tony Lochhead
4 Cleberson
5 Karl Dodd
7 Ross Aloisi (c)
8 Vaughan Coveny
9 Shane Smeltz
10 Michael Ferrante
11 Daniel
14 Steven O’dor
Substitutes:
30 Jacob Spoonley (gk)
12 Richard Johnson
21 Felipe Campos
22 Royce Brownlie