Melbourne Victory
1
Michael Theoklitos (gk)
2
Kevin Muscat (c)
7
Matthew Kemp
8
Grant Brebner
9
Daniel Allsopp
10
Archie Thompson
10
Adrian Caceres
12
Rodrigo Vargas
16
Carlos Hernandez
18
Leigh Broxham
25
Daniel Piorkowski
Substitutes:
6
Steve Pantelidis
15
Leandro Love
21
Sebastian Ryall
0
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0
Venue:
Telstra Dome
2nd Half 94:00
- The ref has blown the whistle to end the game, with neither team able to break the deadlock
2nd Half 92:00
- Vidmar pulls Thompson off the ball, and the ref has had enough, red card!!!
2nd Half 90:00
- We have 3 minutes of extra time left in this enthralling encounter
2nd Half 89:15
- Gumprecht with a foul is also given a yellow card for his troubles
2nd Half 88:45
- Kwasnik is summoned to the bench as Clark is the man to replace him
2nd Half 87:30
- Muscat crosses to Love, as he shoots, but can't get past Vukovic
2nd Half 86:00
- The corner kick is saved by Vukovic as the Mariners clear and mount an attacking move
2nd Half 85:00
- Another corner to the Victory as the Kemp kick comes off Osman, corner!
2nd Half 83:00
- The Mariners defence have been really good tonight, have been clearing well
2nd Half 81:00
- A corner to the Victory, the kick comes in from Kemp, but the Mariners defence clear it once more
2nd Half 79:30
- The Victory have had their opportunities tonight, but their shots on goal have been below par
2nd Half 78:00
- It has now been the Mariners, getting on top of the Victory in the last few mins
2nd Half 76:15
- Pondeljak with the shot at goal, but Theoklitos rises to the challenge and saves the day
2nd Half 74:00
- The Victory are throwing everything at the top team to try to get their first win of the season
2nd Half 70:45
- A cross over to Allsopp, but misses the cross as it goes across the face of the goals
2nd Half 68:30
- A crowd of 27,315 have come in support of their home team
2nd Half 66:00
- The intensity of both teams have dropped off in the last few mins, as both showing signs of fatigue
2nd Half 63:30
- Kwasnik now being added to the ref's notebook, as he receives a yellow for time wasting
2nd Half 61:30
- The Victory with another substitution with Love coming on for a run to replace Hernandez
2nd Half 59:00
- Piorkowski goes into the ref's notebook after receiving a yellow card for a trip
2nd Half 57:00
- The corner kick is cleared to safety by the Mariners defence
2nd Half 56:15
- Allsopp gets around 2 Mariner defenders, shoots, but deflects off Vukovic for a corner
2nd Half 54:30
- Jedinak has a strong shot at goal, but Theoklitos answers the challenge with a great save
2nd Half 52:00
- Brown has earned himself a yellow card for a late tackle
2nd Half 49:00
- The corner kick is too strong and the Mariners are able to clear the ball
2nd Half 48:30
- Thanks to Thompson's hustling and bustling, the Victory have a corner
2nd Half 46:00
- The Mariners get us started for the second half
1st Half 45:01
- The ref blows the whistle to end this first half with the scores level at nil all
1st Half 45:00
- We have 2 mins of injury time to go for the first half
1st Half 42:00
- Bad news for the Mariners with Hutchinson looking in a spot of bother
1st Half 40:30
- Victory with the corner kick, Muscat heads the ball, but goes just wide and to the left
1st Half 38:45
- Heffernan, one on one with Theoklitos, sprints to get to the ball first, but falls just short
1st Half 35:00
- Kwasnik has a pot shot at goal, but it goes to the left much to Theoklitos' relief
1st Half 32:30
- The Victory with their first substitution with Caceres being summoned to the bench for Pantelidis
1st Half 30:30
- The shot by Thompson is safely in the hands of Vukovic
1st Half 30:00
- The Mariners with the corner is cleared by Thompson, as he attacks with Allsopp
1st Half 26:00
- With the substitution of Petrovski it means that the Mariners are without their 2 gun strikers
1st Half 24:30
- Central Coast with the first substitution with an injured Petrovski being replaced by Pondeljak
1st Half 21:00
- Caceres with the shot on goal but Jedinak kicks it away, almost conceding an own goal
1st Half 17:30
- The tempo of this game has dropped in the last few mins, with no attacking plays by either team
1st Half 13:00
- The Victory forwards are really putting the pressure on the top team tonight
1st Half 10:00
- The ball is kicked up by Allsopp, Thompson with the header, but it goes over the crossbar
1st Half 07:30
- Central Coast look to be full of confidence and rightly so with their performances up to date
1st Half 05:00
- A free kick is given due to a handball by Rodrigo Vargas, but the ball is cleared to safety
1st Half 02:00
- The Victory have started off well with two corners within the first 2 mins
1st Half 00:01
- Melbourne with the kick off to start the game
1st Half 00:00
- Welcome to the Telstra Dome for the match between Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
20
Danny Vukovic (gk)
6
Andre Gumprecht
7
John Hutchinson
8
Dean Heffernan
11
Damien Brown
13
Tony Vidmar (c)
15
Adam Kwasnik
16
Nigel Boogaard
17
Matthew Osman
22
Sasho Petrovski
23
Mile Jedinak
Substitutes:
30
Andrew Redmayne (gk)
5
Bradley Porter
10
Tom Pondeljak
15
Andrew Clark