Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

50': Nishan Velupillay
54': Juan Mata
90'+1': Nikolaos Vergos
90'+4': Jason Davidson

FT
4 - 1

Central Coast Mariners

7': Sabit Ngor

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Central Coast Mariners at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

7': Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 7'
29': Haine Eames (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 29'
45': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
50': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 50'
54': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 54'
62': Oliver Lavale (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
62': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 62'
69': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 69'
76': Kaito Taniguchi (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 76'
76': Jacob Nasso (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 76'
78': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 78'
90'+1': Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 91'
90'+3': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Reno Piscopo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 93'
90'+4': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 94'

Statistics

CCM		MVC
10	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	2
43.3	Possession	56.7
13	SHOTS	34
5	ON GOAL	12
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	13
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 9,506

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
3	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1
4	Central Coast Mariners	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
15	Sebastian Esposito
18	Franco Lino
22	Joshua Rawlins
64	Juan Mata
8	Jordi Valadon
10	Denis Genreau
44	Charles Nduka
17	Nishan Velupillay
11	Clarismario Rodrigues

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jack Duncan, Nikolaos Vergos, Keegan Jelacic, Reno Piscopo, Xavier Stella, Matthew Grimaldi, Jason Davidson.

Central Coast Mariners (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
26	Bradley Tapp
2	James Donachie
6	Haine Eames
5	Lucas Mauragis
15	Storm Roux
8	Alfie McCalmont
48	Chris Donnell
72	Ali Auglah
11	Sabit Ngor
18	Nathanael Blair

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Harrison Steele, Bailey Brandtman, Nathan Paull, Oliver Lavale, Jacob Nasso, Dylan Peraic-Cullen, Kaito Taniguchi.

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