Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners

10': Bradley Tapp

FT
1 - 2

Sydney FC

29': Al Hassan Toure
68': Víctor Campuzano

About

Central Coast Mariners are hosting Sydney FC at Central Coast Stadium, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

10': Bradley Tapp (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 10'
29': Al Hassan Toure (Sydney FC) Goal at 29'
55': Bailey Brandtman (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 55'
56': Sabit Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 56'
59': Bradley Tapp (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 59'
60': Abel Walatee (Sydney FC) Substitution at 60'
67': Nicholas Duarte (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 67'
68': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Goal at 68'
71': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
81': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 81'
90'+2': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 92'
90'+3': Nathan Paull (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 93'

Statistics

SYD		CCM
7	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
64.9	Possession	35.1
18	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	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
6	Blocked Shots	2
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: Central Coast Stadium
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,571

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	1	+2	3
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	1	+1	3
3	Macarthur FC	1	+1	3
4	Newcastle Jets	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Central Coast Mariners (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Andrew Redmayne (GK)
3	Nathan Paull
2	James Donachie
5	Lucas Mauragis
15	Storm Roux
8	Alfie McCalmont
26	Bradley Tapp
22	Arthur De Lima
7	Christian Theoharous
9	Ryan Edmondson
10	Miguel Di Pizio

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Abdul Faisal, Dylan Peraic-Cullen, Nicholas Duarte, Sabit Ngor, Bailey Brandtman, Will Kennedy, Harrison Steele.

Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
36	Rhys Youlley
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
7	Piero Quispe
20	Tiago Quintal
35	Al Hassan Toure
10	Joe Lolley
9	Víctor Campuzano

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Joel King, Nickolas Alfaro, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Gus Hoefsloot, Wataru Kamijo, Abel Walatee, Patrick Wood.

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