Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC · A-League
Central Coast Mariners FC
6-4-7
3 – 2
FT
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC
4-5-9
Central Coast Stadium · New South Wales · Australia
Western Sydney Wanderers FC led by one and still lost 3-2 to Central Coast Mariners FC at Central Coast Stadium (crowd 4,506). The first goal went to Angus Thurgate at the 8-minute mark and Ali Auglah brought CC Mariners level after 55 minutes; Western Sydney went back in front through Hiroshi Ibusuki at the 69-minute mark and Nathanael Blair brought CC Mariners level after 77 minutes. James Donachie scored the winner late on, at 89 minutes. Yellow cards: five. Most of it went through Western Sydney: 68% possession, 20 shots against 8, yet did not win. 8 of the 20 shots by Western Sydney were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- A-League Australia
- Campaign
- 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- Ground
- Central Coast Stadium · New South Wales · Australia
- Crowd
- 4,506
- Referee
- Shane Skinner
- CC Mariners form
- DWLDD
- Western Sydney form
- LLLDD
On TV
Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.
- USESPN+Streaming · National
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC Mariners | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Western Sydney | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Side by side
7Fouls8
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
1Corner Kicks3
5Saves1
32.3%Possession67.7%
8Shots20
4On Goal8
50%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots5
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 3-2
⚽James Donachie
89'3 - 2
88'
🟨Jacob Farrell
86'
🔁Atiya Waragareplacing Steven Ugarkovic
🟨Bailey Brandtman
86'
🔁Bailey Brandtmanreplacing Miguel Di Pizio
81'
81'
🔁Ruon Tongyikreplacing Alex Gersbach
⚽Nathanael Blair
77'2 - 2
🔁Sabit Ngorreplacing Ali Auglah
73'
🔁Jacob Nassoreplacing Storm Roux
73'
69'1 - 2
⚽Hiroshi Ibusuki
65'
🔁Josh Brillantereplacing Philip Cancar
65'
🔁Bozhidar Kraevreplacing Brandon Borrello
65'
🔁Hiroshi Ibusukireplacing Kosta Barbarouses
65'
🟨Dylan Scicluna
🔁Haine Eamesreplacing Harrison Steele
62'
🔁Nathanael Blairreplacing Kaito Taniguchi
62'
🟨James Donachie
55'
⚽Ali Auglah
55'1 - 1
Half-time · 0-1
🟨Ali Auglah
35'
8'0 - 1
⚽Angus Thurgate
Kick-off
Teams
Central Coast Mariners FC4-4-2
23Lavale
10↓Di Pizio
16↓Steele
17↓Taniguchi
48Donnell
72⚽🟨↓Auglah
5Mauragis
26Tapp
15↓Roux
2⚽🟨Donachie
30Redmayne
Bench
- 40Dylan Peraic-Cullen
- 37Bailey Brandtmanon for Miguel Di Pizio, 81' 🟨
- 6Haine Eameson for Harrison Steele, 62'
- 18Nathanael Blairon for Kaito Taniguchi, 62' ⚽
- 3Nathan Paull
- 11Sabit Ngoron for Ali Auglah, 73'
- 43Jacob Nassoon for Storm Roux, 73'
Western Sydney Wanderers FC4-1-4-1
9↓Barbarouses
32⚽Thurgate
7Fraser
26↓Borrello
8↓Ugarkovic
5🟨Scicluna
3↓Gersbach
18🟨Farrell
14↓Cancar
22Pantazopoulos
20Thomas
Bench
- 23Bozhidar Kraevon for Brandon Borrello, 65'
- 25Josh Brillanteon for Philip Cancar, 65'
- 52Atiya Waragaon for Steven Ugarkovic, 86'
- 21Aydan Hammond
- 19Ruon Tongyikon for Alex Gersbach, 81'
- 11Hiroshi Ibusukion for Kosta Barbarouses, 65' ⚽
- 30Jordan Holmes
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wellington Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Macarthur FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sydney FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Brisbane Roar FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Auckland FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Melbourne Victory | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Melbourne City FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 |  Central Coast Mariners FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 |  Adelaide United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 |  Perth Glory FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Meetings
3CC Mariners wins
0Level
2Western Sydney wins
Last times they met
FT
CC Mariners
3–2
Western Sydney · 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
3–2
CC Mariners · 2025-26 Australian A-League Men
FT
CC Mariners
0–4
Western Sydney · 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
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Western Sydney
1–3
CC Mariners · 2024-25 Australian A-League Men
FT
CC Mariners
1–0
Western Sydney · 2023-24 Australian A-League Men
Form
Last games: CC Mariners
L3-0D1-1D2-2W1-0W2-1
Last games: Western Sydney
L2-1W1-0L4-1D1-1D2-2
