Week 4 brings us a match on Dec 12th where Sydney and Central Coast Mariners will play a match in Gosford in a A-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Central Coast Mariners is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Macarthur. Oliver Božanić struck first for Macarthur on an own goal in the 45th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Central Coast Mariners couldn’t manage to score, and Macarthur took the shutout win. Central Coast Mariners looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while sydney sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Newcastle Jets. Adam Le Fondre scored the first goal for Sydney in the 9th minute on a penalty kick, then Elvis Kamsoba added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Adam Le Fondre. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Central Coast Mariners won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Sydney’s most prolific scorer has been Adam Le Fondre. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Central Coast Mariners’s most prolific scorer has been Marco Ureña. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.