On the 22nd of February, in this week 8 match, Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners will play a match in Melbourne in a meeting of these two mismatched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Melbourne City is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Newcastle Jets. MacLaren struck first for Melbourne City in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Berenguer Bohrer, then Mathew Leckie added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Marco Tilio In the end, Newcastle Jets was frustrated by Melbourne City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne City ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Melbourne City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while central Coast Mariners sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Perth Glory. Jason Cummings struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 58th minute, but Daniel Stynes got the equalizer for Perth Glory in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Perth Glory a comeback draw. Central Coast Mariners is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners last played eachother at the Central Coast Stadium on Sun Jan 23rd. Melbourne City was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. MacLaren struck first for Melbourne City in the 18th minute, then Marco Ureña got the equalizer for Central Coast Mariners in the 41st minute on a feed from Storm Roux.
Central Coast Mariners’s top weapon lately has been Oliver Božanić, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Melbourne City has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Mathew Leckie and Jamie MacLaren are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Melbourne City and look to continue their dominance.