Central Coast Mariners 3-2 Western Sydney Wanderers — A-League Men · matchweek 18 · Sun 22 Feb 2026. Full-time result, line-ups and stats on Champslig.
- Home:
- Central Coast Mariners
- Away:
- Western Sydney Wanderers
- Competition:
- A-League Men
- Kick-off:
- Sun 22 Feb 2026, 06:00 UTC
- Venue:
- polytec Stadium
- City:
- Gosford
- Score:
- 3-2
- Half-time:
- 0-1
- Season:
- 2025/2026
- Round:
- 18
- Formations:
- 4-4-2 vs 4-1-4-1
- Weather:
- heavy intensity rain · 31.03°C · 50% humidity · wind 5.47 m/s
- TV:
- Discovery+, TNT Sports 3, FanCode, fuboTV
- Tickets:
- AXS, Ticketek, Ticketmaster
Goals
- 8' Angus Thurgate — Western Sydney Wanderers · 0-1
- 55' Ali Auglah — Central Coast Mariners · 1-1 · assist Storm Roux
- 69' Hiroshi Ibusuki — Western Sydney Wanderers · 1-2
- 77' Nathaniel Blair — Central Coast Mariners · 2-2 · assist Lucas Mauragis
- 89' James Donachie — Central Coast Mariners · 3-2
Line-ups
- James Donachie — Central Coast Mariners · Defender
- Nathan Paull — Central Coast Mariners · Defender · bench · rating 6.58 · rank #143
- Lucas Mauragis — Central Coast Mariners · Defender · rating 6.9 · rank #64
- Haine Eames — Central Coast Mariners · Midfielder · bench · rating 7.03 · rank #40
- Miguel Di Pizio — Central Coast Mariners · Attacker · rating 7.24 · rank #16
- Sabit Ngor — Central Coast Mariners · Attacker · bench · rating 6.06 · rank #202
- Storm Roux — Central Coast Mariners · Defender · rating 6.82 · rank #84
- Harrison Steele — Central Coast Mariners · Midfielder
- Kaito Taniguchi — Central Coast Mariners · Midfielder · rating 6.74 · rank #253
- Nathaniel Blair — Central Coast Mariners · Attacker · bench · rating 6.54 · rank #224
- Oliver Lavale — Central Coast Mariners · Attacker · rating 6.67 · rank #120
- Brad Tapp — Central Coast Mariners · Defender
- Andrew Redmayne — Central Coast Mariners · Goalkeeper · rating 6.57 · rank #149
- Bailey Brandtman — Central Coast Mariners · Attacker · bench · rating 6.87 · rank #70
- Dylan Peraic-Cullen — Central Coast Mariners · Goalkeeper · bench
- Chris Donnell — Central Coast Mariners · Midfielder · rating 6.81 · rank #86
- Ali Auglah — Central Coast Mariners · Midfielder · rating 6.69 · rank #115
- Alex Gersbach — Western Sydney Wanderers · Defender · rating 6.72 · rank #108
- Dylan Scicluna — Western Sydney Wanderers · Midfielder · rating 7.4 · rank #10
- Ryan Fraser — Western Sydney Wanderers · Attacker · rating 7.54 · rank #5
- Steven Peter Ugarković — Western Sydney Wanderers · Midfielder
- Kosta Barbarouses — Western Sydney Wanderers · Attacker
Officials
- Referee:
- Shane Skinner
- Referee:
- Daniel Illievski
- Referee:
- Matthew McOrist
- Referee:
- Eric Saba
- Manager:
- Warren Moon
- Manager:
- Gary Rudy Peter van Egmond
Match stats
| Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Ball Possession % | 50 |
| 0 | Shots Total | 1 |
| 0 | Shots On Target | 1 |
| 0 | Shots Off Target | 1 |
| 0 | Big Chances Created | 1 |
| 0 | Big Chances Missed | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 1 | Corners | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Yellowcards | 0 |
| 1 | Passes | 0 |
| 100 | Successful Passes Percentage | 0 |
| 4 | Duels Won | 7 |
| 0 | Tackles | 1 |
| 0 | Dangerous Attacks | 1 |
