2013 A-League Grand Final

2013 A-League Grand Final
Event 2012–13 A-League
Date 4pm AEST, 21 April 2013
Venue Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Man of the Match Daniel McBreen
Referee Peter Green
Attendance 42,102

The 2013 A-League Grand Final was the eighth A-League Grand Final, which took place at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on 21 April 2013. The match was won by Central Coast Mariners, who beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0, in front of 42,102 people. This was the first time the Central Coast Mariners became champions of Australia, after losing three previous grand finals.

Route to the final

Both teams came into the final in good form, the Wanderers undefeated in 13 games and the Mariners having won their past 4 A-League games in a row. The sides had previously met three times over the course of the season, with each team winning one match as well as one draw.

In their inaugural season, Wanderers performed strongly. Mixed early results were followed by a streak of 12 undefeated games, including a run of 10 wins in a row, which saw the side top the regular season table, winning the A-League premiership. In the semi-final, the Wanderers beat Brisbane Roar 2-0, scoring a goal in each half to qualify for the grand final.

Entering the season as reigning A-League premiers, the Mariners had a strong season, highlighted by the fact that they lost only one match at their home ground, Bluetongue Stadium- against the Wanderers. After finishing second in the regular season, the Mariners played Melbourne Victory in the semi-final, winning 1-0 through a Daniel McBreen goal and so qualifying for the final.

The top six teams from the 2012-13 season qualified for the finals series, with the top two receiving byes into the semi-finals.

Elimination Finals   Semi Finals   Grand Final
                   
       Western Sydney Wanderers 2  
 Adelaide United 1      Brisbane Roar 0  
 Brisbane Roar 2        Western Sydney Wanderers 0
     Central Coast Mariners 2
       Central Coast Mariners 1
 Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 2      Melbourne Victory 0  
 Perth Glory 1  

Match

Summary

It was announced by the FFA, following Western Sydney Wanderers earning the right to host the grand final, that the match would be played at the Sydney Football Stadium due to its greater capacity than the Wanderers usual home ground, Parramatta Stadium. The match was played in front of a sold out crowd of 42,102 at the Sydney Football Stadium- the largest crowd of the 2012-13 A-League. In Australia, it was shown live on Fox Sports.

The first clear-cut chance of the match came when Trent Sainsbury played a ball over the top for Mile Sterjovski. Sterjovski got in behind the defence and chipped over Wanderers' 'keeper Ante Covic, only for his shot to hit the crossbar and bounce out for a goal kick. Shortly before half-time, the Mariners took the lead. Michael McGlinchey's corner found Patrick Zwaanswijk at the near post, whose powerful header put the Mariners ahead going into half-time.

Soon after play resumed, both Shinji Ono and Sterjovski had attempts on goal from attacking positions for their respective sides, but neither was able to put their shot on target. Midway through the half, the Mariners were awarded a penalty. It came after Daniel McBreen retrieved a ball deep inside the penalty area and cut back the bouncing ball, only for it to hit the arm of Jerome Polenz, leading Peter Green to award a penalty. From the resultant penalty, McBreen sent Covic the wrong way, powering his shot into the top left corner and giving the Mariners a two-goal advantage which they retained until the final whistle.

Daniel McBreen was awarded the Joe Marston Medal as man of the match. The win marked the Central Coast Mariners' first ever A-League Championship.

Details

21 April 2013 (2013-04-21)
16:00 AEST
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 – 2 Central Coast Mariners
Report Zwaanswijk  44'
McBreen  68' (pen.)
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
A red and black shirt with white shorts, and black socks
Western Sydney Wanderers
Central Coast Mariners
GK 1 Australia Ante Covic
RB 6 Germany Jerome Polenz  76'
CB 4 Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley
CB 5 Australia Michael Beauchamp (c)
LB 2 Australia Shannon Cole
DM 8 Croatia Mateo Poljak
CM 10 Australia Aaron Mooy
CM 21 Japan Shinji Ono
RW 14 Australia Kwabena Appiah-Kubi  72'
LW 19 Australia Mark Bridge
FW 9 Croatia Dino Kresinger  67'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Australia Carlos Saliadarre
DF 11 Australia Tarek Elrich  72'
MF 16 Australia Rocky Visconte  76'
MF 23 Australia Jason Trifiro
FW 7 Australia Labinot Haliti  67'
Manager:
Australia Tony Popovic
GK 1 Australia Mathew Ryan
RB 4 Australia Pedj Bojic
CB 16 Australia Trent Sainsbury
CB 6 Netherlands Patrick Zwaanswijk
LB 3 Australia Joshua Rose
DM 7 Malta John Hutchinson (c)
DM 11 Australia Oliver Bozanic
RW 9 Australia Bernie Ibini-Isei
AM 2 Australia Daniel McBreen  70'
LW 14 New Zealand Michael McGlinchey  51'  88'
FW 21 Australia Mile Sterjovski  73'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Justin Pasfield
DF 5 Australia Zachary Anderson
MF 17 Australia Anthony Caceres
MF 29 Australia Nicholas Fitzgerald  88'
FW 19 Australia Mitchell Duke  73'
Manager:
Australia Graham Arnold
Man of the Match:
Australia Daniel McBreen


Assistant referees:
Nathan MacDonald (Australia)
David Walsh (Australia)
Fourth official:
Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
A-League
2013 Champions
Australia
Central Coast Mariners
First Title

Statistics

Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners
Goals Scored 02
Total Shots 414
Shots on Target 15
Ball Possession 55%45%
Corner Kicks 56
Fouls Committed 612
Offsides 20
Yellow Cards 02
Second Caution Red Cards 00
Direct Red Cards 00

See also

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