O'Neill rocket seals Sydney win
A long range goal from Brandon O'Neill enabled Sydney FC to come from behind to beat Central Coast 2-1 in Gosford.
The bottom-placed Mariners had taken an early lead through former Sky Blues attacker Matt Simon, but ended up with nothing to show for their efforts.
That was a blow for coach Mike Mulvey, who felt his team deserved to take something from the game against the team that have won the last two Premiers Plates.
"I'm not happy because we lost, because that's the only emotion that really matters right now," said Mulvey, who won the A-League double with Brisbane Roar. "The first thing we need to do is make sure we don't lose belief, which we haven't done."
The first thing we need to do is make sure we don't lose belief, which we haven't done.
Mike Mulvey
Central Coast could have scored inside the opening 30 seconds when defender Jack Clisby was presented with a good chance from close range, which he failed to take advantage of.
Simon was left unmarked in the penalty area when he finished a Matthew Millar cross to put the hosts in front on 16 minutes.
He didn't celebrate his goal against his former club, but the goal did suggest an upset might be on the cards.
The Mariners couldn't hold out until the break, though, as Clisby felled Rhyan Grant inside the box to concede a penalty which Adam le Fondre powered past keeper Ben Kennedy.
Dutch defender Jop van der Linden almost put the Sky Blues ahead but saw his free kick rebound off the crossbar.
The winner came on 65 minutes when Central Coast gave O'Neill enough room to shoot from distance and he powered the ball into the top corner.
The home side had three decent chances to level in the final 20 minutes, but substitutes Tom Hiariej and Michael McGlinchey both fired wide and Aiden O'Neill's long-range shot was pushed away by keeper Andrew Redmayne.
Central Coast are 7/2 to win their next game against Western Sydney, who are 7/10 with the draw 3/1.
The Mariners are 6/1 to win by a one-goal margin.
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A long range goal from Brandon O'Neill enabled Sydney FC to come from behind to beat Central Coast 2-1 in Gosford.
The bottom-placed Mariners had taken an early lead through former Sky Blues attacker Matt Simon, but ended up with nothing to show for their efforts.
That was a blow for coach Mike Mulvey, who felt his team deserved to take something from the game against the team that have won the last two Premiers Plates.
"I'm not happy because we lost, because that's the only emotion that really matters right now," said Mulvey, who won the A-League double with Brisbane Roar. "The first thing we need to do is make sure we don't lose belief, which we haven't done."
The first thing we need to do is make sure we don't lose belief, which we haven't done.
Mike Mulvey
Central Coast could have scored inside the opening 30 seconds when defender Jack Clisby was presented with a good chance from close range, which he failed to take advantage of.
Simon was left unmarked in the penalty area when he finished a Matthew Millar cross to put the hosts in front on 16 minutes.
He didn't celebrate his goal against his former club, but the goal did suggest an upset might be on the cards.
The Mariners couldn't hold out until the break, though, as Clisby felled Rhyan Grant inside the box to concede a penalty which Adam le Fondre powered past keeper Ben Kennedy.
Dutch defender Jop van der Linden almost put the Sky Blues ahead but saw his free kick rebound off the crossbar.
The winner came on 65 minutes when Central Coast gave O'Neill enough room to shoot from distance and he powered the ball into the top corner.
The home side had three decent chances to level in the final 20 minutes, but substitutes Tom Hiariej and Michael McGlinchey both fired wide and Aiden O'Neill's long-range shot was pushed away by keeper Andrew Redmayne.
Central Coast are 7/2 to win their next game against Western Sydney, who are 7/10 with the draw 3/1.
The Mariners are 6/1 to win by a one-goal margin.
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Source: bet365.com
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