Category: Australia A League

• Josh Nisbet and Mikael Doka give Central Coast 2-1 first leg win
• Jack Rodwell and Corey Hollman sent off at Allianz Stadium

Sydney FC’s A-League Men grand final hopes are hanging by a thread after Jack Rodwell and Corey Hollman were sent off in a 2-1 semi-final loss to the Central Coast Mariners.

Sydney were forced to play the last 10 minutes of Friday’s first leg at Allianz Stadium with nine men, and they will be without Rodwell and Hollman for the second leg in Gosford next Saturday.

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• Alou Kuol scores six minutes from time to settle final in Muscat
• Success adds to Mariners’ A-League Men premiership this year

Central Coast Mariners have become the first Australian club to win the AFC Cup after Mark Jackson’s side triumphed 1-0 over Lebanon’s Al-Ahed to claim the trophy in the Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat.

Substitute Alou Kuol scored six minutes from time to seal a famous victory in the Asian Football Confederation’s second-tier tournament. The competition is in its final year before the region’s club tournaments undergo a significant revamp.

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• Goals from Jacob Farrell and Max Balard ensure top spot
• Victory denies historic plate for Wellington Phoenix

Central Coast Mariners are premiers of A-League Men for the first time in 12 years after defeating Adelaide United 2-0.

Heading into Wednesday night’s clash the Mariners needed just a draw to finish the regular season in top spot and deny Wellington Phoenix their first premiership.

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Football Australia imposes interim suspension after Torres arrested over alleged incident in March

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The Central Coast Mariners’ star striker Angel Torres has been stood down from playing in the A-League Men after he was charged with sexual assault.

Torres, 24, was arrested at a property in Terrigal on Monday in relation to an alleged sexual assault of a woman on 24 March.

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