Opposite Skylight – Australia – A-League 2023/24: Mariners in history

Central Coast Mariners won the final A-League He scored a historic hat-trick in the country's history in a 3-1 win over Melbourne.

Evenings of big national parades are certainly not for Tony Popovi. Australian technician Melbourne win Made Australia the champion nation of Asia Wanderers in 2013, but the top step of the country's podium still eludes him. Fifth final, fifth defeat and this is very difficult to overcome. Because his Melbourne triumph fell through, partly his fault, partly a twist of fate. The Marines In fact not a single shot was on target before stoppage time in the second half. Worse, they didn't attempt a single shot in the first half. Jason Jeria scored success In the fiftieth minute, he scored his first goal of the season. But Popovic bolstered his team by grouping all his players into one big ten-man defensive block. MarinesAlready a winnerAFC Cup And the regular season comes against Damien da Silva and his defensive partners. Neither Ben Folami nor Roly Bonevacia brought in any entries, while Mark Jackson brought on the hard-hitting Ronald Barcelos and Ryan Edmondson. The light came to the inhabitants of Gosford when it was 90+1.^e Minute, he snatched the extension against all odds. It was he who sealed the victory late in extra time, while another entrant, Miguel Di Pisio, became the youngest goalscorer in a grand final. Marines When got a renewed energy success KO was there.

Words are not enough to express the season Central Coast Marines And the work of Mark Jackson. With this third championship title, the small county of Gosford became the third strongest place in the Australian championship. Brisbane Roar. But above all, he is the first player in the history of the national team to score a hat-trick.

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Antoine Blanchett-Quérin

Lucarne specializes in Australian, New Zealand and Oceanian football for Opposée.