Central Coast Mariners have advanced to the Final of the 2013 Menpora Cup following an entertaining 3-3 draw with Persib Bandung at a raucous Stadion Si Jalak Harupat in West Java, Indonesia on Tuesday. The Mariners booked their ticket in the eight-team international invitational tournament’s showpiece match courtesy of Nick Fitzgerald’s well-taken early goal, plus two classy strikes by the Club’s Argentine ace Marcos Flores. The winner of the final takes home a USD$75,000 prize. Roared on by a partisan home crowd of 10,980 Persib Bandung proved to be stiff opposition on their home patch with three of the Club’s foreigners, Kenji Adachihara, Mbida Messi and Hilton Moreira netting in the eighth, 14th, and 92nd minutes respectively to force the draw with the current Hyundai A-League Champions. Central Coast Mariners 3 (Fitzgerald 3’, Flores 19’, 38’) Persib Bandung 3 (Adachihara 8’, Messi 14’, Moreira 90+2’) Stadion Si Jalak Harupat, Bandung, Indonesia Central Coast Mariners: 1. Justin Pasfield (Gk), 3. Joshua Rose, 5. Zachary Anderson (4. Marcel Seip 62’), 7. John Hutchinson (C), 8. Nick Montgomery (17. Anthony Caceres 87’), 9. Mitchell Duke (14. Michael McGlinchey 73’), 10. Marcos Flores, 11. Nick Fitzgerald, 15. Storm Roux (13. Hayden Morton 83’), 16. Trent Sainsbury, 21. Mile Sterjovski Substitutes not used: 6. Brent Griffiths, 12. Liam Reddy (Gk), 19. Matt Simon, 22. Tom Slater Yellow cards: Roux, Flores x2 Red cards: Flores Persib Bandung: 55. Cecep Supriatna (Gk), 3. Aang Suparman (5. Maman Abdurahman 62’), 6. Abanda Herman, 13. Agung Pribadi (18. Jajang Sukmara 75’), 16. Tony Sucipto, 24. Hariono, 80. Mbida Messi, 7. Atep (C) (15. Firman Utina 75’), 8. Hilton Moriera, 11. Kenji Adachihara (9. Airlanggan Sucipto 80’), 10. Sergio van Dijk (69. Sigit Hermawan 73’) Substitutes not used: 30. Rizky Bagja (Gk), 66. Asri Akbar Yellow cards: Messi Red cards: Nil Attendance: 10,980 Referee: M. Adung Match Commissioner: M. Syarif
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:35:50 +0000