SNAPSHOT OF THE A-LEAGUE MEN GRAND FINAL
* RESULT: Central Coast Mariners beat Melbourne Victory 3-1 at Industree Crew Stadium.
* THE STORY: Then claiming the premiers’ plate and the AFC Cup, Central Coast have been pushing to transform the primary Australian workforce to tug off a treble, era Victory have been eyeing their first championship since 2018. A Jason Geria screamer within the fiftieth modest seemed to have dashed the Mariners’ hopes however the hosts equalised by means of Ryan Edmondson in added day. Miguel Di Pizio put Central Coast forward within the first part of residue day prior to Edmondson added some other to clinch the join within the death mins.
* THE MOMENT: Simply when Victory seemed sure to go away with the championship, supersub Edmondson discovered the again of the web within the 91st modest to accumulation the Mariners alive. Then liberating Ronald Barcello, the Englishman stored transferring, gained a go back move from Josh Nisbet and introduced the ball house.
* THE STAR: Edmondson tightened his hold at the Joe Marston Medal – awarded to the person of the fit within the high last – when he fired house his 2d of the night time to ship the 21,379-strong nation wild. The 23-year-old had come off the bench at halftime.
* THE QUOTE: “This whole season we’ve had a never-say-die attitude, we never stopped believing.” – Edmondson at full-time, next fanatics invaded the sound in birthday party.
* THE STAT: Central Coast are the 3rd workforce to win back-to-back championships within the festival’s historical past, next defeating Melbourne Town 6-1 to win the identify closing season. Sydney FC (2019, 2020) and Brisbane Roar (2011, 2012) are the alternative groups to have completed the feat.
* TALKING POINT: When will Tony Popovic’s grand-final drought finish? The Victory schoolteacher has now been denied championship good fortune throughout 5 makes an attempt, having in the past falling scale down of a identify with Western Sydney Wanderers (2013, 2014, 2016) and Perth Glory (2019).
