Central Coast Mariners are back at Our Paradise for an exciting Friday night evening Double Header.
The action starts at 4:50pm as our Ninja A-League team take on Western Sydney Wanderers. The Mariners are well in the mix to make finals for the second consecutive season since returning to the competition, with defender Jess Nash saying we are at ‘crunch time’ of the season.
Mark Jackson’s side then face Western United at 7:35pm, with Mark Jackson expecting a strong response after Saturday’s disappointing defeat to the Wanderers in the Isuzu UTE A-League.
A huge Friday of football coming up at Our Paradise
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) February 26, 2025: https://t.co/vq2xfs5Bjg#CCMFC #RideTheWave
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What’s on?
Mariners Inflatable Games and variety of food trucks on the Western Warm-Up Oval, as well as Mariners Merchandise available behind Bay 6 in the stadium, with limited stock of our Heritage Round range still available.
Most importantly though, on the Western side of the stadium you can get your FREE skin checks courtesy of the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation, available from 4pm.
Get your skin checked for 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 at our Double Header on Friday night!
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) February 26, 2025
In partnership with the @AusSkinCancer Foundation, anyone in attendance on Friday will have the chance to get checked for any early signs of skin cancer
4:50pm – Ninja A-League: CCM vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Emily Husband will be hoping for a similar outcome to when the two sides met last month at Wanderers Football Park, as her side ran out comfortable 3-1 winners.
Brooke Nunn and Tess Quilligan gave us a first half lead, before Bianca Galic slotted home a penalty to seal the win.
Husband and Mariners fans alike will be thrilled to have Izzy Gomez fit and raring for a start against Wanderers, who she scored a stunning goal against in this fixture last season.
What a way to score your first!
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This season, Gomez had a flying start that saw her score twice in the first four rounds and earn a Matildas call-up before picking up an injury that kept her out for almost three months, but she is back now for the pointy end of the season which is a huge boost for the Mariners.
Wanderers have picked up form since then and come into this game with back-to-back wins in their last two wins, lifting them off the foot of the table up to 12th, with the Mariners aware of their rejuvenated confidence.
Emily Husband “They will want to get their own back”
7:35pm – Isuzu UTE A-League: CCM vs Western United
The Mariners and Western played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the previous meeting, with Mikael Doka and Ryan Edmondson on target for Mark Jackson’s side.
The last time Western visited Our Paradise, Marco Tulio scored the pick of the goals with this stunner in a 4-0 win.
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) February 26, 2025
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙤 𝙏𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤… 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡
A 4-0 win and this goal of the season candidate from Marco the last time we hosted Western
Western are the Isuzu UTE A-League surprise package this season, with John Aloisi’s young team flying high in third place.
They come into this game off the back of an eye-catching 3-0 win over 2nd-placed Adelaide United on Sunday.
Noah Botic is the one to watch, earning high praise for his form this season, his goal against Adelaide was his ninth of the season which puts him level at the top of the scoring charts.
As for the Mariners, they need to see a reaction after a damaging 4-0 defeat on home soil last week, with Jacko demanding to see more ‘intent’ from his side on Friday evening.
