A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm)

[Beejayville]

Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners Early game this week for the A League when the Roar take on the in form Mariners on Thursday night. Date: Thursday September 6 Kick-off (local time): 8.00pm Venue: Suncorp Stadium Radio coverage: Coast FM 96.3FM (Central Coast) Head-to-head Six league meetings: Queensland - 1 win, 5 draws Previous meeting Central Coast 1 Queensland 3 (Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Pre-Season Cup final round, August 2007) Past five results Queensland: Win - Loss - Win - Draw - Draw Central Coast: Win - Loss - Loss - Win - Win Analysis High-flying Central Coast Mariners can extend their early lead at the top of the table to seven points with victory over Queensland Roar in the opening match of the third round at Suncorp Stadium. Coach Lawrie McKinna said after his side's 3-0 thrashing of Wellington Phoenix last Friday that their first-half display was the finest 45 minutes of football he's overseen since the inception of the Hyundai A-League. Fit-again striker Nik Mrdja was involved in everything, scoring twice and laying on the third for Adam Kwasnik as his developing forward partnership with ex-Sydney hotshot Sasho Petrovski continues to blossom. But McKinna, already minus captain Alex Wilkinson because of a knee injury, will also have to make do without Dean Heffernan whose eye-catching form at left-back has earned him a Qantas Socceroos call-up and goalkeeper Danny Vukovic.Damien Brown is a contender to replace Heffernan in defence while Matthew Trott could earn only his second Hyundai A-League start in place of Vukovic. Greg Owens, however, misses out altogether. For this season's sole Thursday night clash, Queensland Roar coach Frank Farina is again forced to reshuffle his troops with Stuart McLaren the latest player to be handed a suspension after two bookable offences in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle last Sunday. McLaren, who played in central midfield against the Jets, wore the captain's armband in the absence of Craig Moore and Danny Tiatto but will now sit out this week's clash with the Mariners. Moore and Tiatto return after bans but the former Leicester City captain will be walking on eggshells with a further one-match suspension set to be activated if he receives a card of any colour against the league leader. Andrew Packer came through the entire 90 minutes at EnergyAustralia Stadium unscathed in what was his first match of the season after hamstring trouble, but picked up a calf injury in training which could sideline him for a month. Versatile Korean Hyuk-Su Seo is available after a two-match ban but Sasa Ognenovski, who rolled both ankles in training before the Jets match, will not be risked with a long trip to Perth to come in round four. Ante Milicic, one of Queensland's three goalscorers from its 3-1 victory over the Mariners in the Pre-Season Cup, returns to the squad.

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 2 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8:00pm) Teams for Thursday night. Queensland Roar Squad: 1.Liam REDDY (gk) 4.Craig MOORE 5.Josh McCLOUGHAN 7.Michael ZULLO 8.Massimo MURDOCCA 9.Simon LYNCH 10.Ante MILICIC 11.REINALDO 12.Tahj MINNIECON 14.Ben GRIFFIN 15.Matt McKAY 16.Hyuk-Su SEO 17.Mitch NICHOLS 18.Danny TIATTO 23.MARCINHO 30.Griffin McMASTER (gk) *one to be omitted In: Craig Moore (return from suspension), Danny Tiatto (return from suspension), Hyuk-Su Seo (return from suspension), Ante Milicic (return from injury) Out: Stuart McLaren (suspended – 1 week), Chris Grossman (foot injury – 1 week), Andrew Packer (calf injury – 3 weeks) Others Unavailable: Robbie Kruse (facial injury – 2 weeks), Matt Ham (shoulder injury – out for season), Sasa Ognenovski (ankle injury – 1 week) Four big inclusions for Queensland although Ogenovski is still out. Central Coast Mariners Squad: 1. Matthew TROTT (gk) 2. Matt SIMON 6. Andre GUMPRECHT 7. John HUTCHINSON 9. Nik MRDJA 10. Tom PONDELJAK 11. Damien BROWN 13. Tony VIDMAR 15. Andrew CLARK 16. Nigel BOOGAARD 17. Matthew OSMAN 19. Adam KWASNIK 22. Sasho PETROVSKI 23. Mile JEDINAK 30. Andrew REDMAYNE (gk). In: Damien Brown (Promoted), Andrew Clark (Promoted), Andrew Redmayne (Promoted) Out: Dean Heffernan (International Duty – 1 week), Greg Owens (Omitted), Danny Vukovic (International Duty – 1 week) Others Unavailable: Bradley Porter (International Duty – 1 week), Alex Wilkinson (Knee – unknown) Heffernan will be missed as he has been sensational down left side in defence and his sweeping runs forward causes opposition defences lots of trouble. Impending stats, facts and trivia: This match sees the re-uniting - on opposite sides - of two of the most prominent Qantas Socceroos of the past decade: Craig Moore (Roar) and Tony Vidmar (Mariners). The two former Qantas Socceroo captains, both likely to be named as captain's for Thursday's Hyundai A-League fixture, have played as team-mates well over a hundred times in the past, including 24 matches together with the Qantas Socceroos, and many more during a stint at Glasgow Rangers where they were both at between 1997 and 2002.

[allthethings]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Australia A League Soccer - Queensland Roar/Central Coast Mariner - total Over 2½ (+101) for the regulation time held on Sep 6 at 5:00am [pending] These two teams have a history of high-scoring games against each other and the Roar in particular are scoring and conceding like mad. CC hasn't conceded yet but both teams will score here...imo...

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Local Central Coast trio promoted for Roar match Damien Brown, Andrew Clark and Andrew Redmayne, three iconic starlets of the Central Coast football scene, have been promoted to the Central Coast Mariners squad to take on the Queensland Roar at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow night. In the absence of Dean Heffernan, Bradley Porter and Danny Vukovic, each of whom are unavailable by virtue of their involvement with the Qantas Socceroos and the Qantas Under 23’s respectively, Brown, Clark and Redmayne have been promoted to the Mariners’ 15-man line up that will be hoping to notch their first ever Hyundai A-League win over their orange-clad counterparts. While Brown became the first Central Coast born and raised player to notch 50 appearances in the final round of the 2007 Pre-Season Cup, Clark, another foundation Mariners squad member, is one appearance away from his half-century of caps for his hometown club. Qantas Young Socceroo goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne has earned his first Mariners squad berth, and will compete with fellow local product Matthew Trott for starting honours at Suncorp Stadium. Aside from Heffernan, Porter and Vukovic, the Mariners will be without injured captain Alex Wilkinson for their fourth Hyundai A-League trip to Queensland, where they will be hoping to claim their third consecutive win of the new season.

[coolcricket]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) The only 4 matches played between these two at Suncorp have finished in a draw (1 x 0-0.....2 x 1-1.....1 x 2-2). 6 out of 8 games this season have been draws-CC the only team not to have had a draw so far this season. I think it might be time for them to come to the "Draw Party". Therefore, my money is going on the Draw @ 3.35 (Betfair). O/U 2.5 goals too hard to split, if pushed I would say under. Godd Luck all. p.s. Thanks for the great info once again beejayville.

[Marcus000]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Tough one here. Central Coast won some good money in the first 2 weeks for me thanks to the good previews/comments here. This one tho looking at it is a big more rough. Look forward to the comments here before the match starts. :nana

[aristoteles]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Queensland Roar v Central Coast Mariners Queensland Roar 0/1/0 Goal 2/2 Out: Stuart McLaren, Chris Grossman, Andrew Packer CC Mariners 1/0/0 Goal 1/0 Out: Dean Heffernan, Greg Owens, Danny Vukovic

Head 2 head

Aug 12, 07 A-League CC Mariners 1 - 3 Queensland Roar Jul 21, 07 A-League CC Mariners 1 - 1 Queensland Roar Dec 16, 06 A-League CC Mariners 2 - 3 Queensland Roar Oct 28, 06 A-League CC Mariners 1 - 1 Queensland Roar

Queensland Roar Matches

Sep 02, 07	A-League		Newcastle Jets	1 - 1	Queensland Roar
Aug 25, 07	A-League		Queensland Roar	2 - 2	Adelaide United
Aug 12, 07	A-League		CC Mariners	1 - 3	Queensland Roar

CC Mariners Matches

Aug 31, 07	A-League		CC Mariners	3 - 0	Wellington Phoenix
Aug 24, 07	A-League		Sydney FC	0 - 1	CC Mariners
Aug 12, 07	A-League		CC Mariners	1 - 3	Queensland Roar

• Prediction = 1 • Odds = 2.55 • Stake = 5/10 • Bookmakers = Bet365 • Prediction = Over 2.5 • Odds = 2.03 • Stake = 5/10 • Bookmakers = Canbet

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Previous Meetings

Queensland W1-D5-L0 (Home: W0-D3-L0)

Date	Home		Away
12/16/2006	CC Mariners	2-3	Queensland
10/28/2006	Queensland	1-1	CC Mariners
9/9/2006	CC Mariners	0-0	Queensland
2/4/2006	Queensland	2-2	CC Mariners
11/25/2005	CC Mariners	2-2	Queensland
10/7/2005	Queensland	1-1	CC Mariners

These teams have had five draws out of six games in all their A League meetings so far. They played each other in the pre season Cup and also had a 1-1 draw.

	Shots	On Target	Goals	Shots per Goal	0-45	45-90	Per Match	Avg Min.	GF every
Queensland	44	23	3	14.7	100%	0%	2	15	45 min.
Mariners	44	14	4	11.0	33%	66%	1.5	63	60 min.

Both of these teams are leading the League in shots on goal, with Queensland the more accurate, but the Mariners have one more goal. The Roar have scored all their goals in the first half this season, so there if they are not in front at half time then on their stats this season they won't win, although it is only 2 weeks of stats. The Mariners have been on fire around goal and they have also been clinical in their finishing. CURRENT ODDS

	1	X	2
Queensland	2-45	3-20	2-80	CC Mariners

The Mariners are great odds considering they are the only team to have won a game this season, and they have won two. Every other team has had a draw. These teams have had 3 games under 2.5 goals and 3 games over, and it could go wither way tonight. The Roar have Moore, Tiatto and Milicic back in the team tonight and they will strengthen them up no end. Seo is also back and his drive in midfield will be very beneficial. Ogenovski will still be a loss, but Queensland were very good last week against Newcastle with quality players missing. Central Coast are missing Dean Hefferenan who has been a rock in defence, and he also creates many forward plays, and his energy and creativity will be missed. This game could go either way, and their is definite value if you like the Mariners to win. The loss of Heffernan will hurt Central Coast and Queensland have gained some quality ins, and this sways me towards the draw tonight, and I also think there will be a few goals scored by two attacking sides. Queensland Roar/Central Coast Mariners DRAW @ $3-25 (Sportingbet) Over 2.5 Goals @ $1-95 (Centrebet) Good luck with your punting!

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Crikey you guys get some good odds overseas :loon I am only with Centrebet and Sportingbet

[Marcus000]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Good thoughts here, gonna go for the over 2.5 myself. The Greek has a great offer on the over at 2.02. So if anyone is gonna take the over and have an account at the The Greek, is priced well there. Good lusck to everyone in this game. :ok

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) LIVE WEB BROADCAST OF ROAR/MARINERS GAME TONIGHT Game starts at 8pm which is just under one hour my time. It is 7:08pm here in my neck of the woods. Radio/Web: Coast FM 96.3FM http://www.2ccc.net/

[Rockman]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) I am with you on the draw beejay,looks like have some value with the history of this two teams.small stakes for the fun of listening to the game.:hope

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm)

The only 4 matches played between these two at Suncorp have finished in a draw (1 x 0-0.....2 x 1-1.....1 x 2-2). 6 out of 8 games this season have been draws-CC the only team not to have had a draw so far this season. I think it might be time for them to come to the "Draw Party". Therefore, my money is going on the Draw @ 3.35 (Betfair). O/U 2.5 goals too hard to split, if pushed I would say under. Godd Luck all. p.s. Thanks for the great info once again beejayville.

Cheers Cool :cheers Usually have more stats available early in the week, but been flat out like a lizard drinking this week. Looks like most of us are on the draw and over 2.5, so good luck all!!! Will be watching the game live and updating in here when I can be bothered :)

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Named teams with game due to start in 20 minutes.

Queensland Roar	Central Coast Mariners
(gk) Liam Reddy	Matthew Trott (gk)
© Craig Moore	Andre Gumprecht
Josh McCloughan	John Hutchinson
Massimo Murdocca	Nik Mrdja
Simon Lynch	Damien Brown
Reinaldo	Tony Vidmar ©
Ben Griffin	Nigel Boogaard
Matt McKay	Matthew Osman
Hyuk-Su Seo	Adam Kwasnik
Danny Tiatto	Sasho Petrovski
Marcinho	Mile Jedinak
Subs	Subs
(gk) Griffin McMaster	Andrew Redmayne (gk)
Michael Zullo	Andrew Clark (gk)
Ante Milicic	Matt Simon
Mitch Nichols	Tom Pondeljak

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) For LIVE STATS of tonight's game click HERE

[mattsthebest]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) A-League website says the weather is fine, but I live in Brisbane and we've had showers all day. Just had a downpour about 40mins ago. I'm tailing the bandwagon and jumping on the draw. Had a look at both teams lineups and despite the outs for CCM, they still have a very formidable looking lineup. Really impressed with their forward line so far. However I think QLD have alot to play for tonight and so as tempting as backing CCM is, I think QLD will get something from the match in front of their home support. I just think you've got to follow the trend until it stops paying. Back the draw @3.50 (Betfair) Goodluck guys. I expect it to be highly entertaining.;)

[Marcus000]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Alright boys, lets do it up. a 2-2 final maybe? Good comments here. 12 min till gametime...

[-Loki-]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) 10 mins till KO... Whats with everyone being on the draw??? Is it just the history between these 2 sides that swaying everyone??? Was looking at backing that outcome myself...but after looking at a couple of other sites and this one am having my doubts...everyone seems to be on it. Still think I'll go with it but at reduced stakes. 2/10 pts on Draw @ 3.30 (Sportstab) 3/10 pts over 2.5 gols @ 2.16 (Sportstab)...looks like the under has been hit hard.

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) HT: Queensland 0 - 0 Central Coast 1st Half 45:01 - The whistle blows for half-time with the score locked up at 0-0 1st Half 45:00 - 2 minutes of injury time is called 1st Half 44:30 - Marcinhos shot is a beauty, bending around to the top corner, only just deflected away by Moore 1st Half 44:00 - The Roar have a free kick 1st Half 42:00 - The Roar get downfield quick and setup Mckay for a shot which goes across the goal, just missing 1st Half 41:30 - A poor shot by Gumprecht spoils a great set up by the Mariners, Petrovski part of it again 1st Half 39:00 - Hutchinson tries to finish a great play by Petrovski but the shot is high and wide 1st Half 37:00 - The Roar are creating more opportunities for shots at goal but the Mariners defence is holding up 1st Half 34:00 - Reinaldo gets in another shot but is saved easily by Trott 1st Half 33:00 - A bit of rain is falling now at Suncorp 1st Half 27:30 - It's defended well but the Mariners get another corner 1st Half 27:00 - The Mariners win a corner 1st Half 23:00 - The Roar are dominating the play at the moment, beating the Mariners in the midfield 1st Half 22:30 - Another great attempt by Marcinho just goes over the right corner of the goal 1st Half 21:00 - Reinaldo gets a loose ball and has a shot, not striking it well and missing left 1st Half 16:00 - Tiatto tries to find space for a shot but is well covered 1st Half 15:00 - The Roar receive a free kick 30m out from the Mariners goal 1st Half 13:30 - Marcinho puts in a great shot from 10m outside the box, beating the keeper but just too high 1st Half 10:00 - The first 10 mins has been an even contest with opportunities for both teams 1st Half 05:30 - The kick falls into the Mariners lap and they clear downfield 1st Half 05:00 - The Roar attack well and receive a corner 1st Half 03:00 - A chance for the Mariners as Petrovski finds space, well saved by Reddy though 1st Half 01:00 - The Roar attack early but are called offside 1st Half 00:01 - The Roar kick off to get the game underway 1st Half 00:00 - Welcome to Suncorp Stadium for the A-League clash between the Roar and the Mariners

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Spot on regards the wet weather Matt as the first half had steady for most of the game. Queensland dominated the first half and again they had plenty of shots without every really threatening. Both sides have had limited chances and not really looked like scoring. The Roar defence has been hard to get past with Moore very strong down back. The Mariners have also been impenetrable with Boogaard continuing his fine early season form. At this stage the Over 2.5 looks like it will take a miracle to get up, but the draw is looking awfully good. :ok

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) 54m Queensland 0 - 1 Central Coast Queensland simply dominating this game with 11 shots to 6 and it goes down the Mariners end for a corner, and the corner is placed at the edge of the box where Kwasnik cracks a top shot straight through everybody for the opener to Central Coast.

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) FT: Queensland Roar 0 - 1 Central Coast Mariners 2nd Half 93:00 - The whistle blows for full time, the Mariners going 3 from 3, beating the Roar 1-0 2nd Half 92:00 - The Roar are running out of time with less than a minute left to go 2nd Half 90:00 - 3 mins of injury time are to be played 2nd Half 88:00 - Reinaldo gets free from a loose ball and tries to bend his shot around but executes it poorly 2nd Half 85:00 - Murdocca struggles to get free, the ball going back for Mckay who strikes it well, saved by Trott 2nd Half 80:00 - The Roar get 2 consecutive shots at goal but are unable to get past the defenders 2nd Half 78:00 - The Roar are still getting up into the Mariners box, surely they must score soon? 2nd Half 76:00 - The Mariners get 2 corners in a row, but are defended by the Roar 2nd Half 72:30 - The corner is perfect for Reinaldo to get in a good header, Trott diving to his right to save 2nd Half 72:00 - Trott is proving invaluable for the Mariners as he saves a sure goal after Reinaldo shoots 2nd Half 70:00 - The Roar are keeping up the pressure, releasing shot after shot at Trott 2nd Half 68:30 - No chances this time for the Roar as the Mariners defenders clear 2nd Half 68:00 - A chance for Mccloughan from the left but deflected away by a defender for another Roar corner 2nd Half 67:30 - Corner to the Roar 2nd Half 64:00 - The Mariners attack on the edge of the box, Petrovski shooting but the power was taken out of it 2nd Half 62:00 - The Roar are trying desperately to get one back on the Mariners, finding space but not finishing 2nd Half 60:00 - Marcinho shows good speed and skill to give himself a shot at goal, narrowly missing right 2nd Half 55:00 - GOAL MARINERS! The kick goes to Kwasnik who drives the ball into the back of the goal 2nd Half 54:30 - The Mariners try and get into it, Kwasnik crossing nicely but Tiatto defending, corner Mariners 2nd Half 54:00 - Tiatto makes a determined effort and gets Reinaldo some space, taking the shot but Trott saving 2nd Half 52:00 - The Mariners are struggling to get any possession in this 2nd half, it's all the Roar at the moment 2nd Half 51:00 - The Roar almost sneak in a header to the left corner, just rising above 2nd Half 50:30 - Seo fires in a shot from out right, Trott getting his hands to it to give the Roar another corner 2nd Half 49:30 - No they can't, a poor delivery easily cleared by the Mariners defence 2nd Half 49:00 - Another corner for the Roar, can they capitalise this time? 2nd Half 47:30 - Lynch has an opening and takes a shot, but it's cleared once again by the Mariners 2nd Half 47:00 - Roar with the corner 2nd Half 46:00 - A great start to the 2nd half for the Roar with Reinaldo working together with Marcinho, Trott saves 2nd Half 45:02 - The 2nd half gets underway with a Roar kick off

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Well the Mariners at $2-80 turned out to be value indeed considering they were unbeaten and on top of the ladder by 4 points. Having said that, Queensland had more shots than a rabid dog in the second half but they were unable to convert, whereas the Mariners would have been lucky to have 2 or 3 and they managed to score. It is all about scoring goals and kudos to the Mariners for converting and going on to win the game. Queensland were clearly the better side but they could not score. Much like the game against Adelaide they were relentless in attack but were unable to find the winning goal. Top quality game and really should have been a draw, but the Mariners win and are currently 7 points clear on top.

[mattsthebest]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm)

54m Queensland 0 - 1 Central Coast Queensland simply dominating this game with 11 shots to 6 and it goes down the Mariners end for a corner, and the corner is placed at the edge of the box where Kwasnik cracks a top shot straight through everybody for the opener to Central Coast.

The operative word being everybody. Quite incredible really when you watch the replay to see how many legs it managed to get through before crossing the goal line. Just a freak goal. The sought of goal that was going to seperate the 2 on the night. Bit disappointing in the end that I didn't back my judgement and take CCM, although it's not like they played well enough to deserve the win. It was more down to QLD's horrible finishing in front of goal.

[DeMMa]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) I think we all lost on tonights game... I had Over 2.5 Goals.. Read MVFC VS AUFC THREAD FOR BETS :)

[Beejayville]

Re: A League Round 3 - Queensland Roar vs Central Coast (Thur 6th Sep - 8pm) Mariners outlast Roar The Central Coast Mariners have extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points and maintained their 100 per-cent start to the season through a 1-0 win over Queensland Roar at a rain-drenched Suncorp Stadium. With three games still to play in the third round, the Mariners have already established a clear distance between themselves and the chasing pack after Adam Kwasnik's rifled winner handed the visitors their first win over the Roar in seven league meetings. The Queenslanders dominated proceedings but fell foul to a cleverly worked corner early in the second-half with the depleted Mariners, minus Qantas Socceroos call-up Dean Heffernan and No.1 Danny Vukovic, then holding on for a third successive Hyundai A-League victory. Vukovic's replacement, Matthew Trott, made two outstanding second-half saves to preserve the Central Coast's lead but the Roar was left to rue three chances spurned by South American playmaker Marcinho. Coach Frank Farina opted to continue with Danny Tiatto in central midfield despite the absence of Andrew Packer at left-back and, helped by the former Socceroo's influence, the Roar had steadily gained control of the midfield battle. Tiatto, who managed to avoid getting booked and so is free to travel to Perth next weekend, actually dislocated his left shoulder in the first-half in an innocuous challenge with Sasho Petrovski before bravely continuing. Goalkeeper Liam Reddy saved smartly from the onrushing Kwasnik on four minutes, but from then on Queensland manufactured the better goalscoring chances with Marcinho twice going close although failing to test Trott on either occasion. Central Coast midfielder Mile Jedinak, who had been designated to man-mark the Brazilian, was sticking to his task but with Petrovski and Nik Mrdja starved of service strikes on goal were few and far between. In the shadows of half-time, Andre Gumprecht and Simon Lynch both wasted clear-cut opportunities with the German midfielder firing wide after neat work from Petrovski and Lynch inches away from deflecting Matt McKay's centre past Trott. But 10 minutes after the break, a well-worked corner from Damien Brown caught the Roar defence napping and Kwasnik thundered a shot through a crowd of players and past the unsighted Reddy. Marcinho should have drawn the scores level after dancing through the Mariners backline but again failed to find the target with a rasping low drive before Trott's outstanding double save. First the 22-year-old Gosford-born 'keeper blocked Ante Milicic's effort after Tony Vidmar failed to clear, then pulled off an acrobatic one-handed diving stop to deny Reinaldo's goal-bound header. By now Queensland was throwing everything at the resolute Mariners but the league leader held firm to end a hoodoo stretching back over two seasons. Farina said afterwards he was unconcerned that the goalscoring problem which has dogged the club for two seasons remained unsolved. Queensland Roar 0 Central Coast Mariners 1 (Kwasnik 55) Crowd: 8815 at Suncorp Stadium