| | First Half starts. |
| 6' | | New attacking attempt. Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jordan Bos. |
| 7' | | Hand ball by Storm Roux - Central Coast Mariners |
| 9' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Curtis Good with a pass, however Jamie Maclaren is in offside. |
| 10' | | Missed chance. Valon Berisha - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. |
| 12' | | Fouled by Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners |
| 12' | | Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 12' | | Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 13' | | Hand ball by Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners |
| 14' | | Missed chance. Jordan Bos - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assist - Richard van der Venne. |
| 15' | | New attacking attempt. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Mathew Leckie with a through ball. |
| 16' | | Fouled by Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City |
| 16' | | Jacob Farrell - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in defence. |
| 16' | | Delay in match - Melbourne City |
| 18' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 20' | | Missed chance. Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Jordan Bos. |
| 24' | | Missed chance. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the left missed. Assist - Mathew Leckie with a through ball. |
| 24' | | New attacking attempt. Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Jamie Maclaren. |
| 24' | | New attacking attempt. Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. |
| 25' | | Callum Talbot - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 25' | | Fouled by Béni Nkololo - Central Coast Mariners |
| 25' | | Delay in match - injury Callum Talbot - Melbourne City |
| 26' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 28' | | Missed chance. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Jamie Maclaren. |
| 29' | | New attacking attempt. Jason Cummings - Central Coast Mariners - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Béni Nkololo. |
| 30' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie with a pass, however Richard van der Venne is in offside. |
| 31' | | Delay in match - Melbourne City |
| 33' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 33' | | Missed chance. Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners - shot with right foot from a diffucult position and long distance on the right missed to the left. |
| 35' | | New attacking attempt. Marco Tilio - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Aiden O'Neill. |
| 36' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Marco Tilio with a pass, however Jamie Maclaren is in offside. |
| 39' | | Goal! Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Richard van der Venne. |
| 42' | | Shot blocked. Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked. |
| 42' | | Fouled by Callum Talbot - Melbourne City |
| 42' | | Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in attack. |
| 43' | | Fouled by Nectarios Triantis - Central Coast Mariners |
| 43' | | Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 43' | | Fouled by Callum Talbot - Melbourne City |
| 43' | | Samuel Silvera - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in attack. |
| 45+1' | | Penalty Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne draws a foul in the penalty area. |
| 45+1' | | Penalty conceded by Daniel Hall - Central Coast Mariners - after a foul in the penalty area. |
| 45+2' | | Penalty saved! Jamie Maclaren - Melbourne City - fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, shot with right foot saved in the left corner. |
| 45+2' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Daniel Hall. |
| 45+3' | | Missed chance. Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Jordan Bos after corner. |
| 45+5' | | First Half ended - Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. |
| 45' | | Second Half starts Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. |
| 46' | | Fouled by Thomas Lam - Melbourne City |
| 46' | | Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in attack. |
| 47' | | New attacking attempt. Harrison Steele - Central Coast Mariners - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Samuel Silvera. |
| 48' | | New attacking attempt. Marco Túlio - Central Coast Mariners - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Storm Roux. |
| 49' | | Fouled by Callum Talbot - Melbourne City |
| 49' | | Jacob Farrell - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 49' | | Callum Talbot - Melbourne City - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 49' | | Missed chance. Jacob Farrell - Central Coast Mariners - shot with left foot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assist - Brian Kaltack with a head. |
| 52' | | Fouled by Marco Tilio - Melbourne City |
| 52' | | Storm Roux - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in defence. |
| 52' | | Delay in match - injury Valon Berisha - Melbourne City |
| 53' | | Béni Nkololo - Central Coast Mariners - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 53' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 58' | | Shot blocked. Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Callum Talbot. |
| 58' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Richard van der Venne with a pass, however Marco Tilio is in offside. |
| 62' | | Delay in match - Melbourne City |
| 63' | | Substitution - Central Coast Mariners. Sasha Kuzevski for Storm Roux. |
| 63' | | Substitution - Central Coast Mariners. Michael Ruhs for Samuel Silvera. |
| 63' | | Substitution - Central Coast Mariners. Garang Kuol for Béni Nkololo. |
| 63' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 63' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout for Marco Tilio. |
| 63' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Scott Galloway for Callum Talbot. |
| 65' | | Corner - Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Scott Galloway. |
| 66' | | Delay in match - injury Nectarios Triantis - Central Coast Mariners |
| 67' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 69' | | Delay in match - injury Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City |
| 70' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 73' | | Daniel Hall - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in defence. |
| 73' | | Fouled by Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City |
| 73' | | Richard van der Venne - Melbourne City - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 74' | | New attacking attempt. Michael Ruhs - Central Coast Mariners - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Daniel Hall with a through ball. |
| 77' | | Corner - Central Coast Mariners. Conceded by Curtis Good. |
| 79' | | Aiden O'Neill - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 79' | | Fouled by Garang Kuol - Central Coast Mariners |
| 79' | | Garang Kuol - Central Coast Mariners - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 79' | | Delay in match - Melbourne City |
| 80' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 81' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Scott Jamieson for Valon Berisha. |
| 81' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Nuno Reis for Thomas Lam. |
| 81' | | Substitution - Central Coast Mariners. Dor Jok for Marco Túlio. |
| 81' | | Substitution - Central Coast Mariners. Cameron Windust for Nectarios Triantis. |
| 82' | | Fouled by Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City |
| 82' | | Garang Kuol - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in attack. |
| 84' | | Brian Kaltack - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in defence. |
| 84' | | Fouled by Mathew Leckie - Melbourne City |
| 84' | | Offside - Central Coast Mariners. Sasha Kuzevski with a pass, however Dor Jok is in offside. |
| 85' | | Fouled by Jordan Bos - Melbourne City |
| 85' | | Sasha Kuzevski - Central Coast Mariners - won a free kick in defence. |
| 86' | | Offside - Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Hall with a pass, however Michael Ruhs is in offside. |
| 88' | | Andrew Nabbout - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 88' | | Fouled by Michael Ruhs - Central Coast Mariners |
| 88' | | Fouled by Dor Jok - Central Coast Mariners |
| 88' | | Scott Jamieson - Melbourne City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 89' | | Fouled by Michael Ruhs - Central Coast Mariners |
| 89' | | Scott Galloway - Melbourne City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 89' | | Michael Ruhs - Central Coast Mariners - receive yellow card. |
| 90' | | Substitution - Melbourne City. Taras Gomulka for Jordan Bos. |
| 90+1' | | Corner - Melbourne City. Conceded by Dor Jok. |
| 90+4' | | Offside - Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout with a pass, however Jamie Maclaren is in offside. |
| 90+6' | | Missed chance. Scott Galloway - Melbourne City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Taras Gomulka. |
| 90+7' | | Offside - Central Coast Mariners. Daniel Hall with a pass, however Dor Jok is in offside. |
| 90+8' | | Second Half ended - Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. |
| | Thats all. Game finished - Melbourne City 1, Central Coast Mariners 0. |