A-League semi-final LIVE: Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners at Allianz Stadium

It’ll instrumentality a just effort from the Mariners to get the occupation done here. They lone landed backmost successful Australia precocious connected Tuesday night, and the scheduling of this lucifer hasn’t done them immoderate favours; for the record, Allianz Stadium is booked implicit the play for different sports.

“When stuck successful Kyrgyzstan owed to formation cancellations, wherefore not explore!” The Central Coast Mariners posted to Instagram portion successful Bishkek.Credit: Instagram

I’ve written a spot astir the club’s unthinkable travel done Asia for the AFC Cup, which has taken them connected a sensational 100,000 km trek which has ended with immoderate historical silverware. And they’ve flown system people the full way. You tin work astir that here.

And then, aft their 1-0 triumph implicit Lebanese outfit Al Ahed, I mused connected wherever the Mariners’ feats fertile successful wide Australian terms. If they bash the treble, and triumph the A-League expansive last arsenic good arsenic the premiership and the AFC Cup, I reckon they’ll person to beryllium regarded arsenic 1 of the top teams we’ve ever seen. You tin work that 1 here.

Here’s however Sydney FC are lining up:

Just the 1 alteration from manager Ufuk Talay, who has elected to bring successful Jake Girdwood-Reich for the injured Joe Lolley - truthful nary Max Burgess, who loomed arsenic a much logical replacement. Expect a antithetic signifier from the Sky Blues, then.

And here’s the Central Coast Mariners squad for tonight:

They’ve made 2 changes from the squad that won the AFC Cup successful Oman connected the weekend, with striker Ryan Edmondson and midfielder Miguel Di Pizio out, and Alou Kuol and Storm Roux in.