Perth Glory have subjected Central Coast Mariners to a 4-0 defeat at nib Stadium in an embarrassingly poor performance from the visitors.
The Mariners finished the match with nine men after both Mitch Austin and Luis Garcia recieved two yellow cards and were sent off.
Perth got off to the perfect start, long before they had the numerical advantage, with Tomi Uskok fouling Chris Harold in the box earning a penalty; Diego Catsro converted from the spot.
The second half saw majority of the action with the Mariners going down to 10 in the opening five minutes of the half with Austin’s sending off.
Andy Keogh doubled the home side’s advantage and Josh Risdon provided his first assist of the night in the 53rd minute. The Socceroo’s stunning cross found the head of the Irishman who put it past Paul Izzo.
Central Coast were then down to nine with Garcia earning his second yellow just a minute after his side conceded.
The Glory added a third through the penalty spot after a Nick Montogomery foul on Risdon; this time Keogh stepped up to the spot and converted for his second of the night.
Perth had their fourth and final goal with the final play of the game. Keogh released Risdon with the captain crossing it back to the far post from the byline for Chris Harold to head home.
The Mariners stay rooted to the bottom of the table while the Glory rise above Melbourne Victory into fifth.
Here’s the best of the reaction from Twitter.
That'll do! #PERvCCM pic.twitter.com/LUeDlPMgIx
— Neil Sherwin (@neilsherwin) March 12, 2016
Castro The Biggest Quiet Achiever In The #ALeague #PERvCCM
— SokkaaLife⚽️ (@Kupej) March 12, 2016
How perfect that would have been to score in the 38th minute.. #DT38 #PGFC #PERvCCM
— Radd Reynolds (@RaddReynolds) March 12, 2016
Most red cards per game:
0.36 Morwell 1998/99 (10 reds / 28 games)
0.33 Mariners 2007/08 (8/24)
0.32 Mariners 2015/16 (7/22)#CCMvMVC 60'— andrew howe (@AndyHowe_statto) March 6, 2016
9 red cards in 23 matches for Central Coast.
9.— Adam Peacock (@adampeacock3) March 12, 2016
Ahhh I get it.
For each goal Perth score, Central Coast will reciprocate with a red card.
Understood.#PERvCCM
— Matt Not Front (@MattiusBackius) March 12, 2016
The erosion of the Mariners club culture is one of the more impressive/dire feats in A-League history #PERvCCM
— Tom Bell (@TomRBlike) March 12, 2016
@CCMariners how can you ask the fans for their support and give us this in return….really??? Nowhere near A-League standard #PERvCCM
— Muzz (@CMurkX) March 12, 2016
Only Perth Glory collected more reds in a single season (10 in 2010/11) than Mariners have now. Still, plenty of games left to beat that…
— Kevin Airs (@KevinAirs442) March 12, 2016
#PERvCCM come on, give them a break. One bad season in 10 years. It's not the end of the world.
— Not my real name (@Remote100) March 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/andrew_54/status/708623381407469568
https://twitter.com/ccm_evertonian/status/708632398796161024
Josh Risdon just been superb tonight and for weeks now. Becoming one of the top players in the @ALeague #PERvCCM
— Brendan Da Costa (@BrendanDaCosta) March 12, 2016
Insipid and shameful
A once proud football team reduced to being a park side.
I am truly embarrassed @CCMariners
— Josh Howe (@JoshO567) March 12, 2016
I am not sure what else can be said about the Mariners this season that we haven't already. I feel awful for the fans, it's just not right.
— Lucy Zelić (@LucyZelic) March 12, 2016
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