AFC Champions League Elite Match Half-Time Report: Kur Makes Dangerous Plays, Bisoli Breaks the Deadlock – Central Coast Mariners Temporarily 0-1 Buriram United

Key Events In the 30th minute, Buriram United quickly took a free-kick on the right flank, Gos crossed from the right, with Bisoli and Supachai both making runs, Bisoli poked the ball into the net at the near post, breaking the deadlock for the visiting Buriram United, 1-0. Match Report

On October 1st, in the second round of the East Asia Zone of the AFC Champions League Elite League, Australian team Central Coast Mariners faced Thai League team Buriram United at home.

The Central Coast Mariners lost their first match away 1-3 to Chinese Super League team Shandong Taishan, while Buriram United drew 0-0 at home against Japan’s Vissel Kobe in their first match. The two teams had never met before, and both were striving for their first win in this round.

In the 4th minute, Kur cut inside from the left flank into the edge of the penalty area and unleashed a powerful shot that narrowly missed the target. In the 22nd minute, Buriram United sent a long pass into the box, Crisheim nodded it back from the far post, Bisoli received the ball and pushed his shot, but it was too central and the goalkeeper collected it. In the 26th minute, Buriram United delivered a corner kick from the left side to the far post, after which Gos volleyed without controlling the ball, but he failed to keep it down and it went high. In the 36th minute, Buriram United played a through ball, Supachai received it and charged towards the penalty area, then passed it to Crisheim who swept the ball across the face of goal from a tight angle, but it was blocked by a defender who tracked back. In the 44th minute, Tabinash broke through three defenders on the right flank, but his dribbling failed to break through the defense.

At half-time, the Central Coast Mariners trailed 0-1.

Player List

Central Coast Mariners starting lineup: 1-Pavletic; 3-Kalatak; 12-Maurages; 33-Baule; 15-Loucks; 7-Theophilus; 8-McCammon; 10-Michael; 26-Tap; 37-Brandtman; 9-Kur; Substitutes: 30-Valshevsky; 24-Herrington; 27-Kuzefski; 42-Smith; 34-Williams; 28-Wilson; 16-Stile; 36-Ims; 35-Asher; 11-Victor; 99-Edmundson; 17-Noel;

Buriram United starting lineup: 13-Etheridge; 6-Good; 92-Kim Min-hyeok; 16-Dugall; 23-Josic; 5-Thirathon; 11-Gos; 10-Crisheim; 40-Tabinash; 9-Supachai; 7-Bisoli; Substitutes: 1-Sivaraks; 3-Bunmathan; 2-Saralee; 17-Charalambos; 20-Jaroensak; 96-Vargas; 8-Ratanakorn; 27-Phitiwat; 18-Berg; 95-Seksan; 19-Chirichiro;