On song ... Daniel McBreen scores to put the Mariners in front. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited
His side may have just extended their lead at the top of the A-League ladder with a 2-0 win over Western Sydney but Central Coast coach Graham Arnold has labelled the Wanderers the competition's form team.
Super striker Daniel McBreen ensured victory with his brace at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday night to end the Wanderers five-match unbeaten streak.
McBreen reclaimed top spot on the goal scorers' list, netting in each half to make it a dozen for the season so far, two ahead of Melbourne Victory's Marco Rojas and Wellington's Jeremy Brockie.
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Victory | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Western Sydney | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Perth | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Heart | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | Brisbane | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 9 | Wellington | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Sydney | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 14 |
A-League newcomers the Wanderers, who played the majority of the second half with 10 men after midfielder Jason Trifiro was sent off for his second yellow card, remain in fourth spot.
The boisterous Red and Black Block were again out in force, their constant chanting engaging the entire 16,387-strong crowd.
"The challenge for us before we came here was to play probably the best team in the league with momentum and the team everyone's talking about in front of a very vocal crowd," Arnold said.
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"The test today was more trying to take the crowd out of the game and try to beat the form team of the competition.
"They way we performed in front of that I was very happy."
Mariners veteran McBreen finally broke the deadlock in the 41st minute when he got onto a ball from Adam Kwasnik and penetrated the Wanderers' backline, missing suspended skipper Michael Beauchamp.
The hosts had a handful of chances through Mark Bridge, Joe Gibbs and Japanese star Shinji Ono.
Just when it looked like the Wanderers had the momentum Trifiro, who earned his first yellow card in the opening half, was sent off in the 54th minute for his second after a tackle on Kwasnik.
McBreen struck again in the 94th minute, curling the ball into the back of the net to seal the win.
Wanderers coach Tony Popovic said coming up against the front runners was a good yardstick for his side.
"When you're playing the league leaders you have to make the most of those limited opportunities because you don't get many," Popovic said.
"They're obviously a very good side and they've been in very good form so it was good to see where we're at and I thought we handled it very well.
"When we were down to 10 men the boys just kept going so I can't be disappointed at all."
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