Central Coast Mariners FC 2–8 Newcastle Jets FC

Joe Champness opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Ten minutes later, Roy O'Donovan scored from a through ball from Steven Ugarkovic to score Newcastle' second goal of the game. Newcastle's third goal came from Riley McGree who finished top of the box with a low left foot shot to the right of the goal. A deflection cross by Andrew Hoole had Connor Pain score one goal back with an open net for the Central Coast Mariners. In the second half of the match, the 53rd minute had Newcastle score their fourth goal by Riley McGree. In the 60th minute, a corner was awarded which Newcastle used to score their fifth goal through Lachlan Jackson for his first goal for Newcastle Jets. A penalty was awarded by Jake McGing who fouled Joe Champness, as Roy O'Donovan scored his penalty for his second goal of the match. A seventh goal came as Riley McGree completed his hat-trick by scoring his third goal in the match with a left foot shot deflecting off Wout Brama. The final ten minutes, saw Trent Buhagiar score the Mariners' second goal in the 80th minute. One minute later, Patito Rodriguez cut back the ball to Dimitri Petratos who scored Newcastle's eighth goal, with ten minutes left. This was to be the aggregate record of most goals scored in an A-League match.[4]