DEBUT HERO Scores Twice! ｜ Mariners (AUS) - Johor (MAS) ｜ Highlights ｜ AFC Champions League Elite

The Mariners welcome JDT to the Central Coast Stadium on Matchday 7 in the East and while the Australian side will not be moving on from the league phase, a place in the last 16 is looking very likely for the side from Malaysia. With two games remaining and the Mariners already disqualified, Mark Jackson can let some of his younger players taste action on the continental stage, with 19-year-old Miguel Di Pizio partnering Ryan Edmondson in attack. With the last 16 place now within grasp, Hector Vidoglio feels a strong starting XI and will rely on Arif Ayman and Brazilian number nine Bergson to continue their fine form. New signing Gonzalez starts in central defence. A promising start here from the visitors from Malaysia, lovely through ball to Bergson who tries to cut it back there. It's well defended. JDT coming forward here right at the end of the half, out wide to Arif Ayman and he's completely clattered by Dylan Perez-Cullen and the Mariners now down to 10 men for the entirety of the second half. Heberti to take the free kick, off the post and in from Bergson. The flag has gone up though. It's actually Jordi Ama who plays it across to the Brazilian. The goal will not count, still 0-0. The break here in Gosford. Arif Ayman on his way down this right side, centres it for Bergson. Pavlevic standing his ground well, keeps himself big, comes up with a world-class stop there. 58th minute, JDT piling on the pressure, looking for the opener, nearly find it, now perhaps on the follow-up for Bergson, not once but twice, Adam Pavlevic in the way and making the save. Corner comes in, just past the hour mark now, Arif Ayman floats it towards the back, post off the crossbar by Alvaro Gonzalez. The new man nearly breaking the deadlock, shot fired in, well defended but JDT come forward again. Arif Ayman cuts it back to Gonzalez, and the debutant with the opening goal, and what a goal it could be for Joao Darutasi. Desperately need three points to keep their last 16 hopes alive and kicking, and it's the new man who finds the back of the net. Mariners looking for a way back in here, they might have one. And Alok Kuwab popping up at the back post, headed back across to him by Kaltak, that's definitely not offside, I'm pretty sure the goal will stand here, down to 10 men but back on level terms. JDT looking for a winner, long range efforts, kept out by Pavlevic, and then I think it's Kaltak who gets a toe on the second effort there to just help it wide, less than quarter of an hour still to go. One way traffic here, one man advantage for JDT yet to pay off now, perhaps Gonzalez with a second! Well what a debut for the 35 year old, he only joined on the 4th of February, he's found the back of the net twice here, and what is a vital matchday 7 for JDT. So a dream debut for Gonzalez, he's JDT beat the Mariners 2-1 to pick up all three points and take one step closer to a place in the last 16 with just one game left in the East.