Mariners beat Jets in 20th A-League match between the sides

Central Coast Mariners ended their long winless streak when they beat Newcastle Jets 3-0 at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford this evening.

The match had been postponed on Saturday because of heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch.

Newcastle clinched sixth place on the A-League ladder despite the loss, while the Mariners are seventh.

Nigel Boogaard headed the Mariners into the lead from a corner in the 17^th minute.

Adam Kwasnik lobbed the keeper after a fine through-ball in the 50^th minute to make it 2-0 for the home side.

Brad Porter should have added a third in the 55^th minute, but his shot hit the crossbar.

Newcastle’s hopes of getting back into the match were dashed with the dismissal of Labinot Haliti in the 56^th minute after he collected a second yellow card.

Matt Simon made it 3-0 in the 72^nd minute from substitute Brody Smith’s low ball across the box from the right.

The Mariners had Predrag Bojic sent off two minutes from the end.