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CENTRAL Coast Mariners' misery continues, as the A-League champions went down 2-0 to FC Seoul in their first instalment of this season's Asian Champions League.
Out-classed and picked apart by their hosts, Phil Moss's team suffered a miserable night compounded by the late dismissal of defender Marcel Seip, making it now five defeats in a row.
The game had started well enough for Moss's team, has Seoul looked as rusty as you might expect from a side still in pre-season. Zac Anderson and Seip were happy enough to ward off a succession of long balls, though there was precious little attacking threat from the visitors.
Suddenly though Seoul had a brief flurry of chances just before the quarter hour, showing they had hit their stride.
First Osmar Barba Ibanez let fly from 30m with a vicious shot that Liam Reddy did well to tip aside. Then from the corner, Sergio Escudero scuffed a shot that bounced off the post, as the Central Coast rocked a little.
What really hurt them though was a quite bizarre decision from the referee. Escudero chased a ball into the Mariners box, and flicked a pass out towards the wing, a split second before Josh Rose's challenge brushed the forward's leg.
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There was no appeal from any of the Seoul players, but remarkably a penalty was awarded, and Osmar stroked it home via a post.
For Moss there was only frustration, compounded by his own side's inability to make any inroads going forward. It took until the 50th minute for the Mariners to create a real chance, but it was a good one.
Bernie Ibini and Nick Fitzgerald were the creators, swapping passes on the right wing before Ibini drove a low cross towards Rose at the far post, just 12m out. The leftback had time to measure his shot, but instead blazed it horribly over the bar.
Six minutes later, the Mariners' angst at that was even worse, as Seoul doubled their lead. It was a beautifully crafted goal, the ball worked out wide to Kim Chiwoo, whose low cross was dummied by Escudero allowing Yun Il Lok to drive home a crisp shot.
Worse nearly followed minutes later, when a deflection opened space for Chiwoo, whose shot was clawed away by Reddy.
But despite the willing running of Matt Simon there was little threat from the visitors, who after sitting back for so long only began to muster any offensive strength once two goals behind.
With five minutes to go, Seip was shown a straight red card for a studs-high lunge. In the end the final whistle was a relief for the Central Coast.
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