Melbourne Heart FC’s 37-year-old shot stopper Clint Bolton has been handed a starting berth and the captaincy as the Red and White challenge the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford this afternoon.
Melbourne Heart FC’s 37-year-old shot stopper Clint Bolton has been handed a starting berth and the captaincy as the Red and White challenge the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford this afternoon.
Bolton will don the gloves and the captain’s armband as Head Coach John Aloisi makes a number of changes ahead of the match, with Andrew Redmayne taking up his spot on the bench after 13 consecutive starts for Heart.
Teenager Ben Garuccio has also been handed a starting berth – the first time since he was injured against Sydney FC in Round 9 in December last year – although the 17-year-old made a brief appearance off the bench in Heart’s 2-0 win over Adelaide United in January.
See the full squads for this evening’s match, below.
Melbourne Heart FC Line-Up: 1. Clint Bolton (GK), 4. Simon Colosimo, 6. Patrick Gerhardt, 8. Matt Thompson, 10 . Josip Tadic, 11. Richard Garcia, 15. David Williams, 16. Marcel Meeuwis, 19. Ben Garuccio, 21. Jamie Coyne, 24. Sam Mitchinson
Substitutes: 20. Andrew Redmayne (GK), 9. Dylan Macallister, 17. Jason Hoffman, 36. Eli Babalj.
Central Coast Mariners Line-Up: 20. Justin Pasfield (GK), 2. Daniel McBreen, 4. Pedj Bojic, 5. Zac Anderson, 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 11. Oliver Bozanic, 13. Brent Griffiths, 15. Bradley McDonald, 17. Anthony Caaceres, 21. Mile Sterjovski, 29. Nick Fitzgerald
Substitutes: 1. Matthew Ryan (GK), 8. Adrian Pellegrino, 19. Mitchell Duke, 24. Hayden Morton.
