Coopers Stadium, Hindmarsh
Kick-off: 7:00pm local (7:30pm AEDT)
Referee : Chris Beath
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin
Assistant Referee 2: Andrej Giev
Fourth Official: Andrew Lindsay
AAR 1: Rick Schneider
AAR 2: Daniel Elder
Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (GK) (c), 2.Michael MARRONE, 3.Nigel BOOGAARD, 4.Dylan McGOWAN, 5.Osama MALIK, 7.Pablo SÁNCHEZ, 8.ISAÍAS, 9.Sergio CIRIO, 10.Marcelo CARRUSCA, 13.Dylan SMITH, 14.Cameron WATSON, 17.Awer MABIL, 18.Jimmy JEGGO, 20.Paul IZZO (GK), 21.Tarek ELRICH, 22.Fabio FERREIRA, 24.Bruce KOMAU, 32.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS
Central Coast Mariners squad: 1.Beyhan IRMARKO (GK), 3.Joshua ROSE, 4.Richi VERNES, 5.Zac ANDERSON, 7.John HUTCHINSON (c), 8.Nick MONTGOMERY, 9.Mitchell DUKE, 12.Liam REDDY (GK), 13.Hayden MORTON, 14.Malick MANÉ, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Anthony CACERES, 19.Matt SIMON, 25.Eddy BOSNAR, 26.Seung Yong KIM, 27.Isaka CERNAK, 28.Glen TRIFIRO, 29.Matt SIM
In-form Adelaide United will be hot favourites to progress to the inaugural Westfield FFA Cup final when they face the struggling Central Coast Mariners in the semi-finals on Wednesday night.
Josep Gombau's men could only draw 0-0 at home to fellow Hyundai A-League pacesetters Sydney FC on Friday but it wasn't for a lack of trying, the Reds peppering the visitors goal throughout an entertaining 90 minutes at Coopers Stadium.
Their form has also been impressive in the new national knockout competition. Unlike the Mariners, the Reds have had to overcome Hyundai A-League opposition at every stage of the competition, beating Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane Roar and the Sky Blues to reach the last four.
Those early tests appear to have stood Adelaide in good stead, with the South Australian side joint second in the table, one point back from leaders Perth Glory.
Central Coast meanwhile enjoyed a relatively easy run to get to this stage of the Cup, accounting for the South Coast Wolves, Olympic FC and Palm Beach Sharks.
The Mariners had issues retaining possession at home to Perth and a repeat of that issue raises the prospect of the visitors being starved of the ball at Coopers Stadium.
Jacob Poscoliero has found himself starting in defence alongside Eddy Bosnar and ahead of Zach Anderson in recent weeks and the newcomer is likely for a busy evening to say the least as the Reds look to make amends for their profligacy on Friday.
A Central Coast victory meanwhile would be another proud chapter in the Mariners' long tradition of wins against odds.
