The match between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory in January, 2020 was mad.
Matt Simon buried two penalties in injury time for the Mariners to win 3-2.
Marco Kurz was sacked three days later.
And here we are 14 months later. The Mariners flying. Victory, a punchline.
The Mariners have the chance to go seven points clear at the top against Macarthur tonight while Victory are stuck on seven points, going nowhere fast.
Winning and losing can do mysterious things to the psyche.
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