Rain forces A-League match to be abandoned

Torrential rain has forced Sunday’s A-League match between Gold Coast United and the Central Coast Mariners to be abandoned after 19 minutes.

A crowd of 10,146, a record for the Gold Coast club, turned up for the match but referee Chris Beath cut short their enthusiasm, calling the game off due to the unplayable nature of the Skilled Park pitch.

Despite the early finish, the match had plenty of excitement.

In the 11th minute, United’s Dino Djulbic brought down Oliver Bozanic in the area and Beath had no hesitation pointing straight to the spot, but Adam Kwasnik put his penalty wide of the left post.

The match will now be rescheduled in an already-packed January and February for both Gold Coast and the Mariners.