Teen creates history in Adelaide’s late surge

Adelaide United’s Mohamed Toure has become the youngest goal-scorer in A-League history.

Adelaide’s Mohamed Toure is challenged by Central Coast’s Ruon Tongyik. Picture: AAP.

Adelaide United needed two goals in the final 10 minutes to overcome Central Coast Mariners on Friday night, with 15-year-old Mohamed Toure becoming the youngest goalscorer in A-League history. The visitors were the better side for large parts of the match but it was the Reds who managed to find the net twice in two minutes to claim maximum points.

Adelaide’s best chance of the opening half came on 33 minutes with Riley McGree slipping through Ben Halloran whose cross took a wicked deflection and nearly looped in a the back post if not for an excellent diving save from Mark Birighitti.

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United eventually broke the deadlock against the run of play on 82 minutes.

With Central Coast deep in attack, Halloran intercepted and charged out of defence, carrying the ball up to halfway before supplying substitute, Toure who laid off for McGree.

The attacking midfielder teed up George Blackwood who took a touch before bending a stunning effort into the top corner from outside the area. The Reds doubled their lead just two minutes later and it was the 15-year-old Toure who found the back of the net in just his second A-League appearance. McGree was supplied the assist.

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