Sydney FC's 0-0 draw against Central Coast Mariners on Saturday left the Mariners out of the finals. The Mariners, who needed a win to lock in finals on their terms, got on the front foot early and tested Sydney's defence with a couple of dangerous set-piece deliveries into the box. Eliza Familton streamed in behind down the right-hand side in the 17th minute, but her shot rolled onto the base of the post and bounced to Sydney's advantage. Central Coast continued to creep forward but were reminded of Sydney's threat going back the other way when Amber Luchtmeijer nearly found space to shoot in the box, being closed down right at the vital moment as she shaped to pull the trigger. Sydney's defensive solidity and poor execution from the Mariners meant the best chances of the dying embers went the way of the visitors as they hit on the break, with Lorena Baumann required to make a sublime last-ditch tackle to deny Riley Tanner in the box. Tori Tumeth, one of two Sydney players left with a bloodied nose in a bruising second half, burst free and played in Luchtmeijer whose shot was deflected out for a corner. That ensuing set piece stayed out of the Mariners' net in incredible fashion as Annalee Grove pulled off two astonishing interventions, first to tip Kirsty Fenton's header onto the crossbar and second to swipe the ball away from Fenton's would-be tap-in on the rebound. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, with Sydney FC avoiding a wooden spoon finish.