With both sides coming off convincing wins in round five, players were looking to get early points on the board and lead strongly in the first half.

Canberra put the pressure on early when Ellie Brush converted a penalty in the third minute after Ashleigh Sykes was brought down in the box.

Canberra's dominance of the midfield continued early with some terrific passing and keen tackling - depriving the Central Coast of the chance to level the match into the 10th minute.

Central Coast showed promise throughout the first half with various attempts at goal and their patience paid off in the 20th minute when the ball deflected off United player Chiung Ying Lin and floated into goal after a courageous attempt from the wing from Central Coast's Kendall Fletcher.

The Mariners were denied the chance to take the lead in the 22nd minute when United Keeper Lydia Williams made a high save after a Mariners free-kick.

In the 25th minute Central Coast almost netted again but a tricky tackle from Lin kept them out of goal. The same tackle unfortunately saw Lin taken off on a stretcher.

Canberra forward O Tseng's quick feet were dangerous down the wing late in the first half, however, her crosses to the centre weren't backed up and the score remained 1-1 at half time.

 A Canberra corner in the 83rd minute fell to feet with the shot going wide and Canberra's elusive chance to take the upper hand was denied once again.

Players seemed fatigued in the later stages of the second half with possession switching between both sides and as the minutes ticked by the attempts and misses at goal became more prevalent.

It was the Mariners who shone in the final minutes with Lydia Vandenbergh making a clean break toward goal only to be denied by the ever reliable Williams. Another attempt in the final minute saw Ashleigh Cooper caught just offside and the final whistle blew with scores hung at one apiece.

United forward Grace Gill said the team was happy to come away with the competition points but a win for the team was doable.

"I think we played well enough that we could have come away with a win, we created plenty of opportunities for ourselves, we had a lot of chances to shoot and score," she said.

"They are a solid side, very physical so it was hard in that sense, but we did pretty well overall."

Mariners Coach Steve Roche said the aim of the day for his team was to walk away with the three points.

"The goal early in the game made it a little bit difficult," he said

"I'm pretty disappointed, I think we could have killed the game off in the first half."