After an amazing second half, Zwaanswijk was right on the spot to head home a brilliant cross by Michael McGlinchey two minutes into second-half injury time at Bluetongue Stadium.

Victory sees the Mariners move to second place and was the team's third win from four starts at home this season.

Defender Simon Storey gave the visitors a half-time lead with a goal in the 12th minute before the Mariners came to life in the second stanza.

Matt Simon scored his second goal of the season in the 47th minute and ten minutes later star signing Patricio Perez slotted home from the penalty spot after Daniel McBreen was fouled.

The Mariners should have scored more but failed to put Fury away.

Referee Kurt Ams' decision not to award the home side a penalty when Perez was clearly brought down inside the box by Fury's Gareth Edds did not help.

Central Coast looked certain to pay a price for their poor finishing when Fury equalised in the 78th minute when Mark Hughes' pressure forced Daniel McBreen into an own goal.

Chances fell at both ends in a frantic final 10 minutes before Zwaanswijk sealed the points with his first goal for the Mariners.

Fury finished the match a man down after Dyron Daal was red carded for a second bookable offence in the 79th minute.

Match Details

Central Coast Mariners 3 (Simon 47', Perez 57'pen, Zwaanswijk 90+2')
North Queensland Fury 2 (Storey 12', McBreen 78'og)

Central Coast Mariners: 20. Mathew RYAN (gk), 2 Daniel MCBREEN, 3. Joshua ROSE, (5. Brad PORTER 59') 4. Pedj BOJIC, 6. Patrick ZWAANSWIJK, 8. Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 10. Patricio PEREZ, (7. John HUTCHINSON 90+'4) 11. Oliver BOZANIC, 14. Michael McGLINCHEY,18. Alex WILKINSON (c), 19. Matt SIMON (23. Adam KWASNIK 80')

Subs not Used: 30. Paul HENDERSON (gk),

Yellow Cards: McBreen 87'
Red Cards: None

North Queensland Fury: 1. Justin PASFIELD (gk), 2. Jack HINGERT, (3. Brad McDONALD 71') 4. Eric AKOTO, (18. Brett STUDMAN 54') 5. Mark HUGHES, 7. Gareth EDDS (c), 9. Eugene SSEPPUYA, (15. Chris PAYNE 59') 10. Dyron DAAL, 11. David WILLIAMS, 14. Chris GROSSMAN, 16. Simon STOREY,19. Isaka CERNAK.

Subs not Used: 28. Sebastian USAI (gk).

Yellow Cards: Akoto 22', Edds 85'
Red Cards: Daal 80'

Referee: Kurt Ams
Crowd: 6,656 @ Bluetongue Stadium