Central Coast Mariners into Menpora Cup final after 3-3 draw with Persib Bandung in Indonesia Marcos Flores scored twice during the Mariners' win in Indonesia. A-LEAGUE champions Central Coast overcame a stunning goal by a famous name to secure their spot in the final of the Menpora Cup following a 3-3 draw with Persib Bandung. Not even a David Beckham-esque 50m lob from Persib's Mbida Messi could stop the Mariners. The Aussie outfit showed they are tuning up nicely for a defence of their A-League title, with a double to striker Marcos Flores launching them into the eight-team invitational tournament's showpiece match. "I was very, very happy with Marcos' performance," coach Graham Arnold said in a statement. He's fitting in perfectly and he scored two brilliant goals. Nick Fitzgerald scored in just the third minute to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead and spark a frenetic opening 20 minutes in which four goals were scored. Bandung struck twice in six minutes shortly after Fitzgerald's opener to send the home fans into raptures. But Flores' twin first half strikes which followed reclaimed the lead and gave the Mariners a 3-2 advantage at the break. But his heroes' first half threatened to turn villain after the break when the 27-year-old earned a second yellow card and was sent from the field late in the fixture. The second half was far less free-flowing, with neither side able to emulate the goalfest of the opening 45 minutes until Hilton Moreira scored with virtually the last kick of the game to force a draw. Arnold revealed their squad for the final, to be played against the winner of Group B, would be far from full-strength - with eight players flying back to Australia along with the veteran coach to prepare for a trial match against Newcastle on Sunday. "We've got a duty and an obligation to fulfil back at home against Newcastle on Sunday," Arnold said. Assistant Phil Moss will take over coaching duties on tour, while the team will be filled by youth players.