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Alex Wilkinson's header in the 16th minute gave Central Coast Mariners a 1-0 win over new club Melbourne Heart on Thursday in the opening match of the A-League season.
Wilkinson was unmarked at the far post and easily angled his header from a corner past Heart goalkeeper Clint Bolton.
The crowd for the Heart's debut match in the Australian domestic competition nudged just over 11,000 at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
The league has expanded to 11 clubs in 2010-11.
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Among other first-round matches, ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler will make his first appearance for Perth against his former club North Queensland Fury on Friday and Sydney FC hosts Melbourne Victory on Saturday in a replay of last season's final.
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