Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United vs Melbourne City FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Adelaide United
  • 14': Nestory Irankunda
  • 29': Callum Talbot (OG)
  • 75': Ryan Tunnicliffe
  • 81': Musa Toure
  • 88': Bernardo Oliveira
  • 90'+4': Bernardo Oliveira
FT
6 - 0
Melbourne City FC

    About

    Adelaide United are hosting Melbourne City FC at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
    • 2': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
    • 7': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Aziz Behich.
    • 13': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
    • 14': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City 0. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 18': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
    • 18': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 21': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 24': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
    • 24': Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
    • 25': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 29': Own Goal by Callum Talbot, Melbourne City. Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City 0.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 31': VAR Decision: Goal Adelaide United 2-0 Melbourne City (Zach Clough).
    • 33': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 36': Foul by Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United).
    • 36': Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
    • 45'+1': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ben Warland replaces Alexandar Popovic because of an injury.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
    • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Léo Natel replaces Alessandro Lopane.
    • 46': Foul by Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United).
    • 46': Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Foul by Aziz Behich (Melbourne City).
    • 48': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 52': Penalty conceded by Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 53': VAR Decision: Penalty Melbourne City.
    • 55': Penalty saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 59': Substitution, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Panashe Madanha.
    • 59': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
    • 62': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 64': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 64': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Terry Antonis.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
    • 67': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Natel.
    • 71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Jonny Yull.
    • 72': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Nestory Irankunda.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Musa Toure following a fast break.
    • 75': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Melbourne City 0. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough.
    • 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Zane Schreiber replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
    • 78': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Musa Toure (Adelaide United).
    • 79': Offside, Melbourne City. Aziz Behich tries a through ball, but Marin Jakolis is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
    • 81': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Melbourne City 0. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaías Sánchez.
    • 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Hamza Sakhi.
    • 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Aziz Behich.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina following a fast break.
    • 88': Goal! Adelaide United 5, Melbourne City 0. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
    • 90': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
    • 90': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
    • 90'+1': Musa Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Adelaide United 6, Melbourne City 0. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 6, Melbourne City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 6, Melbourne City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 2
    59.8 Possession 40.2
    13 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    492 Accurate Passes 309
    560 Passes 379
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 0
    18 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    57 Long Balls 38
    37 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 23
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 17
    11 Effective Clearances 18
    11 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Coopers Stadium
    Location: Adelaide, Australia
    Attendance: 10,628

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Adelaide United 12 +10 27
    2 Auckland FC 12 +10 26
    3 Melbourne City FC 13 +8 24
    4 Western United 14 +6 24
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    46 Joe Gauci (GK)
    4 Nicholas Ansell
    41 Alexandar Popovic
    7 Ryan Kitto
    36 Panashe Madanha Yellow Card
    10 Zach Clough
    37 Jonny Yull
    8 Isaías Yellow Card
    9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
    26 Ben Halloran
    66 Nestory Irankunda
    Adelaide United Substitutes:
    Giuseppe Bovalina, Musa Toure, Bernardo Oliveira, James Delianov, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Ethan Alagich, Ben Warland.

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK)
    26 Samuel Souprayen
    4 Nuno Reis
    16 Aziz Behich Yellow Card
    25 Callum Talbot
    6 Steven Ugarkovic
    17 Terry Antonis
    21 Alessandro Lopane
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    44 Marin Jakolis
    8 Hamza Sakhi
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Léo Natel, Curtis Good, Scott Galloway, Max Caputo, Harry Politidis, Zane Schreiber, Patrick Beach.

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