Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Adelaide United
  • 32': Hiroshi Ibusuki (P)
  • 45'+4': Alexandar Popovic
  • 67': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • 79': Ryan Kitto
FT
4 - 4
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 45'+1': Brandon Borrello
  • 50': Brandon Borrello
  • 63': Calem Nieuwenhof
  • Red Card 90'+1': Adama Traoré
  • 90'+5': Amor Layouni

About

Adelaide United are hosting Western Sydney Wanderers 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.
  • 1': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 2': Foul by Tomislav Mrcela (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 2': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 4': Offside, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo tries a through ball, but Hiroshi Ibusuki is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 5': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United).
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Javi López.
  • 8': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Lawrence Thomas tries a through ball, but Brandon Borrello is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 10': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 13': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 15': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 16': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Calem Nieuwenhof tries a through ball, but Romain Amalfitano is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Adelaide United. Craig Goodwin tries a through ball, but Ryan Kitto is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 19': Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 25': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 27': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 27': Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
  • 31': Penalty Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 0. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 34': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United).
  • 36': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 37': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 37': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 38': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 40': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 41': Foul by Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 41': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 42': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Ben Warland (Adelaide United).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Oliver Bozanic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Warland.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 45'+6': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran tries a through ball, but Zach Clough is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Zach Clough (Adelaide United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 45'+8': VAR Decision: No Goal Adelaide United 2-1 Western Sydney Wanderers.
  • 45'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+8': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Amor Layouni replaces Kusini Yengi.
  • 45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Milos Ninkovic replaces Oliver Bozanic.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 48': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 48': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 48': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 50': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 2. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amor Layouni with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  • 54': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 55': Foul by Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 55': Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Gabriel Cléùr (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 58': Hand ball by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers 3. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Adelaide United. Louis D'Arrigo replaces Joshua Cavallo.
  • 67': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Western Sydney Wanderers 3. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 73': Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Gabriel Cléùr.
  • 74': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Isaías Sánchez Cortés.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 76': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Adelaide United. Asad Kasumovic replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 78': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 78': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Zach Clough.
  • 79': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Western Sydney Wanderers 3. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Asad Kasumovic.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 84': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 84': Tom Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Alessandro Lopane replaces Morgan Schneiderlin because of an injury.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+1': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Second yellow card to Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Isaías Sánchez Cortés.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Brandon Borrello.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Western Sydney Wanderers 4. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+6': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+7': Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tom Beadling.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 4, Western Sydney Wanderers 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 4, Western Sydney Wanderers 4.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
55.1 Possession 44.9
13 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
431 Accurate Passes 332
526 Passes 415
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 55
27 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 11
19 Effective Clearances 17
19 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 10,026

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 4 +6 12
2 Wellington Phoenix FC 5 +4 10
3 Melbourne Victory 5 +4 10
4 Adelaide United 4 +3 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
3 Ben Warland
41 Alexandar Popovic
7 Ryan Kitto Yellow Card
21 Javi López
10 Zach Clough
27 Joshua Cavallo
8 Isaías
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
11 Craig Goodwin
26 Ben Halloran
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Asad Kasumovic, Louis D'Arrigo, James Delianov, Nestory Irankunda, Panashe Madanha, Ethan Alagich, Lachlan Barr.

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
16 Tom Beadling
5 Tomislav Mrcela
4 Morgan Schneiderlin Yellow Card
3 Adama Traoré Yellow Card
2 Gabriel Cleur Yellow Card
8 Oliver Bozanic
17 Romain Amalfitano Yellow Card
28 Calem Nieuwenhof
9 Kusini Yengi
26 Brandon Borrello
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Milos Ninkovic, Daniel Margush, Alessandro Lopane, Amor Layouni, Nicolas Milanovic, Alex Bonetig, Jarrod Carluccio.

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