Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 44': Kusini Yengi
  • 60': Marcelo
  • Red Card 90'+3': Marcelo
FT
2 - 3
Adelaide United
  • 37': Ben Warland
  • 49': Ben Warland
  • 55': Hiroshi Ibusuki

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Adelaide United at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, 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': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
  • 4': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 7': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
  • 10': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tomislav Mrcela tries a through ball, but Kusini Yengi is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 13': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 13': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 14': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 15': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.
  • 21': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 21': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 23': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 24': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
  • 26': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 26': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Hand ball by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 29': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Isaías Sánchez Cortés because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 32': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 33': Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 34': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Alagich.
  • 36': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 37': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 37': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 0, Adelaide United 1. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
  • 43': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 43': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 1. Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 45'+3': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 1.
  • 46': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 48': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Brandon Borrello.
  • 49': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 2. Ben Warland (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Calem Nieuwenhof tries a through ball, but Yeni N'Gbakoto is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 55': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 3. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kitto following a corner.
  • 57': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 57': Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 59': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Ethan Alagich.
  • 60': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Adelaide United 3. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 61': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 61': Romain Amalfitano (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Amor Layouni replaces Kusini Yengi.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 63': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 63': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 66': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Ben Halloran.
  • 66': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Javi López.
  • 67': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 68': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
  • 68': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Amor Layouni (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
  • 70': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Brandon Borrello tries a through ball, but Milos Ninkovic is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 73': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Aidan Simmons.
  • 74': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 74': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 74': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 77': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 79': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Craig Goodwin.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
  • 81': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United).
  • 84': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 84': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United).
  • 86': Milos Ninkovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Milos Ninkovic.
  • 87': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Jarrod Carluccio replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  • 88': Substitution, Adelaide United. Jonny Yull replaces Zach Clough.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amor Layouni.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Jovanovic with a through ball.
  • 89': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Lawrence Thomas.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Morgan Schneiderlin (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Carluccio.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+2': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+3': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+8': Ben Warland (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Jarrod Carluccio (Western Sydney Wanderers).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Adelaide United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Adelaide United 3.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 8
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 3
11 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 4
47.9 Possession 52.1
20 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 423
455 Passes 507
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 37
32 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 4
19 Effective Tackles 9
27 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 15
22 Effective Clearances 17
22 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,014

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
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Line-Ups

WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
6 Marcelo
5 Tomislav Mrcela
3 Adama Traoré Yellow Card
31 Aidan Simmons
10 Milos Ninkovic
17 Romain Amalfitano
28 Calem Nieuwenhof Yellow Card
26 Brandon Borrello
9 Kusini Yengi
23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
Jarrod Carluccio, Morgan Schneiderlin, Oliver Bozanic, Nicolas Milanovic, Amor Layouni, Daniel Margush, Tom Beadling.

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

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK) Yellow Card
3 Ben Warland
13 Lachlan Barr Yellow Card
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
10 Zach Clough
6 Louis D'Arrigo
8 Isaías
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
11 Craig Goodwin
26 Ben Halloran
Adelaide United Substitutes:
James Delianov, Bernardo Oliveira, Nestory Irankunda, Ethan Alagich, Panashe Madanha, Luka Jovanovic, Jonny Yull.

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