Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Adelaide United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers
  • 23': Dylan Pierias
  • Red Card 78': Josh Brillante
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Adelaide United

    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': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Adelaide United).
    • 2': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Beadling with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 8': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Halloran.
    • 11': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jorrit Hendrix with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Beadling (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 18': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Oscar Priestman replaces Thomas Beadling because of an injury.
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United).
    • 19': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aidan Simmons.
    • 21': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 21': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 22': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 23': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 0. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Simmons with a headed pass.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 28': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Clisby with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
    • 29': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 31': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Priestman following a fast break.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Priestman with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante with a cross.
    • 38': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers. Valentino Yuel is caught offside.
    • 39': Offside, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic is caught offside.
    • 40': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Alagich.
    • 43': Offside, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 44': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Ethan Alagich.
    • 46': Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
    • 46': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
    • 46': Marcus Antonsson (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Western Sydney Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Milanovic.
    • 55': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aidan Simmons.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Valentino Yuel (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Foul by Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 57': Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
    • 59': Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Adelaide United. Jonny Yull replaces Luke Duzel.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a headed pass.
    • 62': Delay in match (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Dylan Pierias (Western Sydney Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Antonsson.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Aidan Simmons (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 65': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Marcus Younis replaces Dylan Pierias.
    • 65': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Lachlan Brook replaces Valentino Yuel.
    • 65': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Dylan Scicluna replaces Aidan Simmons because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 68': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
    • 69': Foul by Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 69': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces Ryan Kitto.
    • 72': Substitution, Adelaide United. Javi López replaces Luka Jovanovic.
    • 74': Foul by Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 74': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zach Clough.
    • 75': Offside, Adelaide United. Zach Clough is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
    • 77': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 78': Joshua Brillante (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the red card.
    • 78': Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers. Tate Russell replaces Marcus Antonsson.
    • 84': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
    • 84': Marcus Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Isaías Sánchez replaces Nicholas Ansell.
    • 86': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jorrit Hendrix.
    • 86': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jorrit Hendrix.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda with a cross.
    • 88': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jorrit Hendrix.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
    • 89': Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Oscar Priestman (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers).
    • 90'+1': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Javi López (Adelaide United) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
    • 90'+4': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
    • 90'+6': Jack Clisby (Western Sydney Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers 1, Adelaide United 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 3
    52.6 Possession 47.4
    11 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    386 Accurate Passes 352
    474 Passes 428
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 9
    17 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    51 Long Balls 72
    23 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    17 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 14
    18 Effective Clearances 29
    18 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 8,034

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
    2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
    3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
    4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WSW Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Lawrence Thomas (GK)
    16 Tom Beadling
    6 Marcelo Yellow Card
    19 Jack Clisby
    31 Aidan Simmons
    21 Jorrit Hendrix
    25 Josh Brillante Red Card
    11 Valentino Yuel
    7 Dylan Pierias
    9 Marcus Antonsson
    14 Nicolas Milanovic
    Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:
    Lachlan Brook, Jack Gibson, Tate Russell, Oscar Priestman, Dylan Scicluna, Marcus Younis, Zachary Sapsford.

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

    No. Name
    46 Joe Gauci (GK)
    4 Nicholas Ansell
    41 Alexandar Popovic
    22 Ryan Tunnicliffe Yellow Card
    7 Ryan Kitto
    43 Giuseppe Bovalina
    55 Ethan Alagich
    23 Luke Duzel
    10 Zach Clough
    26 Ben Halloran
    17 Luka Jovanovic
    Adelaide United Substitutes:
    Bernardo Oliveira, Javi López, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Isaías, James Delianov, Nestory Irankunda, Jonny Yull.

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