Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 73': Zinédine Machach
  • 90': Bruno Fornaroli
FT
2 - 0
Adelaide United

    About

    Melbourne Victory are hosting Adelaide United at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
    • 5': Offside, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
    • 6': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Hand ball by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United).
    • 11': Hand ball by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
    • 15': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
    • 17': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zach Clough.
    • 24': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Gauci (Adelaide United).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
    • 29': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Fabian Monge.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 35': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Javi López.
    • 36': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
    • 37': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Daniel Arzani is caught offside.
    • 39': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
    • 41': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Bruno Fornaroli is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
    • 45': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
    • 45'+1': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Adelaide United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Adelaide United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel replaces Jonny Yull.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 49': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
    • 49': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
    • 53': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
    • 53': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Zinédine Machach is caught offside.
    • 56': Foul by Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory).
    • 56': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer replaces Fabian Monge.
    • 57': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
    • 57': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Luka Jovanovic.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Offside, Adelaide United. Zach Clough is caught offside.
    • 61': Foul by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
    • 61': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
    • 62': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 64': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
    • 64': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
    • 65': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
    • 67': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
    • 69': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Zach Clough.
    • 70': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Javi López.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 70': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
    • 71': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 73': Hand ball by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
    • 73': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 0. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
    • 74': Substitution, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Javi López.
    • 75': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Daniel Arzani.
    • 80': Offside, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina is caught offside.
    • 81': Offside, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Isaías Sánchez.
    • 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Zach Clough.
    • 83': Foul by Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United).
    • 83': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 88': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Zinédine Machach.
    • 89': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Eli Adams replaces Nishan Velupillay.
    • 90': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Adelaide United 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Folami.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Geria.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Geria.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Adelaide United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Adelaide United 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 5
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 2
    51.8 Possession 48.2
    7 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    388 Accurate Passes 369
    480 Passes 449
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 57
    25 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    19 Effective Tackles 13
    29 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    15 Interceptions 15
    25 Effective Clearances 25
    25 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 15,216

    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

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    20 Paul Izzo (GK)
    21 Roderick Miranda
    5 Damien Da Silva
    2 Jason Geria
    14 Connor Chapman
    8 Zinédine Machach
    25 Ryan Teague
    18 Fabian Monge
    10 Bruno Fornaroli Yellow Card
    17 Nishan Velupillay
    19 Daniel Arzani
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Franco Lino, Jake Brimmer, Stefan Nigro, Ben Folami, Eli Adams, Christopher Ikonomidis, Christian Siciliano.

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

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

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