Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, April 8, 2016
Adelaide United FC WLDWW 2
–
Melbourne City FC WWWWL 0
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ADL202
MBC000
AAMI Park · 11,454 att.

Match Report

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Adelaide United move closer to premiership with win at Melbourne City

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
25
6
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
2
50.2
Possession
49.8
13
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
291
379
Passes
377
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
54
33
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
2
22
Effective Tackles
13
29
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
6
9
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MBC leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thomas SorensenG
  2. 24Patrick KisnorboCD-L
  3. 2Alex WilkinsonCD-R
  4. 4Connor ChapmanLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 33Osama MalikCM
  7. 8Aaron MooyLM
  8. 25Jacob MellingRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 9Harry NovilloLF
  11. 27Nick FitzgeraldRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Paulo RetreSUB
  2. 26Marc MarinoSUB
  3. 22Jack ClisbySUB
  4. 29Anthony CáceresSUB
  5. 20Dean BouzanisSUB

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 4Dylan McgowanCD-L
  3. 3Iacopo La RoccaCD-R
  4. 16Craig GoodwinLB
  5. 2Michael MarroneRB
  6. 8Isaías CM
  7. 10Marcelo CarruscaLM
  8. 6Stefan MaukRM
  9. 11Bruce DjitéF
  10. 9Sergio CirioLF
  11. 24Bruce KamauRF

Substitutes

  1. 14George MellsSUB
  2. 17Mate DugandzicSUB
  3. 23Jordan ElseySUB
  4. 20John HallSUB
  5. 7Pablo SánchezSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Adelaide United 1. Isaías (Adelaide United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 25' Bruce Djite (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 29' Iacopo La Rocca (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 31' Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 42' Patrick Kisnorbo (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Thomas Sørensen (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+2' Goal! Melbourne City FC 0, Adelaide United 2. Bruce Djite (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 45' Harry Novillo (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marc Marino replaces Jacob Melling.
  10. 45' Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 62' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jack Clisby replaces Connor Chapman.
  12. 68' Substitution, Adelaide United. Pablo Sánchez replaces Bruce Kamau.
  13. 71' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Alex Wilkinson.
  14. 77' Osama Malik (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 79' Dylan McGowan (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 82' Substitution, Adelaide United. Mate Dugandzic replaces Marcelo Carrusca.
  17. 88' Substitution, Adelaide United. George Mells replaces Bruce Djite.
  18. 90'+4' Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.

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