Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, April 7, 2017
Adelaide United FC DDWWD 0
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Melbourne City FC LWWLL 1
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Match Report

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Brilliant Tim Cahill header gives Melbourne City win over Adelaide

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Team Stats

26
Fouls
20
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
1
49.4
Possession
50.6
5
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
293
371
Passes
390
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
75
Long Balls
63
33
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
23
25
Clearances
23

Head to Head

ADL leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 6Osama MalikCD-R
  4. 3Joshua RoseLB
  5. 5Ivan FranjicRB
  6. 8Neil KilkennyCM
  7. 17Tim CahillLM
  8. 26Luke BrattanRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 9Nicolás ColazoLF
  11. 11Bruce KamauRF

ADL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 3Iacopo La RoccaCD-L
  3. 4Dylan McgowanCD-R
  4. 21Tarek ElrichLB
  5. 2Michael MarroneRB
  6. 10Marcelo CarruscaAM
  7. 8Isaías LM
  8. 18Riley McGreeRM
  9. 9BabáF
  10. 11Sergio CirioAM-L
  11. 19Ben GaruccioAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Adelaide United. Nikola Mileusnic replaces Tarek Elrich because of an injury.
  2. 34' Iacopo La Rocca (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 36' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Tim Cahill (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Colazo with a cross following a corner.
  4. 45' Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Tim Cahill.
  6. 68' Riley McGree (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Adelaide United. Kim Jae-Sung replaces Riley McGree.
  8. 77' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Nicolás Colazo.
  9. 79' Substitution, Adelaide United. Eli Babalj replaces Sergio Cirio.
  10. 84' Ben Garuccio (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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