Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 28, 2016
Adelaide United FC WWDLL 1
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Melbourne City FC WLWWL 2
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MBC112
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Match Report

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Bruno Fornaroli at the double as Melbourne City beat Adelaide

A first half strike from Thomas Kristensen helped a wasteful Brisbane hold off Central Coast 1-0 and claim their first win of the A-League season.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
26
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
0
49.8
Possession
50.2
8
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
284
Accurate Passes
291
390
Passes
388
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.4
80
Long Balls
61
32
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
17
21
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ADL leads series 3-2

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Dean BouzanisG
  2. 6Osama MalikCD-L
  3. 4Connor ChapmanCD-R
  4. 3Joshua RoseLB
  5. 2Manny MuscatRB
  6. 26Luke BrattanAM
  7. 8Neil KilkennyLM
  8. 18Paulo RetreRM
  9. 23Bruno FornaroliF
  10. 27Brandán FernandoAM-L
  11. 11Bruce KamauAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Anthony CáceresSUB
  2. 35Christian CavalloSUB
  3. 1Thomas SorensenSUB
  4. 21Ruon TongyikSUB
  5. 12Nick FitzgeraldSUB

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 3Iacopo La RoccaCD-L
  3. 4Dylan McgowanCD-R
  4. 19Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 21Tarek ElrichRB
  6. 8Isaías CM
  7. 16Jesse MakarounasLM
  8. 14George MellsRM
  9. 9Sergi GuardiolaF
  10. 24Jordan O'DohertyLF
  11. 22Ryan KittoRF

Substitutes

  1. 20John HallSUB
  2. 45Danny ChoiSUB
  3. 18Riley McGreeSUB
  4. 13Marc MarinoSUB
  5. 5Taylor ReganSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fernando Brandán.
  2. 29' Joshua Rose (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 52' Tarek Elrich (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Jesse Makarounas (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  8. 64' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 1. Sergi Guardiola (Adelaide United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
  9. 64' Substitution, Adelaide United. Danny Choi replaces Jesse Makarounas.
  10. 66' Neil Kilkenny (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 74' Substitution, Adelaide United. Riley McGree replaces George Mells.
  12. 78' Fernando Brandán (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 80' Substitution, Adelaide United. Marc Marino replaces Ryan Kitto.
  14. 81' Paulo Retre (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nick Fitzgerald replaces Bruce Kamau.
  16. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Anthony Caceres replaces Luke Brattan.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Christian Cavallo replaces Fernando Brandán.

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