Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, January 21, 2018
Adelaide United FC WLWDD 0
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Melbourne City FC LLWWD 5
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AAMI Park · 8,103 att.

Match Report

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Marcin Budzinski hits brace as Melbourne City thrash Adelaide

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
20
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
50.2
Possession
49.8
7
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
380
Accurate Passes
382
461
Passes
462
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
55
37
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
10
25
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
19
10
Clearances
19

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dean BouzanisG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 37Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 27Marcin BudzinskiAM
  7. 26Luke BrattanLM
  8. 6Osama MalikRM
  9. 10Dario VidosicF
  10. 7Nick FitzgeraldAM-L
  11. 14Daniel ArzaniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Manny MuscatSUB
  2. 13Stefan MaukSUB
  3. 18Eugene GalekovicSUB
  4. 34Connor MetcalfeSUB
  5. 44Ross McCormackSUB

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Daniel MargushG
  2. 22Ersan GülümCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 29Ryan StrainLB
  5. 2Michael MarroneRB
  6. 8Isaías CM
  7. 37Daniel AdlungLM
  8. 24Jordan O'DohertyRM
  9. 25Apostolos StamatelopoulosF
  10. 17Nikola MileusnicLF
  11. 12Mark OchiengRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Nathan KonstandopoulosSUB
  2. 20Paul IzzoSUB
  3. 14George BlackwoodSUB
  4. 5Taylor ReganSUB
  5. 19Ben GaruccioSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Marcin Budzinski (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani following a set piece situation.
  2. 35' Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Marcin Budzinski (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 44' Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ben Garuccio replaces Jordan O'Doherty.
  5. 52' Dean Bouzanis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 56' Bart Schenkeveld (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 59' Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  9. 67' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ross McCormack replaces Daniel Arzani.
  10. 75' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Manny Muscat replaces Nathaniel Atkinson because of an injury.
  11. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Mauk replaces Marcin Budzinski.
  12. 84' Substitution, Adelaide United. Taylor Regan replaces Ersan Gülüm.
  13. 89' Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Adelaide United 0. Dario Vidosic (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Fitzgerald.
  14. 90'+2' Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Adelaide United 0. Dario Vidosic (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  15. 90'+6' Goal! Melbourne City FC 5, Adelaide United 0. Ross McCormack (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.

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