Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, December 8, 2017
Adelaide United FC LLWWL 2
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Melbourne Victory DDWLW 1
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ADL112
MBV011
Marvel Stadium · 16,778 att.

Match Report

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Adelaide United edge Melbourne Victory despite two red cards

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
4
39.5
Possession
60.5
15
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
252
Accurate Passes
427
351
Passes
541
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
11
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
23
0.6
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
44
31
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
16
24
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
35
Effective Clearances
13
35
Clearances
13

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MBV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Lawrence ThomasG
  2. 4Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 14Thomas DengCD-R
  4. 22Stefan NigroLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 10James TroisiAM
  7. 21Carl ValeriLM
  8. 5Mark MilliganRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 41Leroy GeorgeAM-L
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Matías Gastón SánchezSUB
  2. 23Jai InghamSUB
  3. 1Matt ActonSUB
  4. 6Leigh BroxhamSUB
  5. 7Kenjok AthiuSUB

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Ersan GülümCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 19Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 29Ryan StrainRB
  6. 8Isaías CM
  7. 37Daniel AdlungLM
  8. 16Nathan KonstandopoulosRM
  9. 9BabáF
  10. 7Ryan KittoLF
  11. 17Nikola MileusnicRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Michael MarroneSUB
  2. 6Vince LiaSUB
  3. 1Daniel MargushSUB
  4. 14George BlackwoodSUB
  5. 12Mark OchiengSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Adelaide United 1. Papa Baba Diawara (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross following a corner.
  2. 38' Daniel Adlung (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Ben Garuccio (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  4. 54' Ersan Gülüm (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1. Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy George with a cross.
  6. 59' Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 68' Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Papa Baba Diawara.
  8. 70' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Matías Sánchez replaces Mark Milligan because of an injury.
  9. 72' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 2. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikola Mileusnic with a cross.
  10. 74' Substitution, Adelaide United. Michael Marrone replaces Ryan Strain.
  11. 74' Substitution, Adelaide United. Mark Ochieng replaces Nikola Mileusnic because of an injury.
  12. 80' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
  13. 80' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Stefan Nigro.
  14. 82' Second yellow card to Daniel Adlung (Adelaide United) for a bad foul.
  15. 87' Second yellow card to Ben Garuccio (Adelaide United).

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