Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, October 20, 2017
Melbourne Victory WWLLL 2
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Adelaide United FC DDLDW 2
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MBV112
ADL112
Adelaide Oval · 19,416 att.

Match Report

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Vince Lia stars as Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory draw

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
23
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
4
55.6
Possession
44.4
9
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
212
414
Passes
322
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
10
20
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.4
61
Long Balls
78
29
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
33
20
Clearances
33

Head to Head

MBV leads series 4-1

Lineups

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Ersan GülümCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 19Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 2Michael MarroneRB
  6. 8Isaías CM
  7. 37Daniel AdlungLM
  8. 6Vince LiaRM
  9. 14George BlackwoodF
  10. 11Johan AbsalonsenLF
  11. 17Nikola MileusnicRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Nathan KonstandopoulosSUB
  2. 12Mark OchiengSUB
  3. 7Ryan KittoSUB
  4. 10Karim MatmourSUB
  5. 1Daniel MargushSUB

MBV · 4-2-3-1

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

Substitutes

  1. 23Jai InghamSUB
  2. 18Matías Gastón SánchezSUB
  3. 22Stefan NigroSUB
  4. 1Matt ActonSUB
  5. 11Mitch AustinSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy George with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 23' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Vince Lia (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Johan Absalonsen.
  3. 45'+1' Johan Absalonsen (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' James Troisi (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Rhys Williams (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Goal! Adelaide United 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Vince Lia (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Absalonsen.
  8. 69' Substitution, Adelaide United. Karim Matmour replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  9. 71' Daniel Adlung (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 75' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Mitchell Austin replaces Leroy George.
  11. 82' Goal! Adelaide United 2, Melbourne Victory 2. Mitchell Austin (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
  12. 85' Substitution, Adelaide United. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Daniel Adlung.
  13. 87' Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Vince Lia.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jai Ingham replaces Kosta Barbarouses.

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