Australian A-League Men

FT Sunday, December 16, 2018
Melbourne City FC LWLWL 2
–
Adelaide United FC WLWWL 0
1st2ndT
MBC112
ADL000
Coopers Stadium · 8,504 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
48
Possession
52
7
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
435
Accurate Passes
462
522
Passes
558
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
51
32
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
11
14
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
12
28
Clearances
12

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ADL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 3Scott GallowayLB
  5. 2Michael MarroneRB
  6. 10Ken IlsöAM
  7. 6Vince LiaLM
  8. 8Isaías RM
  9. 26Ben HalloranF
  10. 11Craig GoodwinAM-L
  11. 17Nikola MileusnicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Ryan StrainSUB
  2. 5Taylor ReganSUB
  3. 1Daniel MargushSUB
  4. 7Ryan KittoSUB
  5. 16Nathan KonstandopoulosSUB

MBC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Eugene GalekovicG
  2. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 5Bart SchenkeveldCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 2Ritchie de LaetRB
  6. 8Riley McGreeAM
  7. 15Kearyn BaccusLM
  8. 26Luke BrattanRM
  9. 19Lachlan WalesF
  10. 10Dario VidosicAM-L
  11. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Osama MalikSUB
  2. 11Michael O'HalloranSUB
  3. 7Rostyn GriffithsSUB
  4. 21Ramy NajjarineSUB
  5. 1Mark BirighittiSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ramy Najjarine replaces Ritchie de Laet.
  2. 25' Own Goal by Jordan Elsey, Adelaide United. Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
  3. 40' Ramy Najjarine (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  5. 48' Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 50' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 2. Luke Brattan (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dario Vidosic.
  7. 65' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Strain replaces Michael Marrone.
  8. 70' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rostyn Griffiths replaces Dario Vidosic.
  9. 78' Kearyn Baccus (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, Adelaide United. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Ken Ilsö.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Osama Malik replaces Kearyn Baccus.

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