Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, July 25, 2020
Adelaide United FC LLLLW 1
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Wellington Phoenix WWWLW 1
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Match Report

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
2
46.9
Possession
53.1
13
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
366
Accurate Passes
433
426
Passes
495
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
43
39
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
6
24
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
12
15
Effective Clearances
16
15
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ADL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WEL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Stefan MarinovicG
  2. 4Te Atawhai Hudson-WihongiCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 17Callan ElliotRB
  6. 14Alex RuferCM-L
  7. 12Brandon WilsonCM-R
  8. 7Reno PiscopoLM
  9. 32Sam SuttonRM
  10. 88Gary HooperCF-L
  11. 11Jaushua SotirioCF-R

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 7Ryan KittoLB
  5. 4Ryan StrainRB
  6. 42Taras GomulkaCM
  7. 26Ben HalloranLM
  8. 6Stefan MaukRM
  9. 11Kristian OpsethF
  10. 8Riley McGreeLF
  11. 18Lachlan BrookRF

Timeline

  1. 34' Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ulises Dávila replaces Gary Hooper.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Liam McGing replaces Steven Taylor.
  5. 60' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 0, Adelaide United 1. Kristian Fardal Opseth (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a cross.
  6. 60' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callum McCowatt replaces Sam Sutton.
  7. 61' Taras Gomulka (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Adelaide United 1. Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 68' Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Lachlan Brook.
  10. 68' Substitution, Adelaide United. Louis D'Arrigo replaces Kristian Fardal Opseth.
  11. 71' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Jaushua Sotirio.
  12. 79' Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Stefan Mauk.
  13. 82' Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 87' Penalty saved! Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  16. 90' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Louis Fenton replaces Callan Elliot.
  17. 90' Louis Fenton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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