Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, February 21, 2020
Adelaide United FC WWWLW 2
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC LLLWD 5
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ADL202
WSW415
CommBank Stadium · 9,231 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Mitch Duke double helps Western Sydney thrash Adelaide United

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
1
55.7
Possession
44.3
17
SHOTS
24
3
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
256
423
Passes
351
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
7
38
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.4
62
Long Balls
71
29
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
17
21
Effective Clearances
34
21
Clearances
34

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WSW · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Daniel LoparG
  2. 4Dylan McgowanCD
  3. 6Matthew JurmanCD-L
  4. 34Patrick ZieglerCD-R
  5. 17Keanu BaccusCM-L
  6. 19Pirmin SchweglerCM-R
  7. 9Nicolai MüllerAM
  8. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLM
  9. 11Bruce KamauRM
  10. 7Mitchell DukeCF-L
  11. 10Simon CoxCF-R

ADL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 27Louis D'ArrigoDM
  5. 5Michaël MariaLB
  6. 2Michael MarroneRB
  7. 8Riley McGreeCM-L
  8. 14George BlackwoodCM-R
  9. 17Nikola MileusnicLM
  10. 26Ben HalloranRM
  11. 11Kristian OpsethF

Timeline

  1. 3' Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 5' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Pirmin Schwegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 13' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Adelaide United 1. Riley McGree (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 20' Patrick Ziegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 22' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1, Adelaide United 2. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 25' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2, Adelaide United 2. Nicolai Müller (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  7. 27' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3, Adelaide United 2. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Cox with a through ball.
  8. 38' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4, Adelaide United 2. Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pirmin Schwegler with a through ball.
  9. 45'+6' George Blackwood (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 45' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Michaël Maria.
  11. 53' Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Mohamed Adam replaces Mitchell Duke.
  13. 67' Substitution, Adelaide United. Kusini Yengi replaces Kristian Fardal Opseth.
  14. 73' Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 5, Adelaide United 2. Simon Cox (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  15. 74' Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Nikola Mileusnic.
  16. 83' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordan O'Doherty replaces Keanu Baccus because of an injury.
  17. 88' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicholas Sullivan replaces Nicolai Müller.

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