Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, February 1, 2020
Melbourne City FC LWDWD 1
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Adelaide United FC LLLWW 3
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MBC101
ADL303
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Match Report

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Adelaide United down Melbourne City thanks to Ben Halloran brace

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
52
Possession
48
9
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
387
Accurate Passes
341
490
Passes
444
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
77
27
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
14
17
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MBC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ADL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 5Michaël MariaLB
  5. 4Ryan StrainRB
  6. 8Riley McGreeAM
  7. 16Nathan KonstandopoulosLM
  8. 27Louis D'ArrigoRM
  9. 14George BlackwoodF
  10. 17Nikola MileusnicAM-L
  11. 26Ben HalloranAM-R

MBC · 3-1-4-2

  1. 23Dean BouzanisG
  2. 5Jack HendryCD
  3. 22Curtis GoodCD-L
  4. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-R
  5. 6Josh BrillanteSW
  6. 14Markel SusaetaCM-L
  7. 10Florin BerenguerCM-R
  8. 2Scott GallowayLM
  9. 11Craig NooneRM
  10. 21Ramy NajjarineCF-L
  11. 9Jamie MaclarenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 16' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  3. 18' Riley McGree (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 41' Goal! Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  6. 45'+2' Goal! Adelaide United 3, Melbourne City FC 1. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Konstandopoulos with a cross following a corner.
  7. 63' Substitution, Adelaide United. Kristian Fardal Opseth replaces George Blackwood because of an injury.
  8. 73' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Connor Metcalfe replaces Markel Susaeta.
  9. 75' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC).
  10. 76' Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) is shown the red card.
  11. 78' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Craig Noone.
  12. 82' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales replaces Florin Berenguer.
  13. 86' Nathan Konstandopoulos (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Nikola Mileusnic.

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