Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, December 27, 2019
Western Sydney Wanderers FC LLLLD 3
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Adelaide United FC WWLWL 2
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WSW123
ADL112
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Match Report

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Western Sydney Wanderers beat Adelaide United in A League classic amid VAR drama

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
3
43.1
Possession
56.9
13
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
215
Accurate Passes
310
307
Passes
408
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
43
38
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
18
Effective Tackles
7
22
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
4
24
Effective Clearances
16
24
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ADL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ADL · 4-3-3

  1. 20Paul IzzoG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jordan ElseyCD-R
  4. 5Michaël MariaLB
  5. 4Ryan StrainRB
  6. 27Louis D'ArrigoCM
  7. 10James TroisiLM
  8. 14George BlackwoodRM
  9. 35Al Hassan ToureF
  10. 17Nikola MileusnicLF
  11. 26Ben HalloranRF

WSW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Daniel LoparG
  2. 6Matthew JurmanCD-L
  3. 34Patrick ZieglerCD-R
  4. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLB
  5. 33Tate RussellRB
  6. 9Nicolai MüllerAM
  7. 17Keanu BaccusLM
  8. 19Pirmin SchweglerRM
  9. 14Alexander MeierF
  10. 7Mitchell DukeAM-L
  11. 35Mohamed AdamAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Adelaide United 0, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Nicolai Müller (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 18' Mohamed Adam (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 19' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Mileusnic.
  4. 34' Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Pirmin Schwegler (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 54' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tarek Elrich replaces Tate Russell.
  7. 59' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Nicholas Sullivan replaces Alexander Meier.
  8. 59' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Nicolai Müller (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tarek Elrich with a cross.
  9. 68' George Blackwood (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3. Mohamed Adam (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  11. 80' Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tass Mourdoukoutas replaces Mohamed Adam.
  12. 82' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Ben Halloran.
  13. 90'+1' VAR Decision: Penalty Adelaide United.
  14. 90'+3' Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  16. 90'+7' VAR Decision: Penalty Adelaide United.
  17. 90'+9' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by George Blackwood (Adelaide United) right footed shot is just a bit too high. George Blackwood should be disappointed.
  18. 90'+10' Daniel Georgievski (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.

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