Adelaide United vs Melbourne City FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenJuric on target as Adelaide United beat Melbourne City
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly tries a through ball, but Tomi Juric is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC).
- 4': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 7': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 7': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone.
- 8': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 8': Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
- 13': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
- 14': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 14': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Smith.
- 16': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 16': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 16': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
- 18': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
- 20': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 23': Offside, Adelaide United. Stefan Mauk tries a through ball, but Yaya Dukuly is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jordan Elsey.
- 25': Attempt saved. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Noone.
- 26': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 26': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
- 27': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 30': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 30': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo with a cross.
- 30': Attempt saved. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 33': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ben Halloran.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
- 35': Attempt saved. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Rostyn Griffiths.
- 36': Substitution, Adelaide United. Michael Marrone replaces Ryan Strain because of an injury.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
- 39': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
- 39': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United).
- 43': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 44': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
- 45': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
- 45': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United).
- 45'+1': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
- 45'+1': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 47': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United).
- 48': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
- 53': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
- 54': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Scott Galloway replaces Marco Tilio.
- 54': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Attempt saved. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 56': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noah Smith following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United).
- 58': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 65': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 65': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Second yellow card to Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo following a set piece situation.
- 66': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Florin Berenguer.
- 67': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 68': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 69': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Yaya Dukuly.
- 71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Tomi Juric.
- 74': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 74': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone tries a through ball, but Rostyn Griffiths is caught offside.
- 76': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 0. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Toure.
- 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 80': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 80': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United).
- 81': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
- 81': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Kusini Yengi replaces Ben Halloran.
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Stefan Mauk.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Craig Noone.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Naoki Tsubaki replaces Aiden O'Neill.
- 87': Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Pacifique Niyongabire (Adelaide United).
- 88': Foul by Noah Smith (Adelaide United).
- 88': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taras Gomulka.
- 90'+2': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 0.
Statistics
MCY |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 373 | Accurate Passes | 399 |
| 447 | Passes | 490 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 28 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 7 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 10,106
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | +12 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 23 | +14 | 40 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 23 | +7 | 36 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | +9 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Adelaide United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Delianov (GK) |
| 22 | Michael Jakobsen |
| 23 | Jordan Elsey |
| 15 | Noah Smith |
| 4 | Ryan Strain |
| 8 | Stefan Mauk |
| 6 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 18 | Joe Caletti |
| 9 | Tomi Juric |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
| 19 | Yaya Dukuly |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 7 | Rostyn Griffiths |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 19 | Ben Garuccio |
| 8 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 11 | Craig Noone |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
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