Western United vs Adelaide United, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western United

FT
0 - 0

Adelaide United

Western United, Adelaide open A-League with stalemate

A-League

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Attempt saved. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Strain.
5': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
5': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
6': Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
10': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
13': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
15': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
15': Attempt missed. Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Caletti with a headed pass following a corner.
16': Foul by Tomi Juric (Adelaide United).
16': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Caletti.
17': Attempt saved. Dylan Pierias (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Besart Berisha.
17': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
17': Foul by Aaron Calver (Western United FC).
17': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomi Juric.
20': Foul by Noah Smith (Adelaide United).
20': Steven Lustica (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Noah Smith (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
21': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
22': Attempt saved. Aaron Calver (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Pierias with a cross.
24': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United).
24': Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
25': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Joe Caletti.
28': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
28': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC).
29': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
31': Víctor Sánchez (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaya Dukuly.
32': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Steven Lustica.
33': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Besart Berisha.
34': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
35': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Elsey with a through ball.
36': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
36': Foul by Víctor Sánchez (Western United FC).
36': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Víctor Sánchez (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
39': Tomoki Imai (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt saved. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Sánchez.
40': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Connor Pain (Western United FC).
40': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
40': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Joe Caletti.
44': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
44': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Aaron Calver (Western United FC).
45'+1': Foul by Dylan Pierias (Western United FC).
45'+1': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
45'+1': Víctor Sánchez (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Offside, Western United FC. Víctor Sánchez tries a through ball, but Alessandro Diamanti is caught offside.
45'+2': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Western United FC 0, Adelaide United 0.
45': Second Half begins Western United FC 0, Adelaide United 0.
49': Attempt missed. Besart Berisha (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales with a cross.
51': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United).
52': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
54': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United FC).
56': Hand ball by Lachlan Wales (Western United FC).
56': Lachlan Wales (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
57': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
59': Substitution, Adelaide United. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Yaya Dukuly.
60': Substitution, Western United FC. Ayom Majok replaces Besart Berisha.
62': Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
62': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
63': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
64': Foul by Aaron Calver (Western United FC).
64': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Aaron Calver (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
65': Foul by Ayom Majok (Western United FC).
65': Noah Smith (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Ayom Majok (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomi Juric.
66': Attempt missed. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noah Smith.
67': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pacifique Niyongabire.
69': Attempt saved. Connor Pain (Western United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
69': Attempt missed. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
71': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
72': Hand ball by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC).
75': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
75': Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Offside, Western United FC. Lachlan Wales tries a through ball, but Ayom Majok is caught offside.
75': Offside, Adelaide United. Jordan Elsey tries a through ball, but Tomi Juric is caught offside.
77': Hand ball by Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC).
81': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
83': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Lachlan Wales.
84': Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Tomi Juric.
84': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Stefan Mauk.
86': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Connor Pain (Western United FC).
87': Foul by Nathan Konstandopoulos (Adelaide United).
87': Víctor Sánchez (Western United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Hand ball by Pacifique Niyongabire (Adelaide United).
90': Substitution, Western United FC. Andrew Durante replaces Dylan Pierias.
90': Substitution, Western United FC. Ivan Vujica replaces Víctor Sánchez.
90': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Connor Pain.
90': Attempt blocked. Tomislav Uskok (Western United FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Diamanti with a cross.
90': Offside, Western United FC. Tomislav Uskok tries a through ball, but Aaron Calver is caught offside.
90'+2': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Ryan Strain.
90'+2': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United FC).
90'+2': Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Steven Lustica (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Diamanti (Western United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Imai with a headed pass.
90'+5': Corner, Western United FC. Conceded by Noah Smith.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Ayom Majok (Western United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United FC 0, Adelaide United 0.
0': Match ends, Western United FC 0, Adelaide United 0.

Statistics

ADE		WTU
14	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	13
4	Saves	1
54.9	Possession	45.1
12	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
446	Accurate Passes	341
528	Passes	420
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
26	Crosses	33
0.1	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	47
35	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	14
18	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	10
34	Effective Clearances	32
34	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: GMHBA Stadium
Location: Geelong, Australia
Attendance: 5,128

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Western United (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Filip Kurto (GK)
22	Tomislav Uskok
2	Aaron Calver
6	Tomoki Imai
10	Steven Lustica
20	Víctor Sánchez
11	Connor Pain
5	Dylan Pierias
7	Besart Berisha
8	Lachlan Wales
23	Alessandro Diamanti

Western United Substitutes:

Ryan Scott, Jerry Skotadis, Ivan Vujica, Ayom Majok, Nicolas Milanovic, Stephen Zinni, Andrew Durante.

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
22	Michael Jakobsen
23	Jordan Elsey
15	Noah Smith
4	Ryan Strain
8	Stefan Mauk
18	Joe Caletti
6	Louis D'Arrigo
9	Tomi Juric
19	Yaya Dukuly
26	Ben Halloran

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Mohamed Toure, Michael Olakigbe, Pacifique Niyongabire, Michael Marrone, Kusini Yengi, Nathan Konstandopoulos.

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