Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
- 8': Scott Jamieson
- 45': Scott Galloway
- 72': Jamie Maclaren (P)
- 82': Jamie Maclaren
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Melbourne City beat Adelaide United but Nabbout injury causes worry
A-League
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 3': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt saved. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone.
- 6': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by George Timotheou.
- 7': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 8': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
- 8': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Florin Berenguer following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
- 11': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 13': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone tries a through ball, but Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
- 18': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Michael Marrone (Adelaide United).
- 19': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 19': Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
- 20': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 22': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 23': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
- 23': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
- 28': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Andrew Nabbout because of an injury.
- 31': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 33': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
- 34': Attempt saved. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
- 36': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
- 36': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo.
- 40': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 40': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
- 40': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Mauk.
- 42': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
- 42': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jordan Elsey.
- 44': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rostyn Griffiths with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jordan Elsey.
- 45': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 0. Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Noone following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 45'+2': Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 45'+2': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
- 45'+4': Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Kusini Yengi replaces Tomi Juric.
- 46': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
- 46': Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
- 48': Jordan Elsey (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 48': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Michael Marrone (Adelaide United).
- 49': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Kusini Yengi.
- 50': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
- 50': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Adelaide United 1. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 54': Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt missed. George Timotheou (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC).
- 56': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
- 57': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 59': Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 60': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Michael Marrone.
- 63': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Curtis Good.
- 64': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United).
- 64': Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Curtis Good.
- 65': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
- 65': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 67': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Adrián Luna replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 68': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Craig Noone.
- 68': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Nuno Reis replaces Aiden O'Neill.
- 70': Offside, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo tries a through ball, but Kusini Yengi is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Adelaide United. Al Hassan Toure replaces Joe Caletti.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 71': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Adelaide United 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 73': Attempt saved. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Tilio.
- 73': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
- 75': Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
- 76': Foul by Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC).
- 76': Michael Marrone (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo.
- 79': Attempt missed. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Al Hassan Toure.
- 80': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Daniel Georgievski replaces Scott Galloway.
- 80': Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Joshua Cavallo.
- 82': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC).
- 82': Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Adelaide United 1. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Tilio.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 84': VAR Decision: Goal Melbourne City FC - Melbourne City FC 4-1 Adelaide United (Marco Tilio).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 88': Substitution, Adelaide United. Yared Abetew replaces Craig Goodwin.
- 88': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
- 88': Hand ball by Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC).
- 89': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 89': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 90'+5': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 4, Adelaide United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 4, Adelaide United 1.
Statistics
 ADE |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 343 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 440 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 10 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,370
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,370
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | +13 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 22 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 22 | +7 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 7 | Rostyn Griffiths  |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 2 | Scott Galloway |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 8 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 11 | Craig Noone |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
Adelaide United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Delianov (GK) |
| 3 | George Timotheou |
| 23 | Jordan Elsey |
| 27 | Joshua Cavallo |
| 2 | Michael Marrone |
| 18 | Joe Caletti |
| 8 | Stefan Mauk |
| 6 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 9 | Tomi Juric |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
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