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

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

11': Ziggy Gordon (OG)
56': Craig Goodwin

FT
2 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

22': Ryan Strain (OG)
30': Graham Dorrans
36': Tass Mourdoukoutas

Adelaide United secure A-League finals place with draw vs. Western Sydney Wanderers

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Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Ryan Strain (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
4': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
5': Attempt saved. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Jakobsen.
5': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
5': Attempt missed. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
8': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
9': Attempt saved. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
9': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
11': Own Goal by Ziggy Gordon, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
15': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Dylan McGowan.
16': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
17': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
17': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
17': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
19': Attempt missed. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
20': Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
20': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
21': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Thomas Aquilina tries a through ball, but Ziggy Gordon is caught offside.
22': Attempt missed. Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina with a cross.
22': Own Goal by Ryan Strain, Adelaide United. Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
25': Attempt saved. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
29': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Michael Marrone.
30': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
33': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
33': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
35': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
36': Foul by Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
36': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Tass Mourdoukoutas (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the red card.
39': Foul by Bernie Ibini (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
39': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
45': Attempt missed. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
45'+1': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
45'+2': Foul by Al Hassan Toure (Adelaide United).
45'+2': Ziggy Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
45'+4': First Half ends, Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2.
45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2.
45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Tomi Juric replaces Al Hassan Toure.
46': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Dylan McGowan.
47': Attempt missed. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
48': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
49': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
49': Attempt blocked. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) header from very close range is blocked.
50': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bruce Kamau following a fast break.
51': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomi Juric.
51': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Daniel Margush.
54': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Bruce Kamau (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
56': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a cross.
57': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
57': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
59': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Scott McDonald replaces Bernie Ibini.
60': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. James Troisi replaces Bruce Kamau.
60': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Tate Russell replaces Daniel Wilmering.
62': Foul by Michael Marrone (Adelaide United).
62': Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
64': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott McDonald.
64': Foul by Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
64': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomi Juric.
65': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
65': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
66': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Mark Natta replaces Ziggy Gordon because of an injury.
69': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
69': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
69': Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United).
71': Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo replaces Stefan Mauk.
73': Foul by Tomi Juric (Adelaide United).
73': Tate Russell (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
75': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
76': Graham Dorrans (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
76': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
76': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Marrone.
77': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
77': Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt saved. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
79': Dylan McGowan (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United).
79': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
79': James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Keanu Baccus.
80': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
81': Foul by James Troisi (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
81': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Attempt saved. Jordon Mutch (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
84': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by James Delianov.
84': Attempt blocked. Scott McDonald (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Graham Dorrans with a cross.
85': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Michael Marrone.
86': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo with a cross.
89': Foul by Ryan Strain (Adelaide United).
89': Thomas Aquilina (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joe Caletti replaces Javi López.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Strain.
90'+3': Foul by Dylan McGowan (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
90'+3': Tomi Juric (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Dylan McGowan (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Substitution, Adelaide United. Pacifique Niyongabire replaces Ben Halloran.
90'+5': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2.
0': Match ends, Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2.
0': Match ends, Adelaide United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2.

Statistics

WSW		ADE
10	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	12
5	Saves	1
45.7	Possession	54.3
7	SHOTS	26
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
309	Accurate Passes	366
390	Passes	452
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	11
15	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	55
27	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	9
10	Effective Tackles	14
13	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	11
33	Effective Clearances	19
33	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 6,103

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
22	Michael Jakobsen
2	Michael Marrone
7	Ryan Kitto
4	Ryan Strain
8	Stefan Mauk
6	Louis D'Arrigo
21	Javi López
35	Al Hassan Toure
11	Craig Goodwin
26	Ben Halloran

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Pacifique Niyongabire, Yared Abetew, Joe Caletti, George Timotheou, Michael Olakigbe, Joshua Cavallo, Tomi Juric.

Western Sydney Wanderers (3-5-2)

No.	Name
30	Daniel Margush (GK)
4	Dylan Mcgowan
6	Tass Mourdoukoutas
2	Ziggy Gordon
18	Graham Dorrans
17	Keanu Baccus
8	Steven Ugarkovic
29	Daniel Wilmering
39	Thomas Aquilina
7	Bruce Kamau
9	Bernie Ibini-Isei

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Oliver Kalac, Tate Russell, Jordon Mutch, James Troisi, Scott McDonald, Mark Natta, Nicolai Müller.

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