Australian A-League Men

FT Friday, December 17, 2021
Adelaide United FC LDDDL 0
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Western United LLWWW 1
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AAMI Park · 2,353 att.

Match Report

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Western United move top of A-League Men with narrow win over Adelaide

Western United have leapt to the top of the A-League Men table after beating Adelaide United 1-0 to secure a club-record fourth consecutive win.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
3
57
Possession
43
11
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
403
Accurate Passes
283
496
Passes
380
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
29
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
61
29
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
12
25
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
5
14
Effective Clearances
26
14
Clearances
26

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

WTU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie YoungG
  2. 4Léo LacroixCD-L
  3. 6Tomoki ImaiCD-R
  4. 44Nikolai Topor-StanleyLB
  5. 19Joshua RisdonRB
  6. 23Alessandro DiamantiAM
  7. 88Neil KilkennyLM
  8. 10Steven LusticaRM
  9. 9Dylan Wenzel-HallsF
  10. 11Connor PainAM-L
  11. 8Lachlan WalesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Nicolas MilanovicSUB
  2. 31Adisu BayewSUB
  3. 37Ryan ScottSUB
  4. 5Dylan PieriasSUB
  5. 25Luke DuzelSUB
  6. 27Jerry SkotadisSUB
  7. 33Benjamin CollinsSUB

ADL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1James DelianovG
  2. 22Michael JakobsenCD-L
  3. 23Jacob TrattCD-R
  4. 27Joshua CavalloLB
  5. 21Javi LópezRB
  6. 8Stefan MaukAM
  7. 28JuandeLM
  8. 10Isaías RM
  9. 17Mohamed ToureF
  10. 11Craig GoodwinAM-L
  11. 26Ben HalloranAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Louis D'ArrigoSUB
  2. 46Joe GauciSUB
  3. 14George BlackwoodSUB
  4. 7Ryan KittoSUB
  5. 41Alexandar PopovicSUB
  6. 31Bernardo DiasSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' VAR Decision: No Penalty Western United FC.
  4. 42' Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Steven Lustica because of an injury.
  5. 44' Goal! Western United FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Connor Pain (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
  6. 49' Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 65' Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 66' Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Mohamed Toure.
  11. 69' Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  12. 81' Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Craig Goodwin.
  13. 83' Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
  14. 83' Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Lachlan Wales.
  15. 89' Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Juande.

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