Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

70': Matthew Spiranovic (OG)

FT
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Melbourne Victory

59': Francesco Margiotta
78': Nishan Velupillay
88': Jason Davidson

Victory down Adelaide in heated ALM clash

Matthew Spiranovic of the Victory Ivan Kelava goalkeeper of the Victory celebrate the final whistle [1296x729]

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Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.
3': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Francesco Margiotta is caught offside.
6': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
6': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jake Brimmer.
8': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
8': Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
9': Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt missed. Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo with a cross.
12': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United).
14': Attempt missed. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
17': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
18': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.
19': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
20': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
21': Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
22': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United).
22': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United).
22': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
25': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
26': Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
26': Kusini Yengi (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
27': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
29': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
29': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Foul by Isaías (Adelaide United).
31': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
33': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United).
34': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United).
35': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
39': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
39': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
41': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Michael Jakobsen.
43': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
43': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Matthew Spiranovic.
44': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jason Davidson tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
45': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Folami.
45': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
45': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United).
45'+1': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
45'+1': Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+3': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
48': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaías.
48': Attempt missed. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
49': Hand ball by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
49': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
50': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
50': Attempt saved. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
50': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis D'Arrigo.
51': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jason Davidson tries a through ball, but Francesco Margiotta is caught offside.
52': Hand ball by Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United).
53': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United).
53': Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt missed. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
57': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
57': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Juande.
58': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer following a corner.
59': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
59': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Rojas.
60': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
62': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
63': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
63': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
63': Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
64': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
66': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
66': Attempt saved. Isaías (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
67': Attempt missed. Isaías (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse replaces Francesco Margiotta.
68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
70': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo.
70': Attempt saved. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
70': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Ivan Kelava.
70': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
70': Own Goal by Matthew Spiranovic, Melbourne Victory. Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Mohamed Toure replaces Kusini Yengi.
72': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
73': Attempt saved. Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Delianov.
73': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
74': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
74': Isaías (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Kruse.
80': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
80': Mohamed Toure (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Jake Brimmer.
82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Ben Folami.
87': Attempt missed. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Tratt.
87': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory).
88': Second yellow card to Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) for a bad foul.
89': Attempt missed. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaías.
90': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Lleyton Brooks because of an injury.
90'+2': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Stefan Mauk because of an injury.
90'+4': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory).
90'+5': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Nicholas D'Agostino.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+6': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Nishan Velupillay.
90'+6': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
90'+6': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
0': Match ends, Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
0': Match ends, Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 2.

Statistics

MVC		ADE
16	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	9
7	Saves	4
39.7	Possession	60.3
15	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
257	Accurate Passes	409
339	Passes	507
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
12	Crosses	27
0.2	Cross %	0.3
50	Long Balls	71
14	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	7
25	Effective Clearances	11
25	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 8,145

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	20	+13	40
2	Auckland FC	20	+14	36
3	Sydney FC	20	+8	33
4	Adelaide United	20	+5	31

Full Table

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
22	Michael Jakobsen
28	Juande
27	Joshua Cavallo
23	Jacob Tratt
10	Isaías
6	Louis D'Arrigo
8	Stefan Mauk
9	Kusini Yengi
11	Craig Goodwin
26	Ben Halloran

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Mohamed Toure, Ryan Kitto, Joe Gauci, Joe Caletti, Bernardo Dias, George Timotheou, Alexandar Popovic.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Ivan Kelava (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
5	Matthew Spiranovic
3	Jason Davidson
2	Jason Geria
22	Jake Brimmer
8	Josh Brillante
6	Leigh Broxham
9	Francesco Margiotta
11	Ben Folami
23	Marco Rojas

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jerrad Tyson, Stefan Nigro, Birkan Kirdar, Nicholas D'Agostino, Robbie Kruse, Lleyton Brooks, Nishan Velupillay.

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