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

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

60': George Blackwood
84': Hiroshi Ibusuki

FT
2 - 2

Melbourne City FC

24': Andrew Nabbout
66': Jamie Maclaren
70': Nuno Reis

About

Adelaide United are hosting Melbourne City FC at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Hand ball by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
4': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
5': Attempt blocked. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Nuno Reis tries a through ball, but Connor Metcalfe is caught offside.
8': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC).
8': George Blackwood (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Attempt missed. Juande (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
10': Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Glover.
10': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
11': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
12': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
12': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Joe Caletti (Adelaide United).
12': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Attempt missed. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Galloway.
16': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
16': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by George Blackwood (Adelaide United).
20': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
21': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
24': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
26': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
26': Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
29': Attempt missed. Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira.
31': Attempt saved. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juande.
33': Foul by Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United).
33': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
35': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
35': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
39': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
39': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
41': Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
43': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
43': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
45'+1': Foul by George Blackwood (Adelaide United).
45'+1': Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
45'+2': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Attempt missed. George Timotheou (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
45'+4': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Foul by Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United).
45'+5': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
48': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
49': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Bernardo Oliveira.
49': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Jamieson with a cross following a corner.
49': Attempt saved. Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
50': Attempt missed. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
53': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United).
53': Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
55': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Stefan Mauk.
57': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
57': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
58': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt saved. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
60': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City FC 1. George Blackwood (Adelaide United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
61': Substitution, Adelaide United. Lachlan Brook replaces Joe Caletti.
61': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Bernardo Oliveira.
62': Foul by Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC).
62': George Blackwood (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt blocked. Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
63': Attempt saved. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
63': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC).
63': Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
63': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
65': George Blackwood (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City FC 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
67': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
67': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Penalty Adelaide United. George Blackwood draws a foul in the penalty area.
68': Penalty conceded by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': VAR Decision: Penalty Adelaide United.
70': Second yellow card to Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Hiroshi Ibusuki replaces George Blackwood.
72': Penalty saved! Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
72': Hand ball by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Taras Gomulka replaces Florin Berenguer.
76': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
80': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Mathew Leckie.
81': Attempt saved. George Timotheou (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
81': Attempt blocked. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
81': Attempt missed. Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
83': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordon Hall replaces Connor Metcalfe because of an injury.
83': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jordon Hall.
84': Attempt saved. Stefan Mauk (Adelaide United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
84': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 2. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
85': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Stefan Mauk.
86': Offside, Adelaide United. Javi López tries a through ball, but Nestory Irankunda is caught offside.
90'+1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
90'+1': Attempt missed. George Timotheou (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': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC).
90'+2': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
90'+3': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 2.
0': Match ends, Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City FC 2.

Statistics

MCY		ADE
16	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	4
44.4	Possession	55.6
12	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
276	Accurate Passes	383
374	Passes	453
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	55
39	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	4
17	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.3
15	Interceptions	12
22	Effective Clearances	15
22	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 5,614

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 (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
46	Joe Gauci (GK)
3	George Timotheou
23	Jacob Tratt
28	Juande
7	Ryan Kitto
21	Javi López
18	Joe Caletti
8	Stefan Mauk
11	Craig Goodwin
31	Bernardo Oliveira
14	George Blackwood

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Joshua Cavallo, Nestory Irankunda, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Lachlan Barr, Lachlan Brook, Louis D'Arrigo, Steven Hall.

Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Glover (GK)
5	Rostyn Griffiths
4	Nuno Reis
8	Aiden O'Neill
3	Scott Jamieson
2	Scott Galloway
18	Connor Metcalfe
10	Florin Berenguer
7	Mathew Leckie
15	Andrew Nabbout
9	Jamie Maclaren

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Jordon Hall, Luke Oresti, Taras Gomulka, Kerrin Stokes, Stefan Colakovski, Matthew Sutton.

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