Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Adelaide United
    FT
    0 - 1
    Melbourne Victory
    • 7': Marco Rojas

    About

    Adelaide United are hosting Melbourne Victory 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.
    • 2': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United).
    • 6': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Geria.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
    • 7': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Geria.
    • 10': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
    • 10': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
    • 14': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
    • 16': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
    • 16': Offside, Adelaide United. Javi López tries a through ball, but Lachlan Brook is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
    • 19': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
    • 24': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joe Caletti replaces Mohamed Toure because of an injury.
    • 27': Foul by Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory).
    • 27': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
    • 30': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
    • 31': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
    • 35': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
    • 35': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
    • 37': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
    • 39': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
    • 42': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 44': Offside, Adelaide United. Craig Goodwin tries a through ball, but Lachlan Brook is caught offside.
    • 45': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
    • 45'+2': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
    • 45'+4': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
    • 47': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
    • 49': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
    • 49': Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
    • 53': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
    • 53': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
    • 54': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo following a corner.
    • 56': Offside, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo tries a through ball, but Louis D'Arrigo is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a through ball.
    • 58': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
    • 58': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jason Davidson tries a through ball, but Francesco Margiotta is caught offside.
    • 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 60': VAR Decision: No Goal Adelaide United 0-1 Melbourne Victory.
    • 61': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
    • 61': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by George Timotheou.
    • 64': Substitution, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly replaces Joshua Cavallo.
    • 65': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
    • 65': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
    • 66': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
    • 66': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range is too high.
    • 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
    • 69': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
    • 69': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
    • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
    • 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Joe Caletti.
    • 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Asad Kasumovic replaces Lachlan Brook.
    • 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
    • 86': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
    • 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Jake Brimmer.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Nathan Konstandopoulos (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
    • 90'+1': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
    • 90'+2': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
    • 90'+3': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Adelaide United. Isaías tries a through ball, but Yaya Dukuly is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Asad Kasumovic (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
    • 90'+6': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 0
    41.1 Possession 58.9
    4 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    283 Accurate Passes 405
    363 Passes 498
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 10
    7 Crosses 36
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 50
    19 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 13
    10 Tackles 21
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 7
    36 Effective Clearances 3
    36 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Coopers Stadium
    Location: Adelaide, Australia
    Attendance: 8,044

    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

    ADE Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    50 Steven Hall (GK)
    3 George Timotheou
    10 Isaías
    27 Joshua Cavallo
    21 Javi López Yellow Card
    15 Hiroshi Ibusuki Yellow Card
    6 Louis D'Arrigo
    28 Juande Yellow Card
    17 Mohamed Toure
    11 Craig Goodwin
    77 Lachlan Brook
    Adelaide United Substitutes:
    Arbi Mollas, Ethan Cox, Joe Caletti, Asad Kasumovic, Nestory Irankunda, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Yaya Dukuly.

    MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    20 Ivan Kelava (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Matthew Spiranovic Yellow Card
    17 Brendan Hamill
    3 Jason Davidson
    2 Jason Geria
    22 Jake Brimmer
    6 Leigh Broxham
    8 Josh Brillante
    9 Francesco Margiotta Yellow Card
    7 Christopher Ikonomidis
    23 Marco Rojas
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Nicholas D'Agostino, Rai, Birkan Kirdar, Stefan Nigro, Marko Bulic, Nishan Velupillay, Ben Folami.

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