Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Adelaide United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 43': Noah Botic
  • 48': Aleksandar Prijovic
FT
2 - 3
Adelaide United
  • 68': Zach Clough
  • 76': Ryan Kitto
  • 86': Craig Goodwin (P)

About

Western United are hosting Adelaide United at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United).
  • 1': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 2': Léo Lacroix (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Connor O'Toole (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 7': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 9': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
  • 9': Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Connor Pain (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kitto with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt missed. James Troisi (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Botic.
  • 19': Connor O'Toole (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Connor Pain (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 24': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 24': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Isaías Sánchez Cortés.
  • 28': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United).
  • 29': Connor O'Toole (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Connor Pain (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 32': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
  • 32': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Clough with a through ball.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Lacroix with a through ball.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 35': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 37': Offside, Adelaide United. Javi López tries a through ball, but Ben Halloran is caught offside.
  • 37': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 39': VAR Decision: No Goal Western United 0-0 Adelaide United.
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.
  • 43': Goal! Western United 1, Adelaide United 0. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny with a cross.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Western United 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 47': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 48': Goal! Western United 2, Adelaide United 0. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Connor Pain.
  • 49': Foul by Noah Botic (Western United).
  • 49': Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor O'Toole.
  • 51': Delay in match (Western United).
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 52': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
  • 52': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 55': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
  • 56': Connor O'Toole (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 56': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 60': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Léo Lacroix.
  • 62': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
  • 63': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 65': Substitution, Western United. Lachlan Wales replaces Noah Botic.
  • 66': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 66': James Troisi (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United).
  • 68': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Aleksandar Prijovic (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Goal! Western United 2, Adelaide United 1. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 69': Substitution, Western United. Benjamin Collins replaces Connor O'Toole.
  • 69': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Lachlan Wales (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Troisi with a headed pass.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Benjamin Collins.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Lachlan Barr (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Warland (Adelaide United).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Léo Lacroix (Western United).
  • 76': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Goal! Western United 2, Adelaide United 2. Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
  • 80': Benjamin Collins (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
  • 81': Offside, Western United. Neil Kilkenny tries a through ball, but Léo Lacroix is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by James Troisi (Western United).
  • 82': Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
  • 82': James Troisi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Neil Kilkenny (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Troisi.
  • 84': Penalty Adelaide United. Ben Halloran draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Penalty conceded by Tomoki Imai (Western United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Goal! Western United 2, Adelaide United 3. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Adelaide United. Panashe Madanha replaces Ryan Kitto.
  • 88': Offside, Western United. Léo Lacroix tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Prijovic is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Western United. Alessandro Diamanti replaces Jacob Tratt.
  • 89': Substitution, Western United. Dylan Pierias replaces James Troisi.
  • 89': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Connor Pain.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ben Warland.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Tongo Doumbia (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Joshua Cavallo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Zach Clough.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Western United).
  • 90'+7': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Benjamin Collins (Western United).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Adelaide United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Adelaide United 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
11 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 5
56 Possession 44
15 SHOTS 11
9 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
431 Accurate Passes 316
520 Passes 406
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
29 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
73 Long Balls 62
32 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 7
31 Effective Clearances 25
31 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,603

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Newcastle Jets 22 +13 43
2 Auckland FC 22 +14 39
3 Melbourne Victory 22 +10 35
4 Adelaide United 22 +7 35
Full Table

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
4 Léo Lacroix
6 Tomoki Imai
24 Connor O'Toole
27 Jacob Tratt
88 Neil Kilkenny
7 Tongo Doumbia
11 Connor Pain
14 James Troisi
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
38 Noah Botic
Western United Substitutes:
Benjamin Collins, Ryan Scott, Lachlan Wales, Alessandro Diamanti, Rhys Bozinovski, Michael Ruhs, Dylan Pierias.

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

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
3 Ben Warland
13 Lachlan Barr
7 Ryan Kitto
21 Javi López
10 Zach Clough
8 Isaías
6 Louis D'Arrigo
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
11 Craig Goodwin
26 Ben Halloran
Adelaide United Substitutes:
James Delianov, Nestory Irankunda, Panashe Madanha, Asad Kasumovic, Alexandar Popovic, Ethan Alagich, Joshua Cavallo.

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