Adelaide United vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Adelaide United

12': Ethan Alagich
15': Luka Jovanovic
36': Dylan Pierias
79': Ryan White
84': Jay Barnett

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4 - 1

Melbourne City FC

40': Takeshi Kanamori

About

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

Match Timeline

12': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Goal at 12'
15': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 15'
36': Dylan Pierias (Adelaide United) Red Card at 36'
40': Takeshi Kanamori (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 40'
45': Panagiotis Kikianis (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 45'
45': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) Substitution at 45'
45': Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Substitution at 45'
64': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 64'
65': Harrison Shillington (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Peter Antoniou (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 65'
65': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 65'
71': Beckham Baker (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
75': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
79': Ryan White (Adelaide United) Goal at 79'
79': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 79'
84': Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Goal at 84'
90': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 90'

Statistics

MCY		ADE
5	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	0
69.5	Possession	30.5
10	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 10,260

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Adelaide United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Joshua Smits (GK)
4	Panagiotis Kikianis
3	Bart Vriends
7	Ryan Kitto
20	Dylan Pierias
23	Luke Duzel
55	Ethan Alagich
19	Yaya Dukuly
10	Juan Muñiz
12	Jonny Yull
9	Luka Jovanovic

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Jay Barnett, Fabian Talladira, Panashe Madanha, Joey Garuccio, Ethan Cox, Austin Ayoubi, Ryan White.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
4	Liam Bonetig
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
44	Besian Kutleshi
19	Zane Schreiber
30	Andreas Kuen
47	Kavian Rahmani
17	Max Caputo
10	Takeshi Kanamori
15	Andrew Nabbout

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Angus Mackintosh, Benjamin Mazzeo, Harrison Shillington, Michael Olakigbe, Peter Antoniou, Beckham Baker, Medin Memeti.

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