ADELAIDE. Adelaide United finds the way to recover against Wellington Phoenix with 2 goals from K. Barbarouses from a goal on the 46′ and a goal on the 15′. Adelaide United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Thursday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the collaboration of George Lakrindis and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.46 degrees Celsius or 77.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 28 Total 8
- 7 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 2
- 102 Attack 77
- 106 Dangerous attack 49
- 62 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 18 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Adelaide United had a strong ball possession 61% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 106 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Adelaide United to win the match.
Adelaide United shot 28 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United received 4 yellow cards (Hiroshi Ibusuki, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Alexandar Popovic and Nestory Irankunda). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (Oskar van Hattum, Alex Paulsen and Oskar van Hattum).
(Adelaide United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (83′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Adelaide United has 14 points like Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix will has 21 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League Men, Adelaide United will host Macarthur on the 8th of January with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (0 draws).
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: James Delianov
, Giuseppe Bovalina , Alexandar Popovic , Nick Ansell , Ryan Kitto , Ryan Tunnicliffe , Isaías , Nestory Irankunda , Luka Jovanovic , Zach Clough and Hiroshi Ibusuki .The home team had on the bench: Ben Warland
, Javi López , Luke Duzel, Ben Halloran , Bernardo, Steven Hall and Ethan Alagich.Substitutions
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Luka Jovanovic for Ben Halloran (46′), Zach Clough for Javi López (85′), Nick Ansell for Ben Warland (46′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Luke Duzel (90′) and Nestory Irankunda for Ethan Alagich (90′).
Player of the match: Hiroshi Ibusuki
The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was Hiroshi Ibusuki.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 16 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen
, Tim Payne , Finn Surman , Scott Wootton , Lukas Kelly-Heald , Mohamed Al-Taay , Alex Rufer , Nicholas Pennington , Benjamin Old , Kosta Barbarouses and Bozhidar Kraev .The following players were sitting on the bench: David Ball
, Sam Sutton , L. Supyk, Oskar van Hattum , Jack Duncan, Isaac Hughes and Matthew Sheridan.Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Lukas Kelly-Heald for Sam Sutton (56′), Mohamed Al-Taay for David Ball (62′) and Bozhidar Kraev for Oskar van Hattum (82′).
Player of the match: Kosta Barbarouses
The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Kosta Barbarouses.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 33 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.