Adelaide United tops Brisbane Roar 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United beat Brisbane Roar to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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Adelaide United tops Brisbane Roar 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United defeated Brisbane Roar to win 2-1. It was Adelaide United to strike first with a goal of L. D’Arrigo at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Irankunda gave the win to Adelaide United in the 82′ minute with a goal. Adelaide United took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Alex King who had the assistance of Matthew Cream and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Adelaide United

2 - 1

Team 1

Brisbane Roar

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 15 Total 26
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 12 Off Target 16
  • 7 Shots blocked 5
  • 146 Attack 89
  • 49 Dangerous attack 60
  • 85 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Adelaide United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Brisbane Roar was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brisbane Roar was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Adelaide United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Adelaide United shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Brisbane Roar shot 26 times, 7 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (Zach Clough and Lachlan Barr). On the other side, Brisbane Roar received 3 yellow cards (H. Hore, J. O’Shea and Tom Aldred).

Match Timeline

Zach Clough- Yellow
29'
35'
37'
44'
Henry Hore- Yellow
Lachlan Barr - Yellow
46'
47'
J. O'Shea- Yellow
60'
Carlo Armiento(var)
69'
Taras Gomulka- sub ->Carlo Armiento
69'
Nikola Mileusnic- sub ->H. Hore
N. Irankunda- sub ->Zach Clough
78'
J. Yull- sub ->Hiroshi Ibusuki
78'
N. Irankunda(goal)
82'
86'
86'
88'
Tom Aldred - Yellow
90'
A. Majok- sub ->J. Courtney-Perkins
P. Madanha- sub ->Ben Halloran
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
55
26
Central Coast Mariners
44
26
Adelaide United
42
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
41
26
Sydney
38
26
Wellington Phoenix
35
26
Western United
32
26
Brisbane Roar
30
26
Perth Glory
29
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Melbourne Victory
28
26
Macarthur
26
26

After this match, Adelaide United will have 23 points like Central Coast Mariners to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Brisbane Roar will stay with 16 points like Western United to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-22 head to head record in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

Brisbane Roar will play away agasint Melbourne Victory on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
7.0
D
Javi López 21.Spain
7.1
D
Lachlan Barr  13.Australia
6.9
46'
D
Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia
7.2
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
7.1
M
Isaías 8.Spain
7.1
M
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
6.4
90'
M
Zach Clough 10.England
6.2
78' 29'
M
Louis D'Arrigo 6.Australia
8.0
Goals35'
M
Craig Goodwin 11.Australia
7.5
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
6.5
78'
Substitutes
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
D
Nick Ansell 4.Australia
M
J. Yull 37.Australia
6.2
78'
M
Joshua Cavallo  27.Australia
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
F
P. Madanha 36.Australia
90'
F
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
7.5
78' Goals82'

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: Joe Gauci (7.0), Javi López (7.1), Lachlan Barr (6.9), Alexandar Popovic (7.2), Ryan Kitto (7.1), Isaías (7.1), Louis D’Arrigo (8.0), Ben Halloran (6.4), Zach Clough (6.2), Craig Goodwin (7.5) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Nick Ansell, Panashe Madanha, Nestory Irankunda (7.5), Jonny Yull (6.2), James Delianov, Joshua Cavallo and Ethan Alagich.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 3 changes: Zach Clough for Nestory Irankunda (78′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Jonny Yull (78′) and Ben Halloran for Panashe Madanha (90′).

Best player: Louis D’Arrigo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Louis D’Arrigo.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 42 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar
G
Jordan Holmes 23.Australia
6.0
D
Tom Aldred  5.Scotland
6.5
88'
D
Connor Chapman 6.Australia
6.2
D
S. Neville 2.Australia
6.7
M
J. Hingert 19.Australia
6.8
86'
M
K. Trewin 27.Australia
7.0
M
J. Courtney-Perkins 3.Australia
7.0
90'
M
J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland
7.3
47'
F
Henry Hore 13.Australia
8.1
69' 44'
F
Joe Knowles 28.Australia
7.4
86' Goals37'
F
Carlo Armiento 17.Australia
6.6
69'
Substitutes
G
M. Freke 1.Australia
D
Joshua Brindell-South 16.Australia
86'
M
Rahmat Akbari 7.Afghanistan
7.0
86'
M
A. Majok 99.South Sudan
90'
M
Taras Gomulka 12.Australia
6.6
69'
M
L. Zabala 35.Australia
F
Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia
6.6
69'

Brisbane Roar started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Warren Moon played with: Jordan Holmes (6.0), Scott Neville (6.7), Tom Aldred (6.5), Connor Chapman (6.2), Jack Hingert (6.8), Jay O’Shea (7.3), Kai Trewin (7.0), Jordan Courtney-Perkins (7.0), Henry Hore (8.1), Joseph Knowles (7.4) and Carlo Armiento (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Rahmat Akbari (7.0), Macklin Freke, Nikola Mileusnić (6.6), Ayom Majok, Taras Gomulka (6.6), Josh Brindell-South and Louis Zabala.

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 5 changes: Carlo Armiento for Taras Gomulka (69′), H. Hore for Nikola Mileusnić (69′), Joe Knowles for Rahmat Akbari (86′), J. Hingert for Joshua Brindell-South (86′) and J. Courtney-Perkins for A. Majok (90′).

Best player: Henry Hore​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brisbane Roar was Henry Hore.

His rating is (8.1) with 28 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​