Adelaide United clutches a draw against Melbourne Victory. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Adelaide United found a way to clinch a late draw against Melbourne Victory with a late goal from N. Irankunda.

By
David Brown
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Adelaide United clutches a draw against Melbourne Victory. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Adelaide United managed to clinch a draw against Melbourne Victory with a late goal from N. Irankunda scored in the (87′) after Melbourne Victory got a lead with a penalty from B. Fornaroli (81′).

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Beath with the assistance of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne Victory

1 - 1

Team 1

Adelaide United

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 82 Attack 104
  • 53 Dangerous attack 40
  • 65 Ball safe 63
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Adelaide United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne Victory was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Melbourne Victory to win the match​.

Melbourne Victory shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Melbourne Victory received 4 yellow cards (Kike Cadete, Connor Chapman, Bruno Fornaroli and Roderick Miranda). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United received 6 yellow cards (Craig Goodwin, Ben Halloran, A. Popovic, Hiroshi Ibusuki, Isaías and N. Irankunda).

Match Timeline

17'
19'
Connor Chapman- Yellow
26'
N. Velupillay- sub ->Jake Brimmer
45'
46'
Ben Halloran- Yellow
Bruno Fornaroli- Yellow
54'
Roderick Miranda - Yellow
56'
61'
N. Irankunda- sub ->Ethan Alagich
69'
Damien Da Silva(var)
78'
79'
80'
Hiroshi Ibusuki- Yellow
Bruno Fornaroli(penalty)
81'
85'
Leigh Broxham- sub ->Connor Chapman
85'
87'
N. Irankunda(goal)
89'
Luke Duzel- sub ->Ben Halloran
90'
Isaías- Yellow
90'
Asad Kasumovic- sub ->Zach Clough
90'
N. Irankunda- Yellow

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 playing this encounter, Melbourne Victory will have 18 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United will have 28 points like Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).

Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-22 head to head in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory
G
Paul Izzo 20.Australia
7.3
D
Jason Geria 2.Australia
6.8
D
Damien Da Silva 5.France
7.3
D
Roderick Miranda  21.Portugal
7.3
56'
D
Enrique Lopez 3.Spain
6.3
19'
M
Joshua Brillante 8.Australia
7.6
M
Connor Chapman 14.Australia
6.6
85' 26'
M
Chris Ikonomidis 7.Australia
6.6
69'
M
Jake Brimmer 22.Australia
6.8
45'
M
Ben Folami 11.Australia
6.5
F
Bruno Fornaroli 10.Australia
6.9
85' 54' Goals81'
Substitutes
G
Ahmad Taleb 30.Australia
D
Stefan Nigro 16.Australia
M
Nathan Konstandopoulos 23.Australia
M
Leigh Broxham 6.Australia
85'
F
N. Velupillay 24.Australia
6.2
45'
F
Bruce Kamau 18.Australia
6.8
69'
F
F. Romero 19.Paraguay
85'

Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo (7.3), Jason Geria (6.8), Damien Da Silva (7.3), Roderick Miranda (7.3), Cadete (6.3), Joshua Brillante (7.6), Connor Chapman (6.6), Christopher Ikonomidis (6.6), Jake Brimmer (6.8), Ben Folami (6.5) and Bruno Fornaroli (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Ahmad Taleb, Stefan Nigro, Nathan Konstandopoulos, Leigh Broxham, Nishan Velupillay (6.2), Bruce Kamau (6.8) and Fernando Romero.

Melbourne Victory could not rely on the presence of N. Velupillay (injured).

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 4 changes: Jake Brimmer for Nishan Velupillay (45′), Christopher Ikonomidis for Bruce Kamau (69′), Bruno Fornaroli for Santiago Romero (85′) and Connor Chapman for Leigh Broxham (85′).

Best player: Joshua Brillante​

The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Joshua Brillante.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
6.7
D
Javi López 21.Spain
7.1
D
Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia
7.0
79'
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
7.0
D
Craig Goodwin 11.Australia
7.6
17'
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
6.5
61'
M
Zach Clough 10.England
6.6
90'
M
Isaías 8.Spain
6.7
90'
M
Louis D'Arrigo 6.Australia
7.3
M
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
7.4
89' 46'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
7.0
80'
Substitutes
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
D
Lachlan Barr  13.Australia
D
Nick Ansell 4.Australia
M
Luke Duzel 23.Australia
89'
F
L. Jovanović 35.Australia
F
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
7.6
61' 90' Goals87'
F
Asad Kasumovic 47.Australia
90'

Also Adelaide United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci (6.7), Javi López (7.1), Alexandar Popovic (7.0), Ben Warland (7.0), Craig Goodwin (7.6), Isaías (6.7), Louis D’Arrigo (7.3), Ben Halloran (7.4), Ethan Alagich (6.5), Zach Clough (6.6) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (7.0).

They had on the bench: James Delianov, Lachlan Barr, Nick Ansell, Luke Duzel, Luka Jovanovic, Nestory Irankunda (7.6) and Asad Kasumovic.

Adelaide United could not rely on the presence of Luke Duzel (injured).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 3 changes: Ethan Alagich for Nestory Irankunda (61′), Ben Halloran for Luke Duzel (89′) and Zach Clough for Asad Kasumovic (90′).

Best player: Craig Goodwin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was Craig Goodwin.

His rating is (7.6) with 52 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.

Results of the day

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