MELBOURNE. Adelaide United was capable to snatch a draw against Melbourne Victory with a late goal from C. Goodwin scored in the (90′) after Melbourne Victory got a lead with a goal from N. D’Agostino (84′).
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans assisted by George Lakrindis and Owen Goldrick. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 1 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 9
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 115 Attack 90
- 59 Dangerous attack 30
- 71 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand 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 had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Melbourne Victory to win the match.
Melbourne Victory shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 1 yellow card (L. Brooks). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United received 3 yellow cards (G. Timotheou, I. Sanchez and J. Juande).
Also, Adelaide United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Sanchez (Adelaide United) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Melbourne Victory will have 14 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Adelaide United will have 7 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Wellington Phoenix on the 29th of April with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).
Adelaide United will host Brisbane Roar on the 30th of April with a 21-18 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (10 draws).
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Ivan Kelava
, Jason Geria , Brendan Hamill , Roderick Miranda , Jay Barnett , Nishan Velupillay , Joshua Brillante , Rai Marchán , Ben Folami , Nicholas D’Agostino and Jake Brimmer .The home team had on the bench: Birkan Kirdar, Matt Acton, Aaron Anderson, Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio, Lleyton Brooks
, William Wilson and Zaydan Bello.Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 2 changes: N. Velupillay for L. Brooks (71′) and B. Folami for L. Lawrie-Lattanzio (90′).
Best player: Nicholas D’Agostino
The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne Victory was Nicholas D’Agostino.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 18.Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci
, Javi López , Jacob Tratt , George Timotheou , Ryan Kitto , Isaías , Juande , Bernardo Oliveira , Stefan Mauk , Craig Goodwin and George Blackwood .The following players were sitting on the bench: Lachlan Barr, Louis D’Arrigo, Joe Caletti
, Joshua Cavallo, Steven Hall, Nestory Irankunda and Jonny Yull.Adelaide United could not rely on the presence of L. Barr (injured).
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 5 changes: R. Kitto for J. Cavallo (54′), G. Blackwood for J. Caletti (54′), B. Oliveira for N. Irankunda (71′), S. Mauk for L. D’Arrigo (90′) and J. Cavallo for L. Barr (90′).
Best player: Craig Goodwin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Craig Goodwin.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
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