ADELAIDE. Sydney conquers Adelaide United 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Adelaide United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

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 Adam Kersey who was helped by David Walsh and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Adelaide United

1 - 5

Sydney

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 17 Total 20
  • 7 On Target 10
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 8
  • 103 Attack 114
  • 54 Dangerous attack 48
  • 85 Ball safe 93
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 8 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Adelaide United had a superior ball possession 56% while Sydney was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sydney managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Adelaide United shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sydney shot 20 times, 10 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (Jonny Yull). Regarding the opposition, Sydney didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

4'
Joe Lolley(goal)Jaiden Kucharski
13'
Joe Lolley(goal)
J. Yull- Yellow
16'
31'
J. Kucharski(goal)Fábio Gomes
44'
J. Kucharski(goal)Joe Lolley
Luke Duzel- sub ->Ryan Tunnicliffe
46'
L. Jovanović- sub ->Hiroshi Ibusuki
46'
46'
Fábio Gomes(goal)Joe Lolley
Musa Toure- sub ->Ben Halloran
46'
Zach Clough(VAR)
65'
Zach Clough(penalty)
67'
P. Madanha- sub ->Bernardo
68'
69'
P. Wood- sub ->Jaiden Kucharski
73'
J. Courtney-Perkins- sub ->Joel King
74'
M. Glasson- sub ->Róbert Mak
87'
M. Scarcella- sub ->Joe Lolley

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this contest, Adelaide United will stay with 7 points like Macarthur to go up in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will have 3 points like Melbourne City and Western United to go up in the 10th place.

Next matches

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
7.0
D
Nick Ansell 4.Australia
6.4
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
6.0
D
Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia
6.7
D
G. Bovalina 43.Australia
6.4
M
Zach Clough 10.England
8.2
67'
M
Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England
6.8
46'
M
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
6.4
46'
M
Bernardo Oliveira 31.Australia
6.6
68'
M
J. Yull 37.Australia
6.3
16'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
D
Lachlan Barr 13.Australia
M
Isaías 8.Spain
M
Luke Duzel 23.Australia
7.5
46'
F
L. Jovanović 17.Australia
6.4
46'
F
P. Madanha 36.Australia
6.4
68'
F
Musa Toure 49.Australia
7.5
46'

Adelaide United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: Joe Gauci (7.0), Giuseppe Bovalina (6.4), Alexandar Popovic (6.7), Nick Ansell (6.4), Ryan Kitto (6.0), Ryan Tunnicliffe (6.8), Jonny Yull (6.3), Ben Halloran (6.4), Zach Clough (8.2), Bernardo (6.6) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: James Delianov, Isaías, Lachlan Barr, Luka Jovanovic (6.4), Luke Duzel (7.5), Panashe Madanha (6.4) and Musa Toure (7.5).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Bernardo for Panashe Madanha (68′), Ryan Tunnicliffe for Luke Duzel (46′), Ben Halloran for Musa Toure (46′) and Hiroshi Ibusuki for Luka Jovanovic (46′).

Best player: Zach Clough​

The most impressive player for Adelaide United was Zach Clough.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
8.1
D
Joel King 16.Australia
7.5
73'
D
Z. de Jesus 21.Australia
7.0
D
J. Girdwood-Reich 8.Australia
7.5
D
Gabriel Lacerda 15.Brazil
6.3
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
7.5
M
J. Kucharski 25.Australia
8.5
69' 31', 44'
M
Luke Brattan 26.Australia
6.7
M
Joe Lolley 10.England
10.2
87' 4', 13'
M
Róbert Mak 11.Slovakia
7.1
74'
F
Fábio Gomes 9.Brazil
8.5
46'
Substitutes
G
A. Pavlesic 20.Australia
D
Aaron Gurd 3.Australia
D
J. Courtney-Perkins 4.Australia
6.7
73'
M
M. Scarcella 18.Australia
6.6
87'
M
Corey Hollman 12.Australia
F
M. Glasson 19.Australia
6.8
74'
F
P. Wood 13.Australia
6.7
69'

Sydney started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ufuk Talay played with: Andrew Redmayne (8.1), Zachary de Jesus (7.0), Gabriel Lacerda (6.3), Jake Girdwood-Reich (7.5), Joel King (7.5), Joe Lolley (10.2), Luke Brattan (6.7), Anthony Caceres (7.5), Róbert Mak (7.1), Fábio Gomes (8.5) and Jaiden Kucharski (8.5).

These were the players on the bench: Aaron Gurd, Jordan Courtney-Perkins (6.7), Corey Hollman, Patrick Wood (6.7), Matthew Scarcella (6.6), Mitchell Glasson (6.8) and Adam Pavlesic.

Substitutions

Sydney made 4 changes: Jaiden Kucharski for Patrick Wood (69′), Joe Lolley for Matthew Scarcella (87′), Joel King for Jordan Courtney-Perkins (73′) and Róbert Mak for Mitchell Glasson (74′).

Best player: Jaiden Kucharski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Jaiden Kucharski.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 21 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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