Adelaide United and Melbourne City draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United recovers against Melbourne City with a goal on the A. Nabbout 24' and a goal on the J. Maclaren 66'.

Adelaide United and Melbourne City draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United manages to recover against Melbourne City with a goal on the A. Nabbout 24′ and a goal on the J. Maclaren 66′. Adelaide United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

C. Goodwin didn’t score a decisive penalty (72′). That would have allowed Adelaide United to win the match.​

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 Chris Beath with the help of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Daniel Elder. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 19 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 108 Attack 91
  • 45 Dangerous attack 37
  • 86 Ball safe 92
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Adelaide United had a strong ball possession 56% while Melbourne City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Adelaide United to win the match​.

Adelaide United shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (J. Caletti and J. Juande). Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City received 3 yellow cards (S. Jamieson, S. Galloway and N. Reis).

Also, Melbourne City didn’t end the match with 11 players after N. Reis (Melbourne City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (70′).

Match Timeline

12'
16'
24'
Andrew Nabbout(goal)M. Leckie
35'
Scott Galloway- Yellow
43'
58'
Nuno Reis- Yellow
60'
61'
N. Irankunda- sub ->B. Oliveira
61'
66'
Jamie Maclaren(goal)M. Leckie
70'
Nuno Reis(yellowred)
Hiroshi Ibusuki- sub ->G. Blackwood
71'
72'
74'
76'
83'
Jordon Hall- sub ->C. Metcalfe
Hiroshi Ibusuki(goal)
84'

Standings

After this match, Adelaide United will have 8 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City will have 10 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, 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 City will play away agasint Perth Glory on the 22nd of February with a 16-10 head to head stats in favor of Perth Glory (10 draws).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
6.8
D
Javi López 21.Spain
6.3
D
George Timotheou 3.Australia
6.8
D
Jacob Tratt  23.Australia
7.1
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
6.7
M
Juande 28.Spain
7.3
43'
M
Stefan Mauk 8.Australia
7.0
M
Joe Caletti 18.Australia
7.0
61' 12'
M
Bernardo Oliveira 31.Australia
6.1
61'
M
Craig Goodwin 11.Australia
6.8
F
George Blackwood 14.Australia
7.4
71' Goals60'
Substitutes
G
Steven Hall 50.Australia
D
Lachlan Barr  25.Australia
M
Joshua Cavallo  27.Australia
M
Lachlan Brook 77.Australia
6.7
61'
M
Louis D'Arrigo 6.Australia
F
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
6.1
61'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 15.Japan
7.3
71' Goals84'

Adelaide United adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: Joe Gauci (6.8), Javi López (6.3), Jacob Tratt (7.1), George Timotheou (6.8), Ryan Kitto (6.7), Juande (7.3), Bernardo Oliveira (6.1), Stefan Mauk (7.0), Joe Caletti (7.0), Craig Goodwin (6.8) and George Blackwood (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joshua Cavallo, Lachlan Brook (6.7), Lachlan Barr, Nestory Irankunda (6.1), Steven Hall, Hiroshi Ibusuki (7.3) and Louis D’Arrigo.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 3 changes: J. Caletti for L. Brook (61′), B. Oliveira for N. Irankunda (61′) and G. Blackwood for H. Ibusuki (71′).

Best player: George Blackwood​

The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was George Blackwood.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.

Melbourne City – Formation

Melbourne City
G
Tom Glover 1.Australia
7.2
D
Scott Jamieson 3.Australia
6.8
16'
D
Nuno Reis 4.Portugal
6.2
70'
D
Scott Galloway 2.Australia
6.8
35'
D
Rostyn Griffiths 5.Australia
7.3
M
Florin Bérenguer 10.France
6.8
74'
M
Aiden O'Neill  8.Australia
7.0
M
Connor Metcalfe 18.Australia
7.0
83'
M
Mathew Leckie 7.Australia
8.1
M
Andrew Nabbout 15.Australia
7.2
76' Goals24'
F
Jamie Maclaren 9.Australia
7.3
Goals66'
Substitutes
G
Matt Sutton 33.Australia
D
Kerrin Stokes 36.Australia
D
Jordon Hall 34.Australia
6.1
83'
M
Taras Gomulka 16.Australia
6.8
74'
M
Luke Oresti 48.Australia
F
Stefan Colakovski 17.Australia
6.6
76'

Also Melbourne City adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Tom Glover (7.2), Scott Galloway (6.8), Nuno Reis (6.2), Rostyn Griffiths (7.3), Scott Jamieson (6.8), Aiden O’Neill (7.0), Andrew Nabbout (7.2), Florin Berenguer (6.8), Conor Metcalfe (7.0), Mathew Leckie (8.1) and Jamie MacLaren (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kerrin Stokes, Jordon Hall (6.1), Taras Gomulka (6.8), Matthew Sutton, Luke Oresti and Stefan Colakovski (6.6).

Melbourne City could not rely on the presence of J. Hall (injured).

Substitutions

Melbourne City made 3 changes: F. Berenguer for T. Gomulka (74′), A. Nabbout for S. Colakovski (76′) and C. Metcalfe for J. Hall (83′).

Best player: Mathew Leckie​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City was Mathew Leckie.

His rating is (8.1) with 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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