ADELAIDE. Brisbane Roar conquers Adelaide United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lofthouse (48′) and a penalty scored by J. O’Shea (54′).

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the collaboration of Nathan MacDonald and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.14 degrees Celsius or 59.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Timeline

25'
L. Zabala- sub ->Antonee Burke-Gilroy
32'
K. Trewin- sub ->Scott Neville
43'
Taras Gomulka(VAR)
48'
J. Lofthouse(goal)Nikola Mileusnic
54'
J. O'Shea(penalty)
Musa Toure- sub ->Nestory Irankunda
58'
J. Yull- sub ->Luke Duzel
58'
60'
J. Lofthouse- Yellow
68'
Carlo Armiento- sub ->Jez Lofthouse
68'
R. Brownlie- sub ->Joe Caletti
Hiroshi Ibusuki- sub ->Ben Halloran
71'
Ethan Alagich- sub ->Isaías
77'
Javi López- sub ->Ryan Kitto
78'
Hiroshi Ibusuki- Yellow
90'

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 encounter, Adelaide United stays with 10 points like Melbourne City to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Brisbane Roar will has 14 points like Wellington Phoenix to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
Joe Gauci 46.Australia
8.1
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
7.1
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
6.7
78'
D
Lachlan Barr 13.Australia
6.6
D
G. Bovalina 43.Australia
8.7
M
Isaías 8.Spain
7.1
77'
M
Zach Clough 10.England
7.5
M
Luke Duzel 23.Australia
7.5
58'
F
L. Jovanović 17.Australia
7.0
F
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
7.0
71'
F
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
6.8
58'
Substitutes
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
D
Javi López 21.Spain
6.4
78'
M
Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England
M
J. Yull 37.Australia
7.0
58'
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
6.7
77'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
6.4
71' 90'
F
Musa Toure 49.Australia
6.4
58'

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

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: Joe Gauci (8.1), Giuseppe Bovalina (8.7), Lachlan Barr (6.6), Ben Warland (7.1), Ryan Kitto (6.7), Zach Clough (7.5), Isaías (7.1), Luke Duzel (7.5), Nestory Irankunda (6.8), Luka Jovanovic (7.0) and Ben Halloran (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: James Delianov, Hiroshi Ibusuki (6.4), Javi López (6.4), Ryan Tunnicliffe, Jonny Yull (7.0), Musa Toure (6.4) and Ethan Alagich (6.7).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 5 changes: Isaías for Ethan Alagich (77′), Ben Halloran for Hiroshi Ibusuki (71′), Ryan Kitto for Javi López (78′), Luke Duzel for Jonny Yull (58′) and Nestory Irankunda for Musa Toure (58′).

Player of the match: Giuseppe Bovalina​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Giuseppe Bovalina.

His rating is 8.7 with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Brisbane Roar – Formation

Brisbane Roar
G
M. Freke 1.Australia
8.5
D
S. Neville 2.Australia
7.1
32'
D
Tom Aldred 5.Scotland
7.3
D
J. Hingert 19.Australia
7.9
D
Antonee Burke-Gilroy 21.Australia
7.0
25'
M
Joe Caletti 6.Australia
7.1
68'
M
Nikola Mileusnic 10.Australia
7.3
M
J. Lofthouse 11.Australia
7.3
68' 60' 48'
M
Taras Gomulka 12.Australia
7.3
M
J. O'Shea 26.Republic of Ireland
8.8
54'
F
T. Waddingham 16.Australia
7.0
Substitutes
G
Matt Acton 29.Australia
D
K. Trewin 27.Australia
7.3
32'
M
Shae Cahill 18.England
M
L. Zabala 35.Australia
7.3
25'
F
R. Brownlie 14.Australia
6.8
68'
F
Carlo Armiento 17.Australia
7.0
68'
F
Alex Parsons 22.Australia

Brisbane Roar started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ross Aloisi played with: Macklin Freke (8.5), Jack Hingert  (7.9), Scott Neville (7.1), Tom Aldred  (7.3), Antonee Burke-Gilroy (7.0), Taras Gomulka (7.3), Jay O’Shea (8.8), Nikola Mileusnic (7.3), Joe Caletti (7.1), Jez Lofthouse (7.3) and Thomas Waddingham (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Rylan Brownlie (6.8), Carlo Armiento (7.0), Shae Cahill, Alex Parsons, Kai Trewin (7.3), Matt Acton and Louis Zabala (7.3).

Brisbane Roar could not rely on the presence of Louis Zabala (injured) and Kai Trewin (injured).

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar made 4 changes: Antonee Burke-Gilroy for Louis Zabala (25′), Scott Neville for Kai Trewin (32′), Joe Caletti for Rylan Brownlie (68′) and Jez Lofthouse for Carlo Armiento (68′).

Player of the match: Jay O’Shea​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brisbane Roar was Jay O’Shea.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 64 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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