ADELAIDE. Adelaide United finds the way to recover against Wellington Phoenix with 2 goals from K. Barbarouses from a goal on the 46′ and a goal on the 15′. Adelaide United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Thursday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the collaboration of George Lakrindis and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.46 degrees Celsius or 77.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Adelaide United

2 - 2

Wellington Phoenix

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 28 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 14 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 102 Attack 77
  • 106 Dangerous attack 49
  • 62 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 18 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 6
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Adelaide United had a strong ball possession 61% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 106 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Adelaide United to win the match​.

Adelaide United shot 28 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 4 yellow cards (Hiroshi Ibusuki, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Alexandar Popovic and Nestory Irankunda). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (Oskar van Hattum, Alex Paulsen and Oskar van Hattum).

(Adelaide United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (83′).

Match Timeline

15'
Kosta Barbarouses(goal)Lukas Kelly-Heald
12'
Bozhidar Kraev(VAR)
Hiroshi Ibusuki(goal)Zach Clough
26'
N. Irankunda- Yellow
37'
Ryan Tunnicliffe- Yellow
41'
43'
Ben Halloran- sub ->Luka Jovanovic
46'
Ben Warland- sub ->Nick Ansell
46'
46'
Kosta Barbarouses(goal)
Hiroshi Ibusuki(goal)Nestory Irankunda
55'
56'
S. Sutton- sub ->Lukas Kelly-Heald
62'
David Ball- sub ->Mohamed Al-Taay
77'
A. Paulsen- Yellow
82'
O. van Hattum- sub ->Bozhidar Kraev
Ben Warland- Red
83'
Javi López- sub ->Zach Clough
85'
90'
O. van Hattum- Yellow
Ethan Alagich- sub ->Nestory Irankunda
90'
Hiroshi Ibusuki- Yellow
90'
Luke Duzel- sub ->Hiroshi Ibusuki
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 match, Adelaide United has 14 points like Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix will has 21 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League Men, Adelaide United will host Macarthur on the 8th of January with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (0 draws).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United
G
James Delianov 1.Australia
6.6
D
Nick Ansell 4.Australia
7.0
46'
D
R. Kitto 7.Australia
7.7
D
Alexandar Popovic 41.Australia
6.8
43'
D
G. Bovalina 43.Australia
6.8
M
Isaías 8.Spain
7.7
M
Zach Clough 10.England
8.4
85'
M
L. Jovanović 17.Australia
7.0
46'
M
Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England
7.3
41'
M
N. Irankunda 66.Australia
8.5
90' 37'
F
Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan
9.7
90' 90' 26', 55'
Substitutes
G
Steven Hall 50.Australia
D
Ben Warland 3.Australia
6.1
46' 83'
D
Javi López 21.Spain
7.0
85'
M
Luke Duzel 23.Australia
90'
M
Bernardo Oliveira 31.Australia
M
Ethan Alagich 55.Australia
90'
F
Ben Halloran 26.Australia
7.1
46'

Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: James Delianov (6.6), Giuseppe Bovalina (6.8), Alexandar Popovic (6.8), Nick Ansell (7.0), Ryan Kitto (7.7), Ryan Tunnicliffe (7.3), Isaías (7.7), Nestory Irankunda (8.5), Luka Jovanovic (7.0), Zach Clough (8.4) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (9.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Warland (6.1), Javi López (7.0), Luke Duzel, Ben Halloran (7.1), Bernardo, Steven Hall and Ethan Alagich.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 5 changes: Luka Jovanovic for Ben Halloran (46′), Zach Clough for Javi López (85′), Nick Ansell for Ben Warland (46′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Luke Duzel (90′) and Nestory Irankunda for Ethan Alagich (90′).

Player of the match: Hiroshi Ibusuki​

The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was Hiroshi Ibusuki.

His rating is 9.7 with 2 goals, 16 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix
G
A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand
7.9
77'
D
F. Surman 3.New Zealand
7.3
D
Scott Wootton 4.England
6.4
D
Tim Payne 6.New Zealand
7.0
D
L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand
6.8
56'
M
B. Old 8.New Zealand
6.7
M
Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia
6.3
62'
M
Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand
7.7
M
Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia
7.7
F
Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand
8.5
15', 46'
F
Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria
7.5
82'
Substitutes
G
Jack Duncan 25.Australia
D
S. Sutton 19.New Zealand
7.0
56'
D
I. Hughes 26.New Zealand
M
M. Sheridan 43.New Zealand
F
David Ball 10.England
6.8
62'
F
L. Supyk 23.New Zealand
F
O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand
7.0
82' 90'

Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Giancarlo Italiano played with: Alex Paulsen (7.9), Tim Payne (7.0), Finn Surman (7.3), Scott Wootton (6.4), Lukas Kelly-Heald (6.8), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.3), Alex Rufer (7.7), Nicholas Pennington (7.7), Benjamin Old (6.7), Kosta Barbarouses (8.5) and Bozhidar Kraev (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Ball (6.8), Sam Sutton (7.0), L. Supyk, Oskar van Hattum (7.0), Jack Duncan, Isaac Hughes and Matthew Sheridan.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 3 changes: Lukas Kelly-Heald for Sam Sutton (56′), Mohamed Al-Taay for David Ball (62′) and Bozhidar Kraev for Oskar van Hattum (82′).

Player of the match: Kosta Barbarouses​

The most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Kosta Barbarouses.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 33 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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