ADELAIDE. Western Sydney Wanderers overcame Adelaide United to win 2-1. N. Milanovic was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Western Sydney Wanderers to strike first with a goal of Nicolas Milanovic at the 18′. Then Nicolas Milanovic scored again for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 35′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Luka Jovanovic reduced the distance for Adelaide United (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Ben Halloran received a red card (75′). This red card was one of the reason why Adelaide United lost the match.
The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the support of David Walsh and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.56 degrees Celsius or 72.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 24 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 8
- 7 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 60
- 76 Dangerous attack 34
- 52 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 15 Corners 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Adelaide United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Adelaide United was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Western Sydney Wanderers found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Adelaide United shot 24 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United received 2 yellow cards (Giuseppe Bovalina and Ryan Kitto). Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Alex Bonetig).
(Adelaide United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Adelaide United stays with 19 points to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers will has 28 points like Macarthur to climb in the 5th place.
Next matches
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United
52'
46'
75'
90'
Adelaide United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: James Delianov , Javi López , Panagiotis Kikiasnis , Ben Warland , Ryan Kitto , Isaías , Ethan Alagich , Harry Van der Saag , Stefan Mauk , Zach Clough and Ben Halloran .
The home team had on the bench: Luka Jovanovic , Ryan Tunnicliffe, Luke Duzel , Ethan Cox, Austin Ayoubi , Giuseppe Bovalina and Nestory Irankunda .
Adelaide United could not rely on the presence of Giuseppe Bovalina (injured).
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Javi López for Nestory Irankunda (46′), Ethan Alagich for Luka Jovanovic (69′), Harry Van der Saag for Giuseppe Bovalina (59′), Zach Clough for Luke Duzel (87′) and Stefan Mauk for Austin Ayoubi (87′).
Player of the match: Zach Clough
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was Zach Clough.
His rating is with 32 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 13 crosses.
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
Also Western Sydney Wanderers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marko Ante Rudan played with: Daniel Margush , Aidan Simmons , Marcelo , Alex Bonetig , Jack Clisby , Lachlan Brook , Joshua Brillante , Jorrit Hendrix , Nicolas Milanovic , Brandon Borrello and Alexander Badolato .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nenad Mijailovic , Dylan Pierias , Miloš Ninković, Dylan Scicluna , Taiga Oliver Harper, Nathanael Blair and Oscar Priestman .
Western Sydney Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Nathanael Blair (injured).
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Jorrit Hendrix for Oscar Priestman (55′), Alexander Badolato for Dylan Pierias (82′), Aidan Simmons for Nenad Mijailovic (82′), Brandon Borrello for Nathanael Blair (85′) and Nicolas Milanovic for Dylan Scicluna (82′).
Player of the match: Nicolas Milanovic
The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers was Nicolas Milanovic.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Sydney – Melbourne City – 1-1
- Adelaide United – Western Sydney Wanderers – 1-2
- Perth Glory – Wellington Phoenix – 0-0
