Macarthur recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Adelaide United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ADELAIDE. Macarthur was able to reverse the scoreline against Adelaide United to win 2-1.

April 13, 2024

ADELAIDE. Macarthur succeeded in turn the tables against Adelaide United to win 2-1. It was Adelaide United to strike first with a goal of N. Irankunda at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tommy Smith gave the win to Macarthur in the 88′ minute.

Macarthur remained with 10 players after Yianni Nicolaou received a red card in the 73′. Anyhow, Macarthur still was able to win this match competing only in players.

N. Irankunda squandered a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Adelaide United to draw the match.

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Friday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the support of Henry Day and Arvin Shanmuganathan. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.46 degrees Celsius or 63.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Adelaide United

1 - 2

Macarthur

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

25 Total 9
10 On Target 4
11 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

101 Attack 107
68 Dangerous attack 58
71 Ball safe 74

1 Penalties 0
9 Corners 10
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 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 47% of the time vs. Macarthur that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, Macarthur managed to find the solution to win this match.

Adelaide United shot 25 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Macarthur shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (Thomas Veart). On the other side, Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Mile Sterjovski, Charles M’Mombwa and J. Drew).

Also, Macarthur didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Yianni Nicolaou (Macarthur) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (73′).

Match Timeline

N. Irankunda(goal)Stefan Mauk

20'

27'

J. Drew- Yellow

L. Jovanović- sub ->Hiroshi Ibusuki

60'

Daniel De Silva- sub ->Lachlan Rose

J. Yull- sub ->Zach Clough

60'

73'

Yianni Nicolaou- Red

Ben Halloran- sub ->Stefan Mauk

74'

71'

Yianni Nicolaou(VAR_CARD)

76'

Walter Scott- sub ->J. Drew

82'

Charles M'Mombwa- sub ->Clayton Lewis

82'

A. Piol- sub ->Raphael Borges Rodrigues

84'

A. Piol(goal)Valère Germain

82'

Kristian Popovic - sub ->Kearyn Baccus

Musa Toure- sub ->Ethan Alagich

87'

88'

Tommy Smith(goal)Daniel De Silva

90'

Charles M'Mombwa- Yellow

Javi López(VAR)

90'

N. Irankunda- missed penaltyN. Irankunda

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this encounter, Adelaide United stays with 28 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Macarthur will has 38 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United

James Delianov 1.Australia

7.7

Nick Ansell 4.Australia

6.3

R. Kitto 7.Australia

7.0

Javi López 21.Spain

7.3

Harry Van der Saag 2.Australia

7.3

Stefan Mauk 6.Australia

7.7

74'

Isaías 8.Spain

7.5

Zach Clough 10.England

7.1

60'

Ethan Alagich 55.Australia

7.7

87'

N. Irankunda 66.Australia

8.4

20'

Hiroshi Ibusuki 9.Japan

7.5

60'

Substitutes

E. Cox 40.Australia

Ben Warland 3.Australia

Ryan Tunnicliffe 22.England

J. Yull 37.Australia

6.6

60'

L. Jovanović 17.Australia

6.7

60'

Ben Halloran 26.Australia

6.7

74'

Musa Toure 49.Australia

6.7

87'

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 (7.7), Harry Van der Saag (7.3), Javi López (7.3), Nick Ansell (6.3), R. Kitto (7.0), Isaías (7.5), Ethan Alagich (7.7), N. Irankunda (8.4), Stefan Mauk (7.7), Zach Clough (7.1) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Warland, L. Jovanović (6.7), Ryan Tunnicliffe, Ben Halloran (6.7), J. Yull (6.6), E. Cox and Musa Toure (6.7).

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Ethan Alagich for Musa Toure (87′), Zach Clough for J. Yull (60′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for L. Jovanović (60′) and Stefan Mauk for Ben Halloran (74′).

Player of the match: N. Irankunda

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United was N. Irankunda.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur

F. Kurto 12.Poland

8.9

Tommy Smith 3.New Zealand

7.5

88'

Tomislav Uskok 6.Australia

6.3

Ivan Vujica 13.Australia

7.1

Yianni Nicolaou 22.Australia

6.8

73'

Kearyn Baccus 15.Australia

7.3

82'

Raphael Borges Rodrigues 17.Australia

6.8

82'

Clayton Lewis 23.New Zealand

7.1

82'

J. Drew 37.Australia

6.4

76'

27'

Lachlan Rose 31.Australia

6.6

60'

Valère Germain 98.France

7.3

Substitutes

Danijel Nizic 1.Australia

Matthew Jurman 4.Australia

Walter Scott 18.Australia

7.0

76'

Kristian Popovic 14.Australia

6.8

82'

Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania

6.3

82'

90'

Daniel De Silva 7.Australia

7.3

60'

A. Piol 52.Australia

7.5

82'

84'

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

Mile Sterjovski played with: F. Kurto (8.9), Yianni Nicolaou (6.8), Tomislav Uskok (6.3), Tommy Smith (7.5), Ivan Vujica (7.1), J. Drew (6.4), Kearyn Baccus (7.3), Clayton Lewis (7.1), Raphael Borges Rodrigues (6.8), Lachlan Rose (6.6) and Valère Germain (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Matthew Jurman, Daniel De Silva (7.3), Kristian Popovic (6.8), Walter Scott (7.0), Charles M’Mombwa (6.3) and A. Piol (7.5).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 5 changes: Clayton Lewis for Charles M’Mombwa (82′), J. Drew for Walter Scott (76′), Lachlan Rose for Daniel De Silva (60′), Raphael Borges Rodrigues for A. Piol (82′) and Kearyn Baccus for Kristian Popovic (82′).

Player of the match: F. Kurto

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was the goalkeeper: F. Kurto. His rating is 8.87. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 8 saves.