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
- 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
Standings
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 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
, Harry Van der Saag , Javi López , Nick Ansell , R. Kitto , Isaías , Ethan Alagich , N. Irankunda , Stefan Mauk , Zach Clough and Hiroshi Ibusuki .The home team had on the bench: Ben Warland, L. Jovanović
, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Ben Halloran , J. Yull , E. Cox and Musa Toure .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
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mile Sterjovski played with: F. Kurto
, Yianni Nicolaou , Tomislav Uskok , Tommy Smith , Ivan Vujica , J. Drew , Kearyn Baccus , Clayton Lewis , Raphael Borges Rodrigues , Lachlan Rose and Valère Germain .These were the players on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Matthew Jurman, Daniel De Silva
, Kristian Popovic , Walter Scott , Charles M’Mombwa and A. Piol .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.
Results of the day
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