ADELAIDE. Adelaide United beat Perth Glory to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Adelaide United to strike first with a goal of C. Goodwin at the 18′. Then H. Ibusuki scored again for Adelaide United in the 22′ minute. Eventually, G. Colli reduced the distance for Perth Glory (32′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani who was helped by Matthew Cream and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 19 Total 10
- 6 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 100
- 63 Dangerous attack 52
- 78 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Adelaide United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Perth Glory that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Adelaide United was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Adelaide United won the match.
Adelaide United shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Perth Glory shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United received 5 yellow cards (B. Warland, I. Sanchez, A. Popovic, J. Juande and R. Kitto). On the opposite side, Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (L. Bodnar).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).
Perth Glory will host Western United on the 29th of April with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Western United (1 draw).
Adelaide United – Formation
Adelaide United
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64'
18'
Adelaide United started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: Joe Gauci , Javi López , Alexandar Popovic , Ben Warland , Ryan Kitto , Isaías , Louis D’Arrigo , Harry Van der Saag , Craig Goodwin , Ben Halloran and Hiroshi Ibusuki .
The home team had on the bench: Asad Kasumovic, Panashe Madanha, George Blackwood , Ethan Alagich, Nestory Irankunda, James Delianov and Juande Prados .
Substitutions
Adelaide United made 4 changes: H. Van Der Saag for J. Juande (64′), H. Ibusuki for G. Blackwood (76′), L. D’Arrigo for E. Alagich (83′) and B. Halloran for N. Irankunda (83′).
Best player: Craig Goodwin
The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United was Craig Goodwin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 14 crosses.
Perth Glory – Formation
Perth Glory
Perth Glory started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Ruben Zadkovich played with: Liam Reddy , Johnny Koutroumbis , Darryl Lachman , Mark Beevers , Ryan Williams , Zachary Duncan , Mitchell Oxborrow , Salim Khelifi , Giordano Colli , Ben Azubel and Aaron McEneff .
These were the players on the bench: Keegan Jelacic , David Williams , Pierce Clark, Luke Bodnar , Joseph Forde, Jacob Dowse and Adam Zimarino .
Substitutions
Perth Glory made 5 changes: Z. Duncan for L. Bodnar (33′), M. Oxborrow for D. Williams (53′), S. Khelifi for J. Dowse (67′), A. McEneff for A. Zimarino (68′) and G. Colli for K. Jelacic (68′).
Best player: Luke Bodnar
The player that probably impressed the most for Perth Glory was Luke Bodnar.
His rating is with 33 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 33′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
