Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Adelaide United are hosting Melbourne Victory
at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on
. The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United).
- 6': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Geria.
- 7': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
- 7': Goal! Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Geria.
- 10': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
- 10': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
- 14': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
- 16': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
- 16': Offside, Adelaide United. Javi López tries a through ball, but Lachlan Brook is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
- 19': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
- 24': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joe Caletti replaces Mohamed Toure because of an injury.
- 27': Foul by Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory).
- 27': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
- 30': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
- 31': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 35': Foul by Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory).
- 35': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 37': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
- 39': Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
- 42': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joshua Cavallo.
- 43': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 44': Offside, Adelaide United. Craig Goodwin tries a through ball, but Lachlan Brook is caught offside.
- 45': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
- 45'+2': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
- 45'+2': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
- 45'+4': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 47': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 49': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
- 49': Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
- 53': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
- 53': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
- 54': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
- 55': Attempt missed. Joe Caletti (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Cavallo following a corner.
- 56': Offside, Adelaide United. Joshua Cavallo tries a through ball, but Louis D'Arrigo is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt missed. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a through ball.
- 58': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 58': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jason Davidson tries a through ball, but Francesco Margiotta is caught offside.
- 59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 60': VAR Decision: No Goal Adelaide United 0-1 Melbourne Victory.
- 61': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 61': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by George Timotheou.
- 64': Substitution, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly replaces Joshua Cavallo.
- 65': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
- 65': Juande (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
- 66': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
- 66': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) left footed shot from very close range is too high.
- 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
- 69': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
- 69': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Javi López (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
- 78': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Joe Caletti.
- 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Asad Kasumovic replaces Lachlan Brook.
- 85': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nathan Konstandopoulos replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
- 86': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 88': Attempt missed. Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
- 90': Attempt missed. Nathan Konstandopoulos (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Juande (Adelaide United).
- 90'+1': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
- 90'+2': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+3': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Adelaide United. Isaías tries a through ball, but Yaya Dukuly is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Asad Kasumovic (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+6': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 0': Match ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
Statistics
 MVC |
ADE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
| 363 | Passes | 498 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 10 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 36 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 8,044
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 8,044
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 17 | +19 | 39 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 17 | +4 | 31 |
| 3 | Western United | 18 | +7 | 29 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | +5 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Steven Hall (GK) |
| 3 | George Timotheou |
| 10 | Isaías |
| 27 | Joshua Cavallo |
| 21 | Javi López  |
| 15 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 6 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 28 | Juande |
| 17 | Mohamed Touré |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 77 | Lachlan Brook |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Ivan Kelava (GK) |
| 5 | Matthew Spiranovic |
| 17 | Brendan Hamill |
| 3 | Jason Davidson |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 9 | Francesco Margiotta |
| 7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
| 23 | Marco Rojas |
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