Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenAbout
Melbourne Victory are hosting Adelaide United
at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 1': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 2': Attempt missed. Javi López (Adelaide United) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Hand ball by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
- 5': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
- 8': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 11': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Geria.
- 14': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Javi López.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 15': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
- 15': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Alagich.
- 16': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
- 17': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United).
- 17': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
- 19': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Cadete (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt saved. Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
- 20': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
- 21': Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Ben Warland (Adelaide United).
- 24': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Javi López (Adelaide United).
- 26': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
- 26': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
- 30': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 36': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
- 36': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Isaías Sánchez Cortés.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt saved. Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 39': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Jake Brimmer because of an injury.
- 45'+5': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Cadete.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Adelaide United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Adelaide United 0.
- 46': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 46': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
- 49': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
- 56': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 58': Attempt saved. Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran with a cross.
- 59': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
- 60': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Roderick Miranda tries a through ball, but Chris Ikonomidis is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Ethan Alagich.
- 62': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
- 62': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
- 63': Attempt missed. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
- 66': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory).
- 68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Chris Ikonomidis because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt missed. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruce Kamau.
- 70': Foul by Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory).
- 70': Javi López (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
- 77': Penalty Melbourne Victory. Damien da Silva draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 77': Penalty conceded by Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': VAR Decision: Penalty Melbourne Victory.
- 79': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Connor Chapman.
- 85': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Fernando Romero replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
- 86': Attempt missed. Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
- 87': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luke Duzel replaces Ben Halloran because of an injury.
- 90': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
- 90': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Damien da Silva (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
- 90'+3': Ben Warland (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Fernando Romero (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+3': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United).
- 90'+4': Isaías Sánchez Cortés (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Foul by Luke Duzel (Adelaide United).
- 90'+5': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Bruce Kamau (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
- 90'+5': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Adelaide United. Asad Kasumovic replaces Zach Clough.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1.
Statistics
 ADE |
MVC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.8 | Possession | 40.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 450 | Accurate Passes | 279 |
| 521 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 27 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,838
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,838
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Paul Izzo (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda  |
| 5 | Damien Da Silva |
| 3 | Cadete |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 14 | Connor Chapman |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 46 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 3 | Ben Warland |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 21 | Javi López |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich |
| 6 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 8 | Isaías |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
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