Adelaide Utd vs Melbourne V 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 24': Substitution, Adelaide United. Joe Caletti replaces Mohamed Toure because of an injury.
- 27': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 49': Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Adelaide United. Yaya Dukuly replaces Joshua Cavallo.
- 66': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Chris Ikonomidis.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Marco Rojas.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Francesco Margiotta.
- 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.
- 87': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 90'+6': Ivan Kelava (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne Victory 1.
Game Information
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 8,044
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 50 | 4 |
| +18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
| +11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 42 | 4 |
| 0 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 41 | 7 |
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 |
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 Toure |
| 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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