Adelaide Utd vs Melbourne V 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 18': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 49': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
- 52': Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jay Barnett replaces Noah Smith.
- 60': Louis D'Arrigo (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ethan Alagich replaces Zach Clough.
- 69': Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
- 69': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Louis D'Arrigo.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Leigh Broxham.
- 78': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Rai Marchán because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 86': Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 11,168
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 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 325 | Accurate Passes | 435 |
| 426 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 27 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 24 | Clearances | 13 |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 46 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic  |
| 21 | Javi López |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 36 | Panashe Madanha |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
| 28 | Juande |
| 6 | Louis D'Arrigo |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 5 | Matthew Spiranovic |
| 31 | Matthew Bozinovski |
| 25 | Noah Smith |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 18 | Nicholas D'Agostino |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 7 | Christopher Ikonomidis |
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