Adelaide Utd vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
Adelaide United, Melbourne City play out tense stalemate in semifinal first leg
A-League
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Adelaide United 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 60': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Nuno Reis (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Adelaide United. Zach Clough replaces George Blackwood.
- 66': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Jordan Bos replaces Marco Tilio.
- 74': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Lachlan Brook.
- 75': Substitution, Adelaide United. Kusini Yengi replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
- 76': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
- 88': Substitution, Adelaide United. Nestory Irankunda replaces Ryan Kitto.
- 90': Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,279
Statistics
 MCY |
ADE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 300 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
| 395 | Passes | 526 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 22 | Clearances | 20 |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 46 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 22 | Michael Jakobsen |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 21 | Javi López |
| 14 | George Blackwood |
| 28 | Juande |
| 10 | Isaías |
| 15 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 77 | Lachlan Brook |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 4 | Nuno Reis  |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 6 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 16 | Taras Gomulka |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
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