Australian A-League Men

Adelaide Utd vs Melbourne City 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

Adelaide United, Melbourne City play out tense stalemate in semifinal first leg

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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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,279

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

ADE 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

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
4 Nuno Reis Yellow Card
3 Scott Jamieson
6 Carl Jenkinson
23 Marco Tilio
18 Connor Metcalfe Yellow Card
16 Taras Gomulka
9 Jamie Maclaren
7 Mathew Leckie Yellow Card
15 Andrew Nabbout

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