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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