Adelaide Utd vs Melbourne City 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- 14': Nestory Irankunda
- 29': Callum Talbot (OG)
- 75': Ryan Tunnicliffe
- 81': Musa Toure
- 88': Bernardo Oliveira
- 90'+4': Bernardo Oliveira
FT
6 - 0
6 - 0
Introduction
Adelaide United are hosting Melbourne City FC
at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 14': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Melbourne City 0. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 18': Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Own Goal by Callum Talbot, Melbourne City. Adelaide United 2, Melbourne City 0.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ben Warland replaces Alexandar Popovic because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Melbourne City. Léo Natel replaces Alessandro Lopane.
- 47': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Penalty saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Substitution, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Panashe Madanha.
- 59': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
- 65': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Terry Antonis.
- 71': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Jonny Yull.
- 72': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Nestory Irankunda.
- 75': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Melbourne City 0. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough.
- 76': Substitution, Melbourne City. Zane Schreiber replaces Steven Ugarkovic.
- 81': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Melbourne City 0. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Oliveira.
- 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Scott Galloway replaces Hamza Sakhi.
- 85': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Aziz Behich.
- 88': Goal! Adelaide United 5, Melbourne City 0. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
- 90': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Goal! Adelaide United 6, Melbourne City 0. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Halloran.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 10,628
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 10,628
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | Auckland FC | 26 | 53 | 3 |
| +16 | Melbourne City FC | 26 | 48 | 6 |
| +18 | Western United | 26 | 47 | 7 |
| +18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 46 | 6 |
Statistics
 MCY |
ADE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.8 | Possession | 40.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 492 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 560 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 18 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 11 | Clearances | 18 |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 46 | Joe Gauci (GK) |
| 4 | Nicholas Ansell |
| 41 | Alexandar Popovic |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 36 | Panashe Madanha  |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
| 37 | Jonny Yull |
| 8 | Isaías |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda |
Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 25 | Callum Talbot |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 17 | Terry Antonis |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 44 | Marin Jakolis |
| 8 | Hamza Sakhi |
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