Adelaide Utd vs Western Utd 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
- 19': Nestory Irankunda
- 46': Nestory Irankunda
- 48': Nestory Irankunda
- 80': Zach Clough (P)
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Introduction
Adelaide United are hosting Western United
at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Substitution, Adelaide United. Harry Van der Saag replaces Ben Warland because of an injury.
- 19': Goal! Adelaide United 1, Western United 0. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zach Clough.
- 40': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Adelaide United 1, Western United 0.
- 46': Goal! Adelaide United 2, Western United 0. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Mauk following a fast break.
- 48': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Western United 0. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Mauk following a fast break.
- 50': Goal! Adelaide United 3, Western United 1. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 56': Substitution, Western United. Riku Danzaki replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
- 58': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Michael Ruhs (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Harry Van der Saag (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Western United. Steven Lustica replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
- 69': Substitution, Adelaide United. Luka Jovanovic replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
- 70': Angus Thurgate (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Adelaide United 4, Western United 1. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Western United. Connor O'Toole replaces Michael Ruhs.
- 81': Substitution, Western United. Jake Najdovski replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 81': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Joshua Risdon.
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Zach Clough.
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ben Halloran replaces Nestory Irankunda.
- 82': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Stefan Mauk.
- 90'+1': Javi López (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Tomoki Imai (Western United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+4': Riku Danzaki (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Adelaide United 4, Western United 1.
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,623
Venue: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 9,623
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 27 | 53 | 4 |
| +20 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 52 | 6 |
| +10 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 42 | 5 |
| +11 | Sydney FC | 27 | 41 | 10 |
Statistics
 WTU |
ADE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 57.1 | Possession | 42.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 432 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 500 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 21 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 16 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 15 | Clearances | 25 |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Delianov (GK) |
| 3 | Ben Warland |
| 4 | Nicholas Ansell |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 21 | Javi López  |
| 6 | Stefan Mauk |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich |
| 8 | Isaías |
| 9 | Hiroshi Ibusuki |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda |
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | James Donachie |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai  |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 21 | Sebastian Pasquali |
| 39 | Matthew Grimaldi |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 9 | Michael Ruhs |
| 11 | Daniel Penha |
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