Western Utd vs Adelaide Utd 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
Western United move top of A-League Men with narrow win over Adelaide
Western United have leapt to the top of the A-League Men table after beating Adelaide United 1-0 to secure a club-record fourth consecutive win.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Juande (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': VAR Decision: No Penalty Western United FC.
- 42': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Steven Lustica because of an injury.
- 44': Goal! Western United FC 1, Adelaide United 0. Connor Pain (Western United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United FC 1, Adelaide United 0.
- 49': Joshua Risdon (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Jacob Tratt (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Isaías (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Mohamed Toure.
- 69': Substitution, Western United FC. Dylan Pierias replaces Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
- 81': Substitution, Adelaide United. George Blackwood replaces Craig Goodwin.
- 83': Substitution, Western United FC. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Alessandro Diamanti.
- 83': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 89': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Kitto replaces Juande.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United FC 1, Adelaide United 0.
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,353
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 50 | 4 |
| +18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
| +11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 42 | 4 |
| 0 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 41 | 7 |
Statistics
 ADE |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 57 | Possession | 43 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 496 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 29 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 25 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 14 | Clearances | 26 |
Western United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Young (GK) |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix  |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
| 88 | Neil Kilkenny |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 9 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls |
| 11 | Connor Pain |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Delianov (GK) |
| 22 | Michael Jakobsen |
| 23 | Jacob Tratt |
| 27 | Joshua Cavallo |
| 21 | Javi López |
| 8 | Stefan Mauk |
| 28 | Juande |
| 10 | Isaías |
| 17 | Mohamed Toure |
| 11 | Craig Goodwin |
| 26 | Ben Halloran |
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