Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 15': Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 15'
- 32': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 32'
- 39': Kai Trewin (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 39'
- 50': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 50'
- 60': Zach Clough (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 60'
- 60': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 60'
- 69': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 69'
- 74': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 74'
- 80': Isaías (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 80'
- 85': Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 85'
- 86': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 86'
Statistics
 ADE |
MCY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,128
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 7 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 7 | +4 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 27 | Kai Trewin  |
| 22 | German Ferreyra |
| 19 | Zane Schreiber |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Max Vartuli (GK) |
| 51 | Panagiotis Kikianis |
| 3 | Bart Vriends |
| 21 | Javi López |
| 20 | Dylan Pierias |
| 6 | Stefan Mauk |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich |
| 8 | Isaías |
| 26 | Archie Goodwin |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto |
| 10 | Zach Clough |
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