Melbourne City FC
1
Match Complete
Adelaide United
1
| J. Maclaren |  | 69' | ||
| 43' | | C. Goodwin | ||
| 41' |  | C. Goodwin |
| 15 | Shots | 7 | ||
| 4 | On Target | 3 | ||
| 16 | Fouls | 20 | ||
| 5 | Corners | 2 | ||
| 1 | Offsides | 2 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
Match result:
Melbourne City and Adelaide United fought out a 1-all draw on Saturday night.
Final score
Melbourne City 1
Adelaide United 1
Match preview:
Melbourne City are back at AAMI Park as they face off against Adelaide United, in what will be a battle for fourth on the table. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:50pm (AEDT).
City return home after failing to score in losses in both Wellington and Sydney. But with the inclusion of both newly signed strikers, Jamie Maclaren and Shayon Harrison, they will be looking to reverse their issues in front of goal. City will be missing the suspended Kearyn Baccus.
Adelaide will arrive in Melbourne after playing out a 4-3 win at home against Brisbane. The win came at a cost though, with playmaker Ken Ilsø picking up a red card to end his night early and ensure he will miss this match too.
Coach Marco Kurz has ruled out striking solution Ben Halloran for a while with a “long term injury”, but Adelaide have a new striker of their own, with Dutchman Jordy Thomassen set to make his first appearance.
The big in for Melbourne City is Socceroo Jamie Maclaren who joins from Darmstadt after a semi-successful loan spell at Hibs.
City’s defence will have their work cut out for them, particularly out wide with in-form wingers Craig Goodwin and Nikola Mileusnić, and overlapping fullbacks Ryan Strain and Scott Galloway looking to exploit any space left open.
Another one to watch on the wing is young Carlo Armiento, whose pinpoint cross in to Mileusnic in injury time is what saw them take victory over the Roar.
Prediction
Can City break their mini-drought? Can Adelaide’s wingers score more than City’s shiny new forwards? Yes, to both.
Melbourne City 2 – 3 Adelaide United
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Where: Aami Park, Melbourne
When: Saturday, 9th February 2019, 7:50pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox Sports 505, 10 Bold, MyFootball Live App
Referee: Peter Green
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Lindsay
Assistant Referee 2: Tony Peart
Fourth Official: Jack Morgan
VAR: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Melbourne City
1.Mark Birighitti 2.Ritchie De Laet, 3.Scott Jamieson (c), 4.Harrison Delbridge, 5.Bart Schenkeveld, 7.Rostyn Griffiths, 8.Riley McGree, 9.Shayon Harrison, 10.Dario Vidosic, 13.Nathaniel Atkinson, 18.Eugene Galekovic, 19.Lachlan Wales, 21.Ramy Najjarine, 25.Iacopo La Rocca, 26.Luke Brattan, 27.Florin Berenguer, 29.Jamie Maclaren, 36.Dylan Pierias.
Adelaide United
1.Daniel Marguš, 2.Michael Marrone, 3.Scott Galloway, 4.Ryan Strain, 6.Vince Lia, 7.Ryan Kitto, 8.Isaías Sánchez (c), , 11.Craig Goodwin, 14.George Blackwood, 16.Nathan Konstandopoulos, 17.Nikola Mileusnić, 19.Jordy Thomassen, 20.Paul Izzo, 22.Michael Jakobsen, 23.Jordan Elsey, 24.Pacifique Niyongabire, 31.Mirko Boland, 32.Carlo Armiento.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
Match review: A game with plenty of promise and goal scoring threat, but very little end product. A draw feels like the right result for what was a very even match, but 1-1 seems too low. City’s strikers Shay Harrison and Jamie Maclaren were struggling to get involved in the first half, and the better chances came from set pieces and midfield. Ultimately it was Adelaide who broke the deadlock just before half time as Nikola Mileusnic crossed in a tasty fast ball for Craig Goodwin to get his head on. Goodwin’s shot came down off the crossbar, but it had crossed the line before Galekovic snaffled it. On the other side of half time City had the better of the chances, but were still unable to break down the Adelaide defence. Around the 60th minute Mileusnic went down clutching his knee after an innocuous landing. He needed to be stretchered off which is never a good sign. City equalised at 70’ through Maclaren as the Adelaide defence suffered a break down in communication. Izzo failed to clear the ball, and Brattan squared it for Maclaren to finish low. The chances would keep on coming, but neither side would score again. As a result of the draw, Adelaide hang on to 4th on the table, with City in 5th.
Jacob Blakeney
Roar Guru
Thank you for joining The Roar for the coverage of this match. We will be back tomorrow with the top of the table clash between Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory, as well as both W-League Semi Finals! Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory. Then Brisbane Roar and Sydney FC. Report for this one up soon.
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Roar Guru
Full time! City 1-1 Adelaide
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Roar Guru
90+5' Goodwin and Delbridge clash off the ball. Goodwin stays down, but play goes on. City 1-1 Adelaide
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90+4' Jamieson with a cross in from the left, far too close to Izzo. City 1-1 Adelaide
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90+3' Jakobsen whips a ball in deep. Kitto gets his head on to it but City clear. City 1-1 Adelaide
Stuart Thomas
Expert
Can the Reds pinch another one?
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Roar Guru
90+3' Goodwin take the ball through traffic, wins the throw on the left wing. City 1-1 Adelaide
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Roar Guru
90+2' McGree takes it to the by line, looks to cross it but it goes out for a goal kick. City 1-1 Adelaide
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90+1' Kitto takes it towards the goal, but his cross is claimed by Galekovic. City 1-1 Adelaide
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Roar Guru
There will be +5 added on. City 1-1 Adelaide
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90' McGree wins a header against Galloway to his own advantage. He has a go from a sharp angle, Izzo saves. City 1-1 Adelaide
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89' Delbridge looks to slip McGree though but the pass is overhit. Goal kick. City 1-1 Adelaide
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88' Kitto wins the ball in midfield from La Rocca but his pass is straight to Good. City 1-1 Adelaide
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87' Goodwin and La Rocca scrap on the ball, teammates around the play all want a foul but the ref rightly plays on. Goodwin wins the duel but City clear. City 1-1 Adelaide
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Roar Guru
86' Adelaide making things happen down the left now. Galloway and Goodwin link up well. Just a throw in now though. City 1-1 Adelaide
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Roar Guru
85′ Adelaide Substitution ON Nathan Konstandopoulos OFF George Blackwood
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Roar Guru
Took him a while to get properly involved in the match, but that was a good shift in the end by JMac on his return to the league.
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Roar Guru
84′ Melbourne City Substitution ON Dario Vidosic OFF Jamie Maclaren
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83' McGree dribbles through the middle waiting for wingers to make any kind of run, but nothing comes of it. City 1-1 Adelaide