Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 28': Bruno Fornaroli
  • Red Card 63': Roderick Miranda
FT
1 - 1
Adelaide United
  • 59': Hiroshi Ibusuki
  • Red Card 90'+6': Nestory Irankunda

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Adelaide United at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Arzani.
  • 4': Foul by Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United).
  • 4': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ben Halloran.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Teague with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 6': Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zach Clough following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Panashe Madanha.
  • 13': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 13': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Daniel Arzani tries a through ball, but Connor Chapman is caught offside.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Adama Traoré because of an injury.
  • 18': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory).
  • 18': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Adelaide United).
  • 20': Hand ball by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 21': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 22': Foul by Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United).
  • 22': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Panashe Madanha (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 23': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Ben Halloran (Adelaide United).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Teague.
  • 28': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 0. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Zinédine Machach.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 30': Foul by Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alexandar Popovic.
  • 31': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 32': Hand ball by Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory).
  • 33': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Stefan Nigro.
  • 33': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Daniel Arzani.
  • 34': Corner, Adelaide United. Conceded by Paul Izzo.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nishan Velupillay.
  • 36': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Joe Gauci.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Fabian Monge (Melbourne Victory).
  • 37': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Yull.
  • 38': Foul by Jonny Yull (Adelaide United).
  • 38': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Teague.
  • 45': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45': Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Adelaide United. Giuseppe Bovalina replaces Panashe Madanha.
  • 47': Ben Halloran (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Chapman.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Arzani with a through ball.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 54': Foul by Isaías Sánchez (Adelaide United).
  • 54': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Zach Clough (Adelaide United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1. Hiroshi Ibusuki (Adelaide United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ryan Kitto.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 62': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Second yellow card to Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) for a bad foul.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 64': Substitution, Adelaide United. Ryan Tunnicliffe replaces Ben Halloran.
  • 64': Substitution, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira replaces Isaías Sánchez.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 68': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Bernardo Oliveira.
  • 69': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United).
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Franco Lino replaces Fabian Monge.
  • 70': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Daniel Arzani.
  • 71': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rai Marchán replaces Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 72': Substitution, Adelaide United. Musa Toure replaces Hiroshi Ibusuki.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Yull.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Nigro.
  • 76': Foul by Zach Clough (Adelaide United).
  • 76': Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Offside, Adelaide United. Bernardo Oliveira tries a through ball, but Musa Toure is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 79': Ryan Teague (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Musa Toure (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Yull.
  • 84': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 84': Substitution, Adelaide United. Lachlan Barr replaces Alexandar Popovic.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Zinédine Machach (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Bovalina with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rai Marchán.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kitto.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Ikonomidis with a cross.
  • 90': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+1': Bernardo Oliveira (Adelaide United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory).
  • 90'+1': Rai Marchán (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zach Clough.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Giuseppe Bovalina (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ryan Kitto (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+6': Second yellow card to Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United).
  • 90'+7': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Adelaide United 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 3
57.2 Possession 42.8
12 SHOTS 22
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
452 Accurate Passes 307
518 Passes 372
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 22
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 46
24 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 18
23 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 11
25 Effective Clearances 20
25 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 15,229

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 27 +16 53
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
20 Paul Izzo (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda Yellow Card
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Adama Traoré
14 Connor Chapman Yellow Card
18 Fabian Monge
25 Ryan Teague
17 Nishan Velupillay
19 Daniel Arzani
10 Bruno Fornaroli
8 Zinédine Machach
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Christopher Ikonomidis, Jake Brimmer, Ben Folami, Christian Siciliano, Stefan Nigro, Franco Lino, Rai.

ADE Adelaide United (4-3-3)

No. Name
46 Joe Gauci (GK)
4 Nicholas Ansell
41 Alexandar Popovic
7 Ryan Kitto
36 Panashe Madanha Yellow Card
8 Isaías
37 Jonny Yull
10 Zach Clough
9 Hiroshi Ibusuki
26 Ben Halloran
66 Nestory Irankunda Yellow Card
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Giuseppe Bovalina, Bernardo Dias, Musa Toure, James Delianov, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Luke Duzel, Lachlan Barr.

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