Adelaide United 4-1 Melbourne City — A-League, 22 Apr 2016
Adelaide United beat Melbourne City 4-1 in the A-League Semi-finals on 22 April 2016 at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide. B. Djité, D. McGowan and Pablo Sánchez scored for Adelaide United; N. Fitzgerald for Melbourne City. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Adelaide United have won 2 and Melbourne City 3.
· kickoff·Coopers Stadium · Adelaide·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 12'
- 36'
- Half-time0-0
- 1-048'
- 57'
- 2-060'Penalty
- 61'
- 62'out: C. Chapman
- 62'out: M. Marino
- 67'
- 68'
- 2-172'
- 80'
- 81'
- 84'
- 3-188'
- 90'Pablo Sanchez
- 90+1'
- 4-190+4'
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Adelaide United
- 8.5Bruce DjiteF
- 7.7Pablo SanchezM
- 7.7CirioF
- 7.5Iacopo La RoccaD
- 7.5Dylan McGowanD
- 7.3Marcelo CarruscaM
- 6.9Craig GoodwinM
- 6.9IsaíasM
- 6.8Stefan MaukM
- 6.7Eugene GalekovićG
- 6.6Bruce KamauM
- 6.5Michael MarroneD
- 6.4Tarek ElrichD
Melbourne City
- 7.3Nick FitzgeraldM
- 6.9Ben GaruccioD
- 6.8Osama MalikM
- 6.7Patrick KisnorboD
- 6.7Marc MarinoF
- 6.6Bruno FornaroliF
- 6.6Alex WilkinsonD
- 6.6Aaron MooyM
- 6.6Paulo RetreM
- 6.5Connor ChapmanD
- 6.4Jacob MellingM
- 6.3Thomas SorensenG
- 6.1Anthony CaceresM
- 6.0Jack ClisbyD
Line-ups
- 2M. MarroneD6.5
- 8IsaíasM6.9
- 16Craig Goodwin36'80'M6.9
- 1E. GalekovićG6.7
- 3I. La RoccaD7.5
- 24B. Kamau84'M6.6
- 6S. Mauk90+1'M6.8
- 4D. McGowan88'D7.5
- 10M. CarruscaM7.3
- 9CirioF7.7
- 11B. Djité48'60'8.5
Substitutes
- 23J. Elsey90+1'D
- 21T. Elrich80'D6.4
- 14G. MellsM
- 20J. HallG
- 7Pablo Sánchez90+4'84'7.7
- 2A. WilkinsonD6.6
- 29A. CaceresM6.1
- 18P. Retre62'M6.6
- 23B. FornaroliF6.6
- 27N. Fitzgerald72'M7.3
- 22J. ClisbyD6.0
- 8A. MooyM6.6
- 33O. MalikM6.8
- 19B. Garuccio62'D6.9
- 1T. SørensenG6.3
- 24P. Kisnorbo81'D6.7
Substitutes
- 26M. Marino62'F6.7
- 25J. Melling81'M6.4
- 20D. BouzanisG
- 3A. HughesD
- 4C. Chapman62'6.5
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
22Total shots10
9Shots on target3
7Shots off target3
6Blocked shots4
11Corners4
0Offsides1
0Fouls0
4Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves4
369Total passes338
270Accurate passes249
73%Pass accuracy74%
Adelaide United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Djite | 90 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Pablo Sanchez | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Cirio | 90 | – | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | 7.7 |
| Iacopo La Rocca | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Dylan McGowan | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Marcelo Carrusca | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Craig Goodwin | 80 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Isaías | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Stefan Mauk | 89 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Eugene Galeković | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bruce Kamau | 84 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Michael Marrone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Tarek Elrich | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Fitzgerald | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Ben Garuccio | 62 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Osama Malik | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Patrick Kisnorbo | 81 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Marc Marino | 28 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bruno Fornaroli | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Alex Wilkinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aaron Mooy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Paulo Retre | 62 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Connor Chapman | 28 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jacob Melling | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Thomas Sorensen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Anthony Caceres | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
| Jack Clisby | 88 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Adelaide UnitedWWWDL
- W08 Apr 16AMelbourne City2-0
- W02 Apr 16ASydney2-0
- W27 Mar 16HCentral Coast Mariners4-2
- D19 Mar 16AWestern Sydney Wanderers0-0
- L11 Mar 16HMelbourne City0-1
Melbourne CityWLLWW
- W17 Apr 16HPerth Glory2-0
- L08 Apr 16HAdelaide United0-2
- L03 Apr 16APerth Glory2-3
- W28 Mar 16HWellington Phoenix3-0
- W18 Mar 16HBrisbane Roar3-1
Head-to-head
- 08 Apr 16Melbourne City0-2Adelaide United
- 11 Mar 16Adelaide United0-1Melbourne City
- 05 Nov 15Adelaide United2-4Melbourne City
- 25 Apr 15Adelaide United4-1Melbourne City
- 27 Feb 15Melbourne City3-1Adelaide United
- 31 Oct 14Melbourne City1-2Adelaide United
Most recent meetings
Final table, A-League 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United | 27 | +17 | 49 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | +11 | 48 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | +9 | 48 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | +19 | 44 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | +7 | 43 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | +7 | 41 |
| 7 | Sydney | 27 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | -13 | 30 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | -20 | 25 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | -37 | 13 |
Before and after
Adelaide United
- Previous: Melbourne City 0-2 Adelaide United, 8 Apr 2016 · A-League
- Next: Adelaide United 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers, 1 May 2016 · A-League
Melbourne City
- Previous: Melbourne City 2-0 Perth Glory, 17 Apr 2016 · A-League
- Next: Wellington Phoenix 0-1 Melbourne City, 8 Oct 2016 · A-League
Data updated