Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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90'+9': Luka JovanovicAbout
Match Commentary
- 17': Marcus Younis (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 17'
- 40': Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 40'
- 63': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Juan Muñiz (Adelaide United) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 63'
- 70': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 70'
- 75': Medin Memeti (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 75'
- 78': Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) Substitution at 78'
- 79': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 79'
- 85': Besian Kutleshi (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 85'
- 86': Yaya Dukuly (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 86'
- 89': Harrison Delbridge (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 89'
- 89': Austin Ayoubi (Adelaide United) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+2': Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+6': Anselmo (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+6': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+6': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+6': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+8': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Goal at 98'
- 90'+9': Luka Jovanovic (Adelaide United) Red Card at 99'
Statistics
 ADL |
MBC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.5 | Possession | 42.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,497
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Melbourne City FC | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Perth Glory FC | 4 | +3 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 22 | German Ferreyra  |
| 19 | Zane Schreiber |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 36 | Harrison Shillington |
| 39 | Emin Durakovic |
| 30 | Andreas Kuen |
| 11 | Elbasan Rashani |
| 28 | Marcus Younis |
| 17 | Max Caputo |
Adelaide United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Joshua Smits (GK) |
| 3 | Bart Vriends |
| 4 | Panagiotis Kikianis |
| 19 | Yaya Dukuly |
| 14 | Jay Barnett |
| 23 | Luke Duzel |
| 55 | Ethan Alagich |
| 44 | Ryan White |
| 87 | Anselmo |
| 12 | Jonny Yull |
| 58 | Harry Crawford |
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