A-League: Adelaide United demolishes Sydney 3-2 with 2 goals from C. Goodwin
SYDNEY. Adelaide United conquered Sydney 3-2 thanks to C. Goodwin who scored in the 36th and 90th minute.
SYDNEY. Adelaide United defeated Sydney 3-2 thanks to C. Goodwin who scored in the 36th and 90th minute.
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Tuesday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Alex King with the help of Matthew Cream and Lance Greenshields. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 19 degrees Celsius or 66.16 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Adelaide United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Sydney was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Adelaide United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sydney shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Adelaide United shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sydney received 3 yellow cards (R. Grant, M. Ninkovic and P. Yazbek). On the other side, Adelaide United received 3 yellow cards (C. Goodwin, J. Cavallo and A. Popovic).
After this match, Sydney will stay with 31 points like Adelaide United to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Adelaide United will have 31 points like Sydney to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
R. Grant
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36'36'
C. Goodwin
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40'40'
C. Goodwin
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43'43'
R. Grant
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46'46'
B. Oliveira
L. Brook
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57'57'
M. Ninkovic
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62'62'
T. Buhagiar
P. Retre
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66'66'
J. Cavallo
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69'69'
M. Burgess
M. Ninkovic
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70'70'
R. Kitto
Z. Clough
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70'70'
N. Konstandopoulos
J. Juande
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78'78'
G. Blackwood
H. Ibusuki
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79'79'
A. Popovic
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79'79'
P. Yazbek
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83'83'
L. Narsingh
T. Buhagiar
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90'90'
G. Blackwood
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90'90'
Bobo
P. Yazbek
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90'90'
L. D\'Arrigo
J. Cavallo
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90'90'
C. Goodwin
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Sydney will host Melbourne Victory on the 7th of May with a 20-15 head to head stats in favor of Sydney (19 draws).
Adelaide United will host Perth Glory on the 24th of April with a 19-15 head to head in favor of Adelaide United (12 draws).
Sydney: Formation and Lineups
Sydney adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Steve Corica chose to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , Alex Wilkinson , Ben Warland , Callum Talbot , Anthony Caceres , Patrick Yazbek , Paulo Retre , Miloš Ninković , Adam Le Fondre and Trent Buhagiar .
Substitutes
Sydney made 3 changes: M. Ninkovic for M. Burgess (69′), T. Buhagiar for L. Narsingh (83′) and P. Yazbek for Bobo (90′).
Top player: Rhyan Grant
Probably the most impressive player in Sydney was Rhyan Grant.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Adelaide United: Formation and Lineups
Also Adelaide United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Thomas Veart played with: Joe Gauci , Javi López , Lachlan Barr , Alexandar Popovic , Joshua Cavallo , Lachlan Brook , Isaías , Juande Prados , Craig Goodwin , Hiroshi Ibusuki and Zach Clough .
Substitutes
Adelaide United made 5 changes: L. Brook for B. Oliveira (46′), Z. Clough for R. Kitto (70′), J. Juande for N. Konstandopoulos (70′), H. Ibusuki for G. Blackwood (78′) and J. Cavallo for L. D’Arrigo (90′).
Top player: Javi López
The player who no doubt impressed Adelaide United the most was Javi López even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League
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