A-League: Adelaide United demolishes Sydney 4-3 with 3 goals from H. Ibusuki
SYDNEY. Adelaide United had a narrow win over Sydney. The hero of the match was H. Ibusuki who scored in the 34th, 73rd and 24th minute.
SYDNEY. Adelaide United had a narrow win over Sydney. The hero of the match was H. Ibusuki who scored in the 34th, 73rd and 24th minute. Sydney was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Alex King with the collaboration of Kearney Robinson and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Sydney was in firm control of the ball 63% while Adelaide United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Sydney was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Adelaide United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Adelaide United shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sydney shot 21 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United received 1 yellow card (Joshua Cavallo). On the opposite side, Sydney received 1 yellow card (Luke Brattan).
After this contest, Adelaide United will have 18 points like Melbourne City and Macarthur to move down in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Sydney will stay with 15 points like Adelaide United to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
Anthony Caceres
Rhyan Grant
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24'24'
Hiroshi Ibusuki
Ben Halloran
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34'34'
Hiroshi Ibusuki
Ben Halloran
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42'42'
Luke Brattan
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45'45'
Nestory Irankunda
Hiroshi Ibusuki
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46'46'
Jordan Courtney-Perkins
Zachary de Jesus
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62'62'
Max Burgess
Fábio Gomes
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66'66'
Luka Jovanovic
Nestory Irankunda
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70'70'
Patrick Wood
Jaiden Kucharski
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73'73'
Hiroshi Ibusuki
Zach Clough
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74'74'
Joshua Cavallo
Hiroshi Ibusuki
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75'75'
Luke Duzel
Jonny Yull
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76'76'
Joe Lolley
Patrick Wood
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78'78'
Joe Lolley (Goal Confirmed)
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85'85'
Austin Ayoubi
Zach Clough
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85'85'
Ryan Kitto
Javi López
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86'86'
Mitchell Glasson
Corey Hollman
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90'90'
Joe Lolley
Patrick Wood
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90'90'
Joshua Cavallo
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Adelaide United will play away with Western United on the 20th of January with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Adelaide United (2 draws).
Sydney will play away against Perth Glory on the 12th of January with a 31-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Adelaide United: Formation and Lineups
Adelaide United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Veart chose to play with the following team: James Delianov , Giuseppe Bovalina , Alexandar Popovic , Isaías , Javi López , Ryan Tunnicliffe , Jonny Yull , Zach Clough , Ben Halloran , Nestory Irankunda and Hiroshi Ibusuki .
Substitutes
Adelaide United made 5 changes: Nestory Irankunda for Luka Jovanovic (66′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Joshua Cavallo (74′), Jonny Yull for Luke Duzel (75′), Javi López for Ryan Kitto (85′) and Zach Clough for Austin Ayoubi (85′).
Top player: Ben Halloran
The player who no doubt impressed Adelaide United the most was Ben Halloran even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Sydney: Formation and Lineups
Sydney started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Talking about the opposition, Ufuk Talay played with: Andrew Redmayne , Zachary de Jesus , Jake Girdwood-Reich , Gabriel Lacerda , Rhyan Grant , Luke Brattan , Jaiden Kucharski , Corey Hollman , Joe Lolley , Fábio Gomes and Anthony Caceres .
Substitutes
Sydney made 4 changes: Zachary de Jesus for Jordan Courtney-Perkins (46′), Fábio Gomes for Max Burgess (62′), Jaiden Kucharski for Patrick Wood (70′) and Corey Hollman for Mitchell Glasson (86′).
Top player: Anthony Caceres
The player who no doubt impressed Sydney the most was Anthony Caceres.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.
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