Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Adelaide United, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 17': Marcus Younis
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1 - 2
Adelaide United
  • 79': Luka Jovanovic
  • 90'+8': Luka Jovanovic
  • Red Card 90'+9': Luka Jovanovic

About

Melbourne City FC are hosting Adelaide United at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

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

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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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 6,497

A-League Men Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Newcastle Jets 26 +16 48
2 Adelaide United 26 +10 43
3 Auckland FC 26 +13 42
4 Melbourne Victory 26 +11 40
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Patrick Beach (GK)
26 Samuel Souprayen
22 German Ferreyra Yellow Card
19 Zane Schreiber
16 Aziz Behich Yellow Card
36 Harrison Shillington
39 Emin Durakovic
30 Andreas Kuen
11 Elbasan Rashani
28 Marcus Younis
17 Max Caputo Yellow Card
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Besian Kutleshi, Medin Memeti, Harrison Delbridge, Mathew Leckie, Lawrence Wong, Takeshi Kanamori, James Nieuwenhuizen.

ADE Adelaide United (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Joshua Smits (GK)
3 Bart Vriends
4 Panagiotis Kikianis
19 Yaya Dukuly
14 Jay Barnett Yellow Card
23 Luke Duzel
55 Ethan Alagich
44 Ryan White
87 Anselmo
12 Jonny Yull
58 Harry Crawford
Adelaide United Substitutes:
Juan Muñiz, Austin Ayoubi, Ethan Cox, Luka Jovanovic, Fabian Talladira, Craig Goodwin, Sotiri Phillis.

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