Adelaide United produced an almighty performance on Friday night at Coopers Stadium to upstage Melbourne City. 10-man Adelaide United stunned Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium on Friday night, sealing an incredible 4-1 win over the reigning Champions. CommBank Socceroo Craig Goodwin missed out on the clash at Coopers Stadium due to his late return from international duty, but the home side still started with a bang; midfield dynamo Ethan Alagich curling home from the edge of the box after a cheap giveaway from City’s Zane Schreiber ultimately proved costly.
Still reeling from the opening goal, City then found themselves 2-0 down just three minutes later when winger Yaya Dukuly wove his way into the box before finding Luka Jovanovic, and the striker did the rest, drilling home a low effort beyond the diving Patrick Beach to make it three goals in his last three games. The game was then flipped on its head in the 39th minute. A tangle of legs between Dylan Pierias and Andreas Kuen seemed innocuous at first, but referee Shaun Evans thought otherwise, dishing out a red card to the Adelaide man for an act of violent conduct in the move and City capitalised from the resulting freekick.
Adelaide United delivered a standout performance despite going a man down, overpowering Melbourne City with clinical finishing and disciplined defense to secure a memorable 4-1 victory at Coopers Stadium.
Notes: The report references a late return from international duty for Craig Goodwin, an early strike by Ethan Alagich, goals from Yaya Dukuly and Luka Jovanovic, and a red card for Dylan Pierias after a 39th-minute incident.
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