2019 FFA Cup final

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2019 FFA Cup Final
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Adelaide United Melbourne City
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Date23 October 2019
Venue Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Man of the Match Al Hassan Toure
Referee Alex King
Attendance14,920
WeatherSunny
30 °C (86 °F)
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The 2019 FFA Cup Final was the sixth final of the FFA Cup, Australia's main soccer cup competition and the final match of the 2019 FFA Cup. The match was contested between Adelaide United and Melbourne City, and was held at Coopers Stadium, home of Adelaide United. The home side, Adelaide, defeated City by four goals to nil and recorded their third FFA Cup title, and second in succession. [1]

Contents

The match was broadcast live on Fox Sports. [2]

Road to the final

Adelaide United Round Melbourne City
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Melbourne Knights 5–2 (A)Round of 32 Campbelltown City 3–1 (A)
Olympic FC 3–2 (A)Round of 16 Marconi Stallions 2–1 (A)
Newcastle Jets 1–0 (H)Quarter-finals Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 (H)
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 (A)Semi-finals Brisbane Strikers 5–1 (A)
Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Adelaide United entered the tournament as the reigning champions, having defeated Sydney FC 2–1 in the 2018 Cup Final at home. The Reds were drawn away to high-profile NPL VIC club Melbourne Knights and won 5–2, with Ben Halloran's two goals in that match helping to keep the Knights at bay. In the Round of 16, Adelaide travelled to Brisbane to take on Olympic FC and were in danger of becoming the second A-League club to lose to an NPL club in this year's tournament. Olympic FC drew level with Adelaide twice in the match, before George Blackwood's 84th minute penalty conversion got the Reds over the line. [3] United then met A-League clubs for the remainder of the cup, winning 1–0 against Newcastle Jets at home in the quarter-final. A come-from-behind semi-final victory over the Central Coast Mariners was sealed by to a controversial 90th minute goal scored by ex-City footballer Riley McGree. [4] Adelaide United became the first A-League club to qualify for their fourth FFA Cup Final.

Melbourne City's opponent in the round of 32, was NPL SA club Campbelltown City in Adelaide. Goals from Jamie Maclaren and Craig Noone saw Melbourne City victorious by a margin of 3–1. [5] In the round of 16, Melbourne City headed over to Sydney to take NPL NSW club Marconi Stallions. After Jamie Maclaren scored the opening goal in the second minute, Craig Noone would score Melbourne City's second off a flick from Connor Metcalfe to give Melbourne City a 2–0 lead. A late consolation goal wasn't enough for the Stallions, with the final scoreline reading 2–1. [6] The club met Western Sydney Wanderers in the quarter-finals for the second time in three years and were dominant in a 3–0 win. In their semi-final tie, City traveled to take on the Brisbane Strikers at Perry Park. Despite conceding the first goal inside the opening five minutes, City won the match 5–1. Striker Jamie Maclaren scored in each match, and entered the final with six goals to his name.

Pre-match

Venue

For the second consecutive year, the host venue was randomly drawn following the conclusion of the semi-finals. Adelaide's home ground of Coopers Stadium was drawn, making it the third time the venue had hosted the showpiece event and for the second consecutive year. [7]

Analysis

Adelaide entered the match as the reigning cup champions and made their fourth appearance in the event. Success would provide the club with their third title, having won the cup in 2014 and 2018. City meanwhile have reached the final once before, in 2016 when they defeated Sydney FC at home to claim the senior men's team first piece of silverware.

The two teams met three days prior in Round 2 of the A-League where City came out on top 2–1 with Jamie Maclaren scoring a brace and Riley McGree scoring Adelaide's only goal. [8]

Match

Details

Adelaide United 4–0 Melbourne City
Report
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 14,920
Referee: Alex King
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Melbourne City
GK20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Izzo
RB4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Strain Yellow card.svg 82'
CB2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Marrone
CB22 Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Jakobsen (c)
LB7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Kitto Yellow card.svg 45+1'
DM27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louis D'Arrigo
DM5 Flag of Curacao.svg Michaël Maria
RM26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Halloran Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CM8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Riley McGree Yellow card.svg 79'Sub off.svg 85'
LM17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikola Mileusnic Sub off.svg 90'
CF35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Al Hassan Toure Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Isaac Richards
MF18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Brook Sub on.svg 90'
MF16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Konstandopoulos Sub on.svg 85'
MF6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vince Lia
FW11 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Opseth Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gertjan Verbeek
GK23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Bouzanis
RB2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Galloway Sub off.svg 55'
CB4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harrison Delbridge
CB22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Good
LB3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Jamieson (c)Yellow card.svg 79'
CM34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connor Metcalfe Sub off.svg 66'
CM6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Brillante
CM20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Adrián Luna
RW19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Wales
CF29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren
LW11 Flag of England.svg Craig Noone Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Glover
DF40 Flag of Austria.svg Richard Windbichler Sub on.svg 55'
MF17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Denis Genreau Yellow card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 66'
MF7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rostyn Griffiths
FW21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ramy Najjarine Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Erick Mombaerts

Man of the Match (Mark Viduka Medal):
Al Hassan Toure

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream
Wilson Brown
Fourth official:
Josh Mannella
Additional assistant referees:
Shaun Evans
Adam Kersey

Match rules: [9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistics Adelaide United Melbourne City
Goals scored40
Total shots1113
Ball possession34%66%
Corner kicks27
Fouls138
Offsides12
Yellow cards42
Red cards00

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