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October 2023
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The A-League season kicks off in late October, which means the Reds only played two league matches this month, including the previously mentioned season opener against the Mariners.
They got a chance to redeem themselves at home in Matchday 2, hosting Melbourne City who have won the last three 'premierships' - the leaders at the end of the regular season - and are expected to challenge for silverware once again in 2023/24.
There's a feeling around the club that it may take time for the new signings and system to gel, but an understanding that results are needed to give faith and hope to the fans.
Results
A-League Matchday 1 | 20th October 2023 | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
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| Goalscorers |
![]() A Kuol (61) |
| Starting XI (4-2-2-2) |
| Joe Gauci; Panagiotis Kikianis, Allan Welsh, Alexandar Popovic, Ryan Kitto; Osama Malik, Ethan Alagich; Brandon Borrello, Nestory Irankunda; Luka Jovanovic, Musa Toure |
| Match Report |
| "The Mariners are the reigning champions for a reason and they did extremely well to shut down Adelaide United's width and talented wingers. With just twelve shots registered between both teams for the match, and with the Mariners controlling 60% of possession, they ground down the inexperienced Reds back four and got their breakthrough with a towering header from Alou Kuol." |
| Player of the Match |
![]() ![]() Danny Vukovic (clean sheet, 7.3 match rating) |
A-League Matchday 2 | 28th October 2023 | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
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3 |
0 |
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| Goalscorers |
![]() M Toure (2, 17, pen 89) |
| Starting XI (4-2-2-2) |
| Joe Gauci; Panashe Madanha, Lachlan Barr, Alexandar Popovic, Ryan Kitto; Allan Welsh, Osama Malik; Brandon Borrello, Nestory Irankunda; Luka Jovanovic, Musa Toure |
| Match Report |
| "Adelaide United bounced back in fine style against Melbourne City, stunning them with two early goals before controlling proceedings from there. Young sensation Musa Toure finished with a hat trick after a foul in the box from Nuno Reis allowed him to slot home an 89th minute penalty. The inclusion of Lachlan Barr at centre back greatly stabilised a Reds defensive line who looked comfortable all game." |
| Player of the Match |
![]() ![]() Musa Toure (3 goals, 1/1 penalties, 9.2 rating) |
Standings
A-League Ladder
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Club |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Form |
| 1 |
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Central Coast Mariners |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
6 |
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| 2 |
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Wellington Phoenix |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
4 |
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| 3 |
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Western Sydney Wanderers |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
4 |
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| 4 |
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Adelaide United |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
3 |
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| 5 |
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Brisbane Roar |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
3 |
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| 6 |
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Macarthur FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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| 7 |
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Sydney FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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| 8 |
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Melbourne Victory |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
3 |
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| 9 |
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Newcastle Jets |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
3 |
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| 10 |
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Melbourne City |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
3 |
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| 11 |
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Western United |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
0 |
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| 12 |
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Perth Glory |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
0 |
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A-League Stats Leaders
Manager's Comments
"After a disappointing opener, I was really happy with how we controlled proceedings against Melbourne City. The very young striker partnership between Jovanovic and Toure is continuing to work well, which allows me to keep playing Borrello and Irankunda, arguably our two best players, in their natural positions on the wings. We're still figuring out our optimal centre back pairing, we have a lot of options but no standouts aside from perhaps Alexandar Popovic whose potential means I'll try to play him as often as possible."
Injury Report
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Player |
Injury |
Est. Time Out |
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Jay Barnett |
Torn hamstring |
4-5 weeks |
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Giuseppe Bovalina |
Twisted ankle |
3-4 weeks |
"We're not carrying too many injuries from pre-season which is good, Jay Barnett is someone I'm excited to see in action in the not-too-distant future as he's been out for a signifcant amount of time with that hamstring and is yet to make his club debut in defensive midfield."
Next Month
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Melbourne Victory (A)
05/11
A-League Matchday 3 |
Sydney FC (H)
10/11
A-League Matchday 4 |
Western United (A)
26/11
A-League Matchday 5 |
"Matches against Melbourne Victory - known as the 'Original Rivalry' - are always hotly anticipated and contested and it provides us with yet another test against a team considered to be title favourites after we so comprehensively beat Melbourne City at home. We then welcome Sydney FC in our third home game of the season before making a trip back to Melbourne to face Western United."
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