A horrible injury to Nathaniel Atkinson put a dampener on a good win for Melbourne City who triumphed 5-0 over Adelaide United at AAMI Park on Sunday.
Adelaide United
Daniel Margush 5.5 – He had good stats before coming into this game and got the nod ahead of Izzo. Now… not so good. Shipping five wasn’t all his fault but he was guilty of a couple of mistakes and could have done better to control Budzinski’s second.
Michael Marrone 5 – Made a couple of mistakes he shouldn’t have and it hurt his team tonight. Couldn’t handle Arzani.
Ryan Strain 6.5 – He was much more effective when he was moved into the midfield. He was Adelaide’s best player in the second half. He struggled in the first half though.
Ersan Golum 5.5 – His best moment was when he made a great recovery from an embarrassing slip that nearly let City in for a chance. He changed his game at halftime and drove forward into the midfield a lot in the second half. This was great but it shouldn’t have taken him until halftime to realise this was what his team needed.
Jordan Elsey 5 – Performed a goal saving tackle on Fitzgerald in the game’s early stages but his team shipped five goals and he didn’t find enough good balls into his midfielders or forwards.
Isaias 4 – He couldn’t find any space in the first half because of City’s formation and his team suffered for it. Came into the game later but it was too little too late.
Daniel Adlung 4 – Same sort of game as Isaias, frustrated by a lack of space. He didn’t deal with the City movement.
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