Adelaide United edges Melbourne City 2‑1 in A-League thriller
MELBOURNE, Australia (Interstat) — Luka Jovanovic scored twice, including the winner in the eighth minute of stoppage time, to lift Adelaide United to a 2-1 victory over Melbourne City on Sunday at AAMI Park. The substitute also had an assist and received a yellow card before being sent off with a red card in the 99th minute.
Marcus Younis put Melbourne City ahead in the 17th minute. Jovanovic equalized in the 79th minute off an assist from Aziz Behich. He then netted the decisive goal in the 98th minute with assists from Germán Ferreyra and Harrison Delbridge. Besian Kutleshi also provided an assist.
The match featured eight yellow cards and one red. Yellow cards were issued to Max Caputo in the 70th minute, Kutleshi in the 85th, Delbridge in the 89th, Jay Barnett in the 92nd, and a flurry in the 96th minute to Behich, Jovanovic, Ferreyra and Anselmo.
Adelaide improved to 12 wins, seven losses and seven draws in A-League play and 13-7-7 overall. Melbourne City dropped to 9-9-6 in the league and overall.