Following a two week break on the road, the Reds are back at Coopers Stadium to welcome Hyundai A-League new boys Western United to Adelaide for the first time.
Match Details
- Hyundai A-League 2019/20 Round 22
- Saturday, 7 March 2020
- Venue: Coopers Stadium
- Gates open 1:00pm
- SAASL Alex Cichanowski Shield 1:15pm
- Hyundai A-League Kick-off 4:30pm
- Game day mascots will feature participants from Northern Wolves and Salisbury East Junior Soccer Club
- Purchase tickets to the match here.
- Upgrades to the Western Grandstand are available at the ticket box offices.
- Foodbank will be located on Holden Street and Manton Street collecting food donations when gates open.
- PLEASE NOTE COOPERS STADIUM IS NOW A CASHLESS VENUE.
Officials
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Cream
Assistant Referee 2: Paul Cetrangolo
Fourth Official: Daniel Elder
VAR: Kate Jacewicz
Squads
Adelaide United squad: 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Ryan STRAIN, Michaël MARIA, 6.Stefan MAUK, Ryan KITTO, 8.Riley McGREE, 10.James TROISI, 11.Kristian OPSETH, 14.George BLACKWOOD 17.Nikola MILEUSNIĆ, 18.Lachlan BROOK, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 22.Michael JAKOBSEN (c), 23.Jordan ELSEY, 26.Ben HALLORAN, 7.Louis D’ARRIGO, 29.Kusini YENGI, 31.Mirko BOLAND, 40.Dakota OCHSENHAM (gk), 49.Mohamed TOURE
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 4.Ryan STRAIN (returns from injury), 6.Stefan MAUK (returns from injury), 18.Lachlan BROOK (return from international duty), 26.Ben HALLORAN (returns from injury)
Outs: nil
Unavailable: 16.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS (knee – season), 24.Pacifique NIYONGABIRE (adductor – 1 week), 35.Al Hassan TOURE (foot – 5 weeks)
Western United FC squad: 1.Filip KURTO (gk), 4.Andrew DURANTE, 5.Dylan PIERIAS, 6. Tomoki IMAI, 7.Valentino YUEL, 9.Apostolos STAMATELOPOULOS, 10. Steven LUSTICA 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Dario JERTEC, 14.Max BURGESS, 17.Joshua CAVALLO, 18.Besart BERISHA, 19.Josh RISDON, 22.Tomislav USKOK, 23.Alessandro DIAMANTI (c), 24.Thiel IRADUKUNDA, 25.Luke DUZEL, 27.Jerry SKOTADIS, 28.Oskar DILLON, 30.Ryan SCOTT (gk)
**2-4 to be omitted**
Ins: 7.Valentino YUEL (promoted), 24.Thiel IRADUKUNDA (promoted), 28.Oskar DILLON (promoted)
Outs: 15. Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS (Not Selected)
Unavailable: 2.Aaron CALVER (foot – 2 weeks) 8.Panagiotis KONE (arm) 13.Ivan VUJICA (osteitis ), 20.James DELIANOV (gk) (knee, season), 3.Brendan HAMILL (knee, season)
Activities
- Arrive early and check out the Fan Village behind the Aurelio Vidmar (Southern) Stand!
- Triple M’s 1K Kick will take place at half-time pitting two AUFC fans against each other trying to hit the crossbar for $1000! To take part in future competitions, register here.
- Food trucks around the stadium include:
- Squid Inc
- Chimichurri Grill
- Signor Arrosticini
- Burundi Drummers will be located on the Manton Street side of the precinct providing a unique atmosphere and sound before joining the Red Army/Active Support bay for the match.
- Family Park is the place to be for family and friends with fun activities including:
- Colouring in competition and mini soccer presented by Rachel Lawrie Ray White
- McDonald’s golden arches target challenge
- AUFC inflatable dart ball and inflatable goal
- Triple M inflatable goal
- A DJ will be located in Family Park pumping the tunes
Merchandise
- All official Adelaide United merchandise will be available for purchase at the Holden Street entrance near Gate 5 as well as the AUFC Store located next tot he 1862 Bar under the Western Grandstand near the Corporate Entrance / Gate 3.
- A third merchandise stand will be located inside the Manton Street entrance.
- Don’t forget, all Reds members are entitled to 10% off all purchases.
- The AUFC Store on Manton Street will be open until kick-off.
Membership
The AUFC Store on Manton Street will remain open until kick-off for any membership enquiries.
Transport
- Parking is available at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre for $5 for attendees of Coopers Stadium, and there are more than 1,400 spaces available (Car park closes strictly 90 minutes after the conclusion of Coopers Stadium events and additional parking fees are applicable thereafter).
- Tram services between the City and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre are free of charge and services operate with a good level of frequency. The station is approximately a 300m walk to Coopers Stadium.
- The Bowden Train Station is within approximately 400m of Coopers Stadium.
- Bus stops are within close proximity (300m) of Coopers Stadium.
- The Taxi Rank is located at the corner of Manton Street and Hindmarsh Place adjacent to the Eastern Stand/General Public entry to Coopers Stadium.
- Bicycle parking rails are located at the Eastern Stand/General Public entry to Coopers Stadium.
- For more information regarding transport, please visit the Coopers Stadium website here.
Broadcast
TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 4:30pm (AEDT), ABC TV from 5:00pm (AEDT), Sky Sport 7 (New Zealand), Kayo Sports (www.kayosports.com.au) and MyFootball Live App, Live Fast and Data Free for Telstra mobile customers
Radio Broadcast: myfootballnation.com (SEN+ and SEN2). ABC Adelaide, ABC South Australia and Online
