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Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United FC

U.S. Open Cup
2-1
Final
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Match pulse

MBVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTADL
42%Possession59%
24Shots8
10On target2
5Corners5
1Saves8
11Fouls9
48'Nikolaos VergosMBV73'Luke DuzelADL
Team1H2HT
MBV112
ADL011

Who won: Melbourne V 2-1

Melbourne Victory beat Adelaide United FC 2-1 on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Goals for Melbourne V: Nikolaos Vergos (24', 46'). Goals for Adelaide Utd: Dylan Pierias (86').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Nikolaos VergosF
  2. 27.4Joshua SmitsG
  3. 37.3Juan MataAM
  4. 47.3Jordi ValadonLM
  5. 56.9Dylan PieriasRB
  6. 66.6Louis D'ArrigoRM
  7. 76.6Clarismario RodriguesAM-L
  8. 86.5Nishan VelupillayAM-R
  9. 96.4Sebastian EspositoCD-R
  10. 106.4Jason DavidsonLB
  11. 116.4Ben FolamiSUB
  12. 126.3Joshua RawlinsRB

Team stats

MBVADL
11Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
5Corner Kicks5
1Saves8
41.5Possession58.5
24SHOTS8
10ON GOAL2
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0.0Pass Completion %0.0
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0.0Cross %0.0
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0.0Long Balls %0.0
6Blocked Shots4
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0.0Tackle %0.0
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0

Player of the game

Nikolaos Vergos

MBV · 2 G

8.0

Play by play

  1. 90'+4'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Lachlan Jackson (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 94'

    L. Jackson

  2. GOAL86'

    Goal!

    D. Pierias

    Dylan Pierias (Adelaide United) Goal at 86'

    MBV 2 - 1 ADL
  3. 79'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'

    O. Dragicevic

  4. 79'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'

    J. Lual

  5. 79'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 79'

    K. Jelacic

  6. 78'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Ryan White (Adelaide United) Substitution at 78'

    R. White

  7. 73'

    Yellow card

    Luke Duzel (Adelaide United) Yellow Card at 73'

    L. Duzel

  8. 66'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 66'

    M. Grimaldi

  9. 59'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Jonny Yull (Adelaide United) Substitution at 59'

    J. Yull

  10. 59'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Anselmo (Adelaide United) Substitution at 59'

    Anselmo

  11. 59'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Ben Folami (Adelaide United) Substitution at 59'

    B. Folami

  12. 48'

    Yellow card

    Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 48'

    N. Vergos

  13. GOAL46'

    Goal!

    N. Vergos

    Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 46'

    MBV 2 - 0 ADL
  14. GOAL24'

    Goal!

    N. Vergos

    Nikolaos Vergos (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 24'

    MBV 1 - 0 ADL
  15. 9'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Jay Barnett (Adelaide United) Substitution at 9'

    J. Barnett

Leaders

MBVADL
Total Shots
Jordi Valadon
4
Dylan Pierias
2
Saves
Jack Duncan
1
Joshua Smits
8