Garuccio rescues Adelaide with 99th-minute goal in Original Rivalry draw
Joey Garuccio scored in the 99th minute to draw 2-2. Melbourne Victory had won 2-1 but lost a player to red card.
Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory drew 2-2 in the Original Rivalry on Sunday. Melbourne looked set to win.
Goals from Jordi Valadon and Keegan Jelacic put them 2-1 ahead. Victory went down to 10 men.
Philipp Ziereis got a second yellow card in the 86th minute. With 10 minutes of added time left, Adelaide's 20-year-old Joey Garuccio met a cross from captain Ryan Kitto in the 99th minute.
He levelled the match. Both teams remain winless in the league.
Both are juggling domestic and Asian Champions League 2 commitments.
- 99th minute
- Scoring minute
- 20 years old
- Garuccio age
- 2-2 draw
- Final score
- 86th minute
- Red card minute
Why it mattersBoth teams stay stuck without wins. Adelaide snapped their losing streak while Melbourne boss Giovanni Savarese faces pressure after dropping points from winning positions multiple times.
AustraliaThe Original Rivalry A-League draw affects ladder positions for both Adelaide and Melbourne as they battle to climb out of the lower half of the competition.
