Melbourne City claim second win of A-League season against Adelaide United

Melbourne City maestro Aaron Mooy has orchestrated a 4-2 victory against an off-key Adelaide United to leave the Reds as the A-League’s only winless club.

Mooy set up Eric Paartalu for the opener and scored the next before Bruno Fornaroli rubbed salt into the Reds’ gaping wounds with a second-half brace in Thursday night’s fixture at Adelaide’s Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide’s Sergio Cirio scored in the 66th minute – the first goal by a Reds player this season – and team-mate Pablo Sanchez netted late after a questionable penalty call.

Adelaide, after two draws to open their campaign, have conceded 10 goals in three consecutive defeats in a grim start to new coach Guillermo Amor’s tenure.

Mooy pulled the strings in a midfield masterclass which helped City bank their second win of the season. The creative force set up Paartalu’s opener in the eighth minute to stun Adelaide’s 8,632-strong home crowd.

Mooy delivered a tracer corner to Paartalu, who was gifted a free run to the near post by slack Adelaide defending and duly deflected a header into the net.

Mooy scored himself in the 35th minute – he took control on the edge of the box and thundered a right-footer which cracked into the under-side of the cross-bar and over the line.

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