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Adelaide United 1 Melbourne City 0 (aet): Halloran the hero

Ben Halloran struck deep into extra time to give Adelaide United a dramatic 1-0 victory over Melbourne City in the second A-League elimination final at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide striker Halloran was twice denied by the woodwork before finally beating Eugene Galekovic with a cool 119th-minute finish into the bottom-right corner.

The Reds' first win over City in eight encounters secured a semi-final trip to Premiers' Plate winners Perth Glory on Friday.

In a first half of limited chances, the hosts went closest in the 14th minute when Craig Goodwin released Halloran and the Australia international rattled the crossbar from just outside the area.