Melbourne Victory W beats Canberra United W 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Chidiac

FAWKNER. Melbourne Victory W tops Canberra United W 1-0 after A. Chidiac scored just 1 goal (44').

By
David Brown
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Melbourne Victory W beats Canberra United W 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Chidiac

FAWKNER. Melbourne Victory W defeats Canberra United W 1-0 after A. Chidiac scored just 1 goal (44′).

The match was played at the CB Smith Reserve stadium in Fawkner on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Blaess assisted by Delfina Dimoski and Jasmine Steger. The 4th official was Shab Roshan. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.6 degrees Celsius or 85.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne Victory W

1 - 0

Team 1

Canberra United W

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 82 Attack 69
  • 59 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Melbourne Victory W was in firm control of the ball 55% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne Victory W was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory W won the match​.

Melbourne Victory W shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Canberra United W shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

A. Chidiac(goal)Paige Zois
44'
46'
H. Taylor-Young- sub ->Madison Mccomasky
46'
Ellen Gett- sub ->Emma Jessica Ilijoski
Amy Jackson- sub ->Alana Murphy
70'
Maja Markovski- sub ->Paige Zois
70'
A. Briedis- sub ->Lia Privitelli
82'
86'
S. Christopherson- sub ->Grace Joanna Jale
90'
H. Murray- sub ->Ellie Brush

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sydney W
40
18
Western United W
39
18
Melbourne City W
30
18
Melbourne Victory W
29
18
Canberra United W
29
18
Perth Glory W
28
18
Western Sydney Wanderers W
19
18
Adelaide United W
18
18
Brisbane Roar W
18
18
Newcastle Jets W
14
18
Wellington Phoenix W
13
18

After playing this match, Melbourne Victory W will have 12 points like Western United W and Adelaide United W to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Canberra United W will stay with 5 points like Perth Glory W to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the W-League, Melbourne Victory W will play away with Wellington Phoenix W on the 31st of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory W (0 draws).

Canberra United W will play away agasint Melbourne City W on the 2nd of April with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne City W (0 draws).

Melbourne Victory W – Formation

Melbourne Victory W
G
C. Dumont 1.Australia
D
B. Goad 6.Australia
D
J. Nash 5.Australia
D
K. Morrison 18.United States
M
Tiffany Eliadis 2.Australia
M
A. Chidiac 10.Australia
Goals44'
M
Natalie Tathem 11.Australia
M
A. Murphy 8.Australia
70'
M
P. Zois 16.Australia
70'
F
R. Madsen 25.Denmark
F
L. Privitelli 19.Australia
82'
Substitutes
G
M. Maizels 30.Australia
M
A. Briedis 22.Australia
82'
M
Amy Jackson 15.Australia
70'
M
R. Curtis 27.Australia
F
Maja Markovski 17.Australia
70'

The manager Jeffrey Hopkins decided to play with the following team: Casey Dumont, Beattie Goad, Jessika Jayne Nash, Kayla Morrison, T. Eliadis, Alexandra Chidiac, Natalie Tathem, Alana Murphy, Paige Zois, Rikke Madsen and Lia Privitelli.

The home team had on the bench: Melissa Maizels, Ava Briedis, Amy Jackson, Rosie Curtis and Maja Markovski.

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory W made 3 changes: Alana Murphy for Amy Jackson (70′), Paige Zois for Maja Markovski (70′) and Lia Privitelli for Ava Briedis (82′).

Canberra United W – Formation

Canberra United W
C. Lincoln 18.Australia
D
Ellie Brush 7.Australia
90'
D
E. Ilijoski 5.Australia
46'
M
M. McComasky 15.Australia
46'
M
G. Maher 10.Australia
M
L. Hughes 6.Australia
M
V. Milivojević 17.Serbia
M
S. Grove 8.Australia
F
N. Flannery 19.Australia
F
M. Heyman 23.Australia
F
G. Jale 11.New Zealand
86'
Substitutes
K. Segavcic 22.Australia
D
Ellen Gett 24.Australia
46'
D
H. Murray 4.Australia
90'
F
S. Christopherson 13.Australia
86'
F
H. Taylor-Young 12.Australia
46'

Njegosh Popovich played with: Chloe Lincoln, Ellie Brush, Emma Jessica Ilijoski, Madison Mccomasky, Grace Maher, Nickoletta Flannery, Laura Hughes, Vesna Milivojevic, Sasha Grove, Michelle Heyman and Grace Joanna Jale.

They had on the bench: , Sofia Christopherson, Hayley Taylor-Young, Ellen Gett and Holly Murray.

Substitutions

Canberra United W made 4 changes: Madison Mccomasky for Hayley Taylor-Young (46′), Emma Jessica Ilijoski for Ellen Gett (46′), Grace Joanna Jale for Sofia Christopherson (86′) and Ellie Brush for Holly Murray (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the W-League.​