Melbourne City W beats Adelaide United W 3-0

ADELAIDE. Melbourne City W was finally too strong for Adelaide United W.

By
John Ross
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Melbourne City W beats Adelaide United W 3-0

ADELAIDE. Melbourne City W was finally too good for Adelaide United W with the goal of D. Galic (47′), L. McKenna (90′) and C. Karic (90′).

The match was played at the Adelaide Shores Football Centre stadium in Adelaide on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Blaess with the assistance of Danielle Anderson and Paula Orlandi. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Adelaide United W

0 - 3

Team 1

Melbourne City W

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 7 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 68 Attack 57
  • 33 Dangerous attack 21
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United W was putting more pressure with 33 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Melbourne City W found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Adelaide United W shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City W shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United W received 2 yellow cards (I. Hodgson and E. Murray). On the other side, Melbourne City W received 1 yellow card (E. Checker).

Match Timeline

45'
47'
D. Galic(goal)B. Henry
Sasha Coorey- sub ->M. Westland
56'
I. Hodgson- Yellow
60'
E. Murray- sub ->P. Hayward
73'
Xiao Yuyi- sub ->F. Worts
73'
74'
L. McKenna- sub ->D. Galic
81'
C. Karic- sub ->C. Blissett
81'
Z. Tolland- sub ->M. Barbieri
88'
90'
L. McKenna(goal)
E. Murray- Yellow
90'
90'
C. Karic(goal)D. Malone
90'
N. Thomas-Chinnama- sub ->K. Bowen

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 this contest, Adelaide United W will stay with 12 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Melbourne City W will have 18 points like Sydney W to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the W-League, Adelaide United W will play away with Sydney W on the 25th of March with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Sydney W (0 draws).

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

Adelaide United W – Formation

Adelaide United W
G
A. Grove 1.Australia
D
M. Waldus 19.Netherlands
D
E. Hodgson 2.Australia
D
Meisha Westland 14.Australia
56'
M
D. Holmes 16.Australia
M
M. Barbieri 7.Australia
88'
M
N. Sasaki 12.Japan
M
C. Dawber 10.Australia
F
I. Hodgson 11.Australia
60'
F
P. Hayward 9.Australia
73'
F
F. Worts 23.England
73'
Substitutes
G
Jenna Farrow 20.Australia
M
E. Murray 22.Australia
73' 90'
M
Sasha Coorey 18.Australia
56'
M
Z. Tolland 17.Australia
88'
F
Xiao Yuyi 21.China PR
73'

The manager Adrian Stena decided to play with the following team: Annalee Grove, Maruschka Waldus, Isabel Hodgson, Emily Hodgson, Dylan Holmes, Melindaj Barbieri, Paige Hayward, Meisha Westland, Nanako Sasaki, Chelsie Dawber and Fiona Worts.

The home team had on the bench: Emilia Murray, Yuyi Xiao, Sasha Coorey, Zoe Tolland and Jenna Farrow.

Substitutions

Adelaide United W made 4 changes: M. Westland for S. Coorey (56′), P. Hayward for E. Murray (73′), F. Worts for Xiao Yuyi (73′) and M. Barbieri for Z. Tolland (88′).

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W
G
M. Barbieri 23.Australia
D
Katie Bowen 14.New Zealand
90'
D
E. Checker 15.Australia
45'
D
C. Blissett 4.Australia
81'
D
J. Grosso 7.Australia
M
Kaitlyn Torpey 8.Australia
M
L. Davidson 18.Australia
M
D. Galic 24.Australia
74' Goals47'
F
H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand
F
R. Pollicina 10.Australia
81'
F
B. Henry 22.Australia
Substitutes
G
S. James 1.Australia
D
N. Thomas-Chinnama 3.Australia
90'
M
D. Malone 25.Australia
81'
M
L. McKenna 6.Australia
74' Goals90'
F
C. Karic 20.Australia
81' Goals90'

Adrian Stena played with: Melissa Barbieri Hudson, Katie Bowen, Emma Checker, Chelsea Blissett, Julia Grosso, Kaitlyn Torpey, Leah Davidson, Daniela Galic, Hannah Wilkinson, R. Pollicina and B. Henry.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Caitlin Karic, Darcey Malone, N. Thomas-Chinnama, Leticia McKenna and Sally James.

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 4 changes: D. Galic for L. McKenna (74′), C. Blissett for C. Karic (81′), R. Pollicina for D. Malone (81′) and K. Bowen for N. Thomas-Chinnama (90′).

Results of the day

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