Melbourne Victory W overcomes Western Sydney Wanderers W 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory W overcomes Western Sydney Wanderers W 3-1.

By
John Ross
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Melbourne Victory W overcomes Western Sydney Wanderers W 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory W beats Western Sydney Wanderers W 3-1.

The match was played at the Epping Stadium stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Georgia Ghirardello who was helped by Delfina Dimoski and Claire Green. The 4th official was Danielle Anderson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne Victory W

3 - 1

Team 1

Western Sydney Wanderers W

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 14 Total 4
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 145 Attack 108
  • 74 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Melbourne Victory W was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers W that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne Victory W was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory W won the match​.

Melbourne Victory W shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Melbourne Victory W received 4 yellow cards (N. Tathem, J. Nash, C. Zimmerman and K. Morrison). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers W received 2 yellow cards (A. Hristodoulou and S. Harding).

Match Timeline

B. Goad(goal)A. Chidiac
5'
15'
S. Harding(goal)
32'
Angelique Hristodoulou- sub ->A. Apostolakis
33'
Angelique Hristodoulou- Yellow
Natalie Tathem- Yellow
45'
53'
M. Caceres- sub ->A. Harrison
A. Murphy- sub ->A. Jackson
66'
66'
J. Nash- Yellow
66'
Tiffany Eliadis- sub ->L. Privitelli
74'
A. Chidiac(penalty)
82'
82'
89'
S. Harding- Yellow
Tiffany Eliadis(goal)C. Zimmerman
90'
90'
P. Zois- sub ->N. Tathem
90'
K. Morrison- Yellow
90'

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 encounter, Melbourne Victory W will have 21 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W will stay with 11 points to hold in the 9th 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).

Western Sydney Wanderers W will play away agasint Western United W on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers W (0 draws).

Melbourne Victory W – Formation

Melbourne Victory W
G
C. Dumont 1.Australia
D
E. Kellond-Knight 21.Australia
D
B. Goad 6.Australia
Goals5'
D
C. Bunge 3.New Zealand
D
J. Nash 5.Australia
66'
D
K. Morrison 18.United States
90'
M
Amy Jackson 15.Australia
66'
M
A. Chidiac 10.Australia
Goals82'
M
Natalie Tathem 11.Australia
90' 45'
F
L. Privitelli 19.Australia
74'
F
Maja Markovski 17.Australia
66'
Substitutes
G
M. Templeman 20.Australia
M
Tiffany Eliadis 2.Australia
74' Goals90'
M
P. Zois 16.Australia
90'
M
A. Murphy 8.Australia
66'
F
C. Zimmerman 9.United States
66' 90'

The manager Jeffrey Hopkins decided to play with the following team: Casey Dumont, Elise Kellond-Knight, Beattie Goad, Claudia Bunge, J. Nash, Kayla Morrison, Amy Jackson, Alexandra Chidiac, Natalie Tathem, Lia Privitelli and Maja Markovski.

The home team had on the bench: C. Zimmerman, T. Eliadis, Paige Zois, Alana Murphy and Miranda Elizabeth Templeman.

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory W made 4 changes: M. Markovski for Catherine Zimmerman (66′), A. Jackson for Alana Murphy (66′), L. Privitelli for Tiffany Eliadis (74′) and N. Tathem for Paige Zois (90′).

Western Sydney Wanderers W – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers W
G
Jordyn Bloomer 1.United States
D
Clare Hunt 14.Australia
D
G. Ferris 3.Australia
M
A. Harrison 7.Australia
53'
M
O. Price 8.Australia
M
Malia Steinmetz 16.New Zealand
M
B. Gordon 32.Australia
M
D. Matos 11.Australia
M
A. Apostolakis 21.Australia
32'
F
Sarina Bolden 19.Philippines
82'
F
S. Harding 9.Australia
89' Goals15'
Substitutes
G
S. Khamis 20.Australia
D
Angelique Hristodoulou 4.Australia
32' 33'
M
Sheridan Gallagher 17.Australia
82'
M
Jitka Chlastáková 13.Czech Republic
M
M. Caceres 29.Australia
53'

Kat Smith played with: Jordyn Bloomer, Clare Hunt, Gemma Ferris, Amy Harrison, Olivia Price, Malia Steinmetz, Bethany Gordon, Danika Matos, Alexia Apostolakis, Sarina Bolden and S. Harding.

These were the players on the bench: Sheridan Gallagher, Sham Khamis, Angelique Hristodoulou, Jitka Chlastáková and Melissa Caceres.

Western Sydney Wanderers W could not rely on the presence of A. Hristodoulou (injured).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers W made 3 changes: A. Apostolakis for Angelique Hristodoulou (32′), A. Harrison for Melissa Caceres (53′) and S. Bolden for Sheridan Gallagher (82′).

Results of the day

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