MELBOURNE. Western United W was able to turn the tables against Melbourne City W to win 2-1. It was Melbourne City W to strike first with a goal of L. McKenna at the 40′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Cummings gave the win to Western United W in the 86′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 2:20 pm local time. The referee was Anna-Marie Keighley with the collaboration of Maggie Price and Jasmine Steger. The 4th official was Shab Roshan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 6 Total 20
- 3 On Target 9
- 3 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 135
- 55 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Western United W was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Melbourne City W that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Western United W found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Western United W shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City W shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Western United W received 1 yellow card (A. Beard). On the other side, Melbourne City W received 1 yellow card (B. Henry).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Western United W will have 30 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Melbourne City W will stay with 25 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the W-League, Western United W will host Western Sydney Wanderers W on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers W (0 draws).
Melbourne City W will host Canberra United W on the 2nd of April with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne City W (0 draws).
Western United W – Formation
The manager Mark Torcaso decided to play with the following team: Hillary Elizabeth Beall, Angela Beard, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Aimee Medwin, Sydney Cummings, Jaclyn Katrina Sawicki, Adriana Taranto, Emma Robersc, Alana Cerne, Hannah Keane and Danielle Steer.
The home team had on the bench: Alyssa Dall’Oste, Francesca Iermano, Melissa Taranto, Julia Sardo and Kahli Mary Johnson.
Substitutions
Western United W made 3 changes: A. Taranto for Melissa Taranto (74′), D. Steer for Kahli Mary Johnson (82′) and T. Vlajnić for Francesca Iermano (90′).
Melbourne City W – Formation
Adrian Stena played with: Sally James, Katie Bowen, Emma Checker, Chelsea Blissett, Julia Grosso, Kaitlyn Torpey, Leticia McKenna, Leah Davidson, Hannah Wilkinson, R. Pollicina and B. Henry.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Darcey Malone, Charlotte Hrehoresin, Daniela Galic, and Isabella Accardo.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 2 changes: L. McKenna for Daniela Galic (70′) and E. Checker for Darcey Malone (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the W-League.
- Canberra United W – Sydney W – 2-1
- Brisbane Roar W – Melbourne Victory W – 1-1
- Western United W – Melbourne City W – 2-1