Western Sydney Wanderers W prevails over Wellington Phoenix W 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Harding

SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers W defeats Wellington Phoenix W 1-0 after S. Harding scored just 1 goal (40').

By
Mark Hall
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Western Sydney Wanderers W prevails over Wellington Phoenix W 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Harding

SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers W prevails over Wellington Phoenix W 1-0 after S. Harding scored just 1 goal (40′).

The match was played at the Blacktown Football Park stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Bec Mackie who was helped by Anastasia Filacouridis and Claire Green. The 4th official was Mikayla Ryan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Western Sydney Wanderers W

1 - 0

Team 1

Wellington Phoenix W

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 12 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 74 Attack 80
  • 59 Dangerous attack 32
  • 42 Ball safe​ 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers W was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Wellington Phoenix W that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers W was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western Sydney Wanderers W won the match​.

Western Sydney Wanderers W shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix W shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Western Sydney Wanderers W received 1 yellow card (S. Saveska). On the opposite side, Wellington Phoenix W received 1 yellow card (G. Wisnewski).

Match Timeline

35'
Grace Cecilia Wisnewski- Yellow
Sophie Harding(goal)
40'
61'
M. Robertson- sub ->A. Pritchard
Ella Abdul Massih- sub ->A. Apostolakis
68'
71'
Isabel Gomez- sub ->P. Satchell
71'
Emma Caitlin Rolston- sub ->C. Knott
Amy Chessari- sub ->A. Harrison
75'
Holly Caspers- sub ->S. Gallagher
76'
79'
Saskia Vosper- sub ->C. Cicco
Sienna Saveska- Yellow
90'
Sienna Saveska- sub ->O. Price
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 contest, Western Sydney Wanderers W will have 14 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Wellington Phoenix W will stay with 5 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the W-League, Western Sydney Wanderers W will play away with Western United W on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers W (0 draws).

Wellington Phoenix W will host Melbourne Victory W on the 31st of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory W (0 draws).

Western Sydney Wanderers W – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers W
G
Jordyn Bloomer 1.USA
D
Clare Hunt 14.Australia
D
Gemma Ferris 3.Australia
M
Amy Harrison 7.Australia
75'
M
Olivia Price 8.Australia
90'
M
Malia Steinmetz 16.New Zealand
M
Bethany Gordon 32.Australia
M
D. Matos 11.Australia
M
Sheridan Gallagher 17.Australia
76'
M
Alexia Apostolakis 21.Australia
68'
F
Sophie Harding 9.Australia
Goals40'
Substitutes
G
Sham Khamis 20.Australia
M
Sienna Saveska 10.Australia
90' 90'
M
Amy Chessari 6.Australia
75'
F
Holly Caspers 25.Australia
76'
F
Ella Abdul Massih 23.Australia
68'

The manager Kat Smith decided to play with the following team: Jordyn Bloomer, Clare Hunt, Gemma Ferris, Amy Harrison, Olivia Price, Malia Steinmetz, Bethany Gordon, Danika Matos, Sheridan Gallagher, Alexia Apostolakis and S. Harding.

The home team had on the bench: Holly Caspers, Sham Khamis, Sienna Saveska, Ella Abdul Massih and Amy Chessari.

Western Sydney Wanderers W could not rely on the presence of E. Massih (injured).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers W made 4 changes: A. Apostolakis for Ella Abdul Massih (68′), A. Harrison for Amy Chessari (75′), S. Gallagher for Holly Caspers (76′) and O. Price for Sienna Saveska (90′).

Wellington Phoenix W – Formation

Wellington Phoenix W
Claudia Cicco 17.Australia
79'
G
Brianna Jayne Edwards 12.Australia
D
Michaela Foster 21.New Zealand
D
Mackenzie Dale Barry 4.New Zealand
D
M. Van Der Meer 5.New Zealand
M
Betsy Hassett 11.New Zealand
M
Chloe Knott 7.New Zealand
71'
M
Grace Cecilia Wisnewski 8.New Zealand
35'
F
Paige Satchell 13.New Zealand
71'
F
Ava Pritchard 9.New Zealand
61'
F
Emily Louise Foy Clegg 20.New Zealand
Substitutes
G
Georgia Field Candy 22.New Zealand
D
Saskia Vosper 2.New Zealand
79'
D
Isabel Gomez 6.Australia
71'
M
Emma Caitlin Rolston 16.New Zealand
71'
F
M. Robertson 14.New Zealand
61'

Natalie Lawrence played with: Brianna Jayne Edwards, Michaela Foster, Mackenzie Dale Barry, Marisa Isabel Van Der Meer, Claudia Cicco, Betsy Hassett, Chloe Knott, Grace Cecilia Wisnewski, Paige Satchell, Ava Pritchard and Emily Louise Foy Clegg.

These were the players on the bench: Michaela Robertson, Saskia Vosper, Emma Caitlin Rolston, I. Gomez and Georgia Field Candy.

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix W made 4 changes: A. Pritchard for M. Robertson (61′), P. Satchell for Isabel Gomez (71′), C. Knott for Emma Caitlin Rolston (71′) and C. Cicco for Saskia Vosper (79′).

Results of the day

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