Canberra United W defeats Adelaide United W 4-2

CANBERRA. Canberra United W overcomes Adelaide United W 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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Canberra United W defeats Adelaide United W 4-2

CANBERRA. Canberra United W beats Adelaide United W 4-2. Adelaide United W lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Viking Park stadium in Canberra on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Libri with the help of Delfina Dimoski and Amber Morris. The 4th official was Georgia Ghirardello. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.9 degrees Celsius or 76.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Canberra United W

4 - 2

Team 1

Adelaide United W

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 86 Attack 90
  • 54 Dangerous attack 62
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Adelaide United W had a strong ball possession 57% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United W was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Canberra United W was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Canberra United W shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United W shot 13 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Canberra United W received 1 yellow card (K. Faulknor). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United W didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

4'
M. Heyman(goal)
11'
20'
K. Bowler(goal)M. Westland
K. Faulknor- Yellow
29'
M. Heyman(goal)N. Flannery
30'
32'
M. Waldus(goal)N. Sasaki
Chengshu Wu- sub ->H. Murray
46'
65'
65'
C. Middleton- sub ->L. Hughes
66'
72'
Z. Tolland- sub ->Hannah Holgersen
M. Heyman(goal)G. Jale
76'
Ellen Gett- sub ->N. Flannery
80'
Grace Samantha Taranto- sub ->M. Heyman
88'

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 encounter, Canberra United W will have 23 points like Melbourne Victory W to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United W will stay with 14 points like Western Sydney Wanderers W to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the W-League, Canberra United W will play away against Melbourne City 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 will play away agasint Sydney W on the 25th of March with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Sydney W (0 draws).

Canberra United W – Formation

Canberra United W
G
K. Richards 1.Australia
D
E. Ilijoski 5.Australia
D
K. Faulknor 16.Canada
29'
D
H. Murray 4.Australia
46'
M
G. Maher 10.Australia
Goals4'
M
N. Flannery 19.Australia
80'
M
L. Hughes 6.Australia
66'
M
H. Taylor-Young 12.Australia
M
V. Milivojević 17.Serbia
F
M. Heyman 23.Australia
88' Goals11', 30', 76'
F
G. Jale 11.New Zealand
Substitutes
G
K. Segavcic 22.Australia
D
Grace Samantha Taranto 3.Australia
88'
D
Ellen Gett 24.Australia
80'
M
C. Middleton 14.Australia
66'
M
Chengshu Wu 9.China PR
46'

The manager Njegosh Popovich decided to play with the following team: K. Richards, Emma Jessica Ilijoski, Kennedy Jade Faulknor, Holly Murray, Grace Maher, Nickoletta Flannery, Laura Hughes, Hayley Taylor-Young, Vesna Milivojevic, Michelle Heyman and Grace Joanna Jale.

The home team had on the bench: Keely Segavcic, Grace Samantha Taranto, Chloe Middleton, Wu Chengshu and Ellen Gett.

Substitutions

Canberra United W made 4 changes: H. Murray for Chengshu Wu (46′), L. Hughes for C. Middleton (66′), N. Flannery for Ellen Gett (80′) and M. Heyman for Grace Samantha Taranto (88′).

Adelaide United W – Formation

Adelaide United W
G
A. Grove 1.Australia
D
M. Waldus 19.Netherlands
Goals32'
D
J. McCormick 6.Australia
D
E. Hodgson 2.Australia
D
Meisha Westland 14.Australia
M
D. Holmes 16.Australia
M
M. Barbieri 7.Australia
M
N. Sasaki 12.Japan
M
K. Bowler 15.Australia
65' Goals20'
F
I. Hodgson 11.Australia
F
P. Hayward 9.Australia
65'
Substitutes
E. Kontoutsikos 4.Australia
Hannah Holgersen 3.
65'
G
Jenna Farrow 20.Australia
M
Z. Tolland 17.Australia
72'
F
F. Worts 23.England
65'

Adrian Stena played with: Annalee Grove, Maruschka Waldus, Jenna McCormick, Isabel Hodgson, Emily Hodgson, Dylan Holmes, Melindaj Barbieri, Paige Hayward, Meisha Westland, Nanako Sasaki and Katie Bowler.

They had on the bench: Fiona Worts, Jenna Farrow, Zoe Tolland, and .

Adelaide United W could not rely on the presence of Z. Tolland (injured).

Substitutions

Adelaide United W made 2 changes: P. Hayward for Fiona Worts (65′) and Hannah Holgersen for Zoe Tolland (72′).

Results of the day

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