MELBOURNE. Western United W beat Western Sydney Wanderers W to win 2-1. H. Keane was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Western United W to strike first with a goal of H. Keane at the 23′. Then H. Keane scored again for Western United W in the 55′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, S. Saveska reduced the distance for Western Sydney Wanderers W (80′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Durcau who was helped by Delfina Dimoski and Janelle Sammutt. The 4th official was Shab Roshan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 7 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 119 Attack 116
- 58 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Western United W was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers W that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Western United W was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United W won the match.
Western United W shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers W shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Western United W didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers W received 2 yellow cards (B. Gordon and A. Harrison).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Western United W will have 39 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W will stay with 19 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
Western United W – Formation
The manager Mark Torcaso decided to play with the following team: Hillary Elizabeth Beall, Angela Beard, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Sydney Cummings, Jaclyn Katrina Sawicki, Melissa Taranto, Adriana Taranto, Alana Cerne, Stacey Papadopoulos, Hannah Keane and Kahli Mary Johnson.
The home team had on the bench: Alyssa Dall’Oste, Natasha Dakic, Julia Sardo, Francesca Iermano and Danielle Steer.
Substitutions
Western United W made 4 changes: M. Taranto for Francesca Iermano (68′), S. Papadopoulos for Julia Sardo (81′), K. Johnson for Danielle Steer (81′) and J. Sawicki for Natasha Dakic (90′).
Western Sydney Wanderers W – Formation
Kat Smith played with: Sham Khamis, Gemma Ferris, Amy Harrison, Olivia Price, Malia Steinmetz, Bethany Gordon, Danika Matos, Alexia Apostolakis, Amy Chessari, Sarina Bolden and S. Harding.
These were the players on the bench: Melissa Caceres, Sienna Saveska, Ella Abdul Massih, Cushla Rue and Aimee Hall.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers W made 3 changes: O. Price for Melissa Caceres (60′), B. Gordon for Sienna Saveska (61′) and S. Bolden for Cushla Rue (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the W-League.
- Sydney W – Newcastle Jets W – 4-0
- Western United W – Western Sydney Wanderers W – 2-1
- Brisbane Roar W – Perth Glory W – 0-1