SYDNEY. Sydney W snatched a late win Melbourne Victory W 1-0 after M. Haley scored just 1 goal (89′). Sydney W was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Blaess with the assistance of Joanna Kate Charaktis and Emma Kocbek. The 4th official was Georgia Ghirardello. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 26 Total 4
- 8 On Target 0
- 13 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 66
- 106 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sydney W was in firm control of the ball 63% while Melbourne Victory W was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney W was putting more pressure with 106 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney W won the match.
Sydney W shot 26 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory W shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sydney W didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Melbourne Victory W received 2 yellow cards (T. Eliadis and A. Murphy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sydney W will have 40 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory W will stay with 29 points like Canberra United W to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
Sydney W – Formation

The manager Ante Juric decided to play with the following team: Jada Whyman, Natalie Tobin, Kirsty Jane Fenton, C. Mclean, S. Hunter, Rachel Lowe, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Charlize Jayde Rule, Madison Haley, Cortnee Vine and Princess Ibini.
The home team had on the bench: Rola Badawiya, Shay Taylah Hollman, Indiana Dos Santos, Deborah-Anne De la harpe and Katie Offer.
Substitutions
Sydney W made only 1 change substituting R. Lowe for Indiana Dos Santos (67′).
Melbourne Victory W – Formation

Jeffrey Hopkins played with: Casey Dumont, Beattie Goad, Claudia Bunge, J. Nash, Kayla Morrison, T. Eliadis, Natalie Tathem, Alana Murphy, Ava Briedis, Melina Ayres and C. Zimmerman.
They had on the bench: Lia Privitelli, Maja Markovski, Gabriela Nicole Garton, Rosie Curtis and Gema Simon.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory W made 4 changes: A. Briedis for Lia Privitelli (46′), T. Eliadis for Rosie Curtis (64′), N. Tathem for Maja Markovski (90′) and C. Zimmerman for Gema Simon (90′).
Results of the day
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