FAWKNER. Melbourne City W beat Canberra United W to win 2-1. R. Pollicina was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Melbourne City W to strike first with a goal of Rhianna Pollicina at the 26′. Then Rhianna Pollicina scored again for Melbourne City W in the 47′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Eventually, Michelle Heyman reduced the distance for Canberra United W (63′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Melbourne City W was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the CB Smith Reserve stadium in Fawkner on Saturday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Anna-Marie Keighley with the collaboration of Joanna Kate Charaktis and Claire Green. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.65 degrees Celsius or 70.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 22 Total 7
- 11 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 71 Attack 54
- 44 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Melbourne City W was in firm control of the ball 63% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the match.
Melbourne City W shot 22 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Canberra United W shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City W didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Canberra United W received 1 yellow card (Tegan Bertolissio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Melbourne City W has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Canberra United W stays with 1 points (8th).
Next matches
Melbourne City W – Formation
Melbourne City W
63'
26', 47'
Melbourne City W started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Dario Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Lysianne Proulx , Kaitlyn Torpey , Rebekah Stott , Taylor Otto , Julia Grosso , Leticia McKenna , Daniela Galic , Laura Hughes , Rhianna Pollicina , Holly McNamara and Hannah Wilkinson .
The home team had on the bench: Naomi Thomas-Chinnama, Tijan McKenna, Caitlin Karic, Bryleeh Henry and Melissa Barbieri.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 2 changes: Leticia McKenna for Bryleeh Henry (63′) and Rhianna Pollicina for Tijan McKenna (90′).
Best player: Holly McNamara
The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne City W was Holly McNamara even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (0% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Canberra United W – Formation
Canberra United W
42'
Canberra United W started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Njegosh Popovich played with: Chloe Lincoln , Alex McKenzie, Tegan Bertolissio , Barrie Clough , Gabriel Jesus , Sasha Grove , Emma Jessica Ilijoski , Vesna Milivojevic , Ruby Sofia Nathan , María José Rojas and Nickoletta Flannery , Michelle Heyman .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Holly Murray, Mary Stanic-Floody, Deven Jackson , Sofia Christopherson and Coco Majstorovic.
Substitutions
Canberra United W made 2 changes: Tegan Bertolissio for Sofia Christopherson (46′) and María José Rojas for Deven Jackson (78′).
Best player: Chloe Lincoln
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Canberra United W was the goalkeeper: Chloe Lincoln. His rating is 8.47. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Women.
