Melbourne City W tops Canberra United W 1-0 with a goal scored by H. Mcnamara. HIGHLIGHTS

CANBERRA. Melbourne City W conquers Canberra United W 1-0 after H. Mcnamara scored just 1 goal (80').

Melbourne City W tops Canberra United W 1-0 with a goal scored by H. Mcnamara. HIGHLIGHTS

CANBERRA. Melbourne City W beats Canberra United W 1-0 after H. Mcnamara scored just 1 goal (80′). Melbourne City W took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Viking Park stadium in Canberra on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Georgia Ghirardello who was helped by Lauren Hargrave and Delfina Dimoski. The 4th official was Isabella Blaess. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 8 Total 17
  • 5 On Target 10
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 136
  • 42 Dangerous attack 73
  • 112 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Melbourne City W was in firm control of the ball 59% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City W was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the encounter.​

Canberra United W shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City W shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Canberra United W didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Melbourne City W didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

61'
63'
K. Roestbakken- sub ->C. Middleton
67'
L. McKenna- sub ->R. Pollicina
H. Taylor-Young- sub ->M. Robinne
74'
74'
80'
H. McNamara(goal)
81'
82'
85'

Standings

After this contest, Canberra United W stays with 0 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City W has 0 points (4th).

Next matches

In the next match in the W-League, Canberra United W will play away against Adelaide United W on the 12th of December with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Canberra United W (0 draws).

Melbourne City W will host Melbourne Victory W on the 12th of December with a 3-3 head to head record.

Canberra United W – Formation

Canberra United W
G
K. Richards 1.Australia
D
L. Keir 5.Australia
D
A. Haran 25.Canada
D
E. Ilijoski 2.Australia
M
Margot Robinne 8.France
74'
M
G. Maher 10.Australia
M
L. Hughes 6.Australia
M
C. Middleton 11.Australia
63'
M
F
A. Sykes 14.Australia
85'
F
M. Heyman 23.Australia
74'
Substitutes
A. Karrys-Stahl 13.Australia
85'
H. Caspers 9.Australia
74'
G
B. Mason-Jones 21.Australia
M
K. Roestbakken 16.Australia
63'
F
H. Taylor-Young 20.Australia
74'

The manager Vicki Linton decided to play with the following team: K. Richards, L. Keir, A. Haran, E. Ilijoski, M. Robinne, G. Maher, L. Hughes, A. Sykes, M. Heyman, C. Middleton and C. Washington.

The home team had on the bench: B. Mason-Jones, K. Røstbakken, H. Taylor-Young, A. Karrys-Stahl and H. Caspers.

Substitutions

Canberra United W made 4 changes: C. Middleton for K. Røstbakken (63′), M. Robinne for H. Taylor-Young (74′), M. Heyman for H. Caspers (74′) and A. Sykes for A. Karrys-Stahl (85′).

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W
H. McNamara 9.Australia
Goals80'
G
M. Barbieri 23.Australia
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
61'
D
E. Checker 15.Australia
D
T. Vlajnić 19.Australia
D
Kaitlyn Torpey 8.Australia
D
W. Heatley 7.Australia
D
N. Thomas-Chinnama 22.Australia
81'
D
L. Davidson 18.Australia
82'
F
H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand
F
R. Pollicina 10.Australia
67'
Substitutes
Meisha Westland 16.Australia
61'
C. Majstorovic 12.Australia
D
T. Tumeth 5.Australia
81'
D
D. Malone 3.Australia
82'
M
L. McKenna 6.Australia
67'

Rado Vidošić played with: M. Barbieri Hudson, R. Stott, E. Checker, T. Vlajnic, K. Torpey, W. Heatley, N. Thomas-Chinnama, L. Davidson, H. Wilkinson, R. Pollicina and H. Mcnamara.

The following players were sitting on the bench: M . Westland, T. Tumeth, D. Malone, C. Majstorovic and L. McKenna.

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 4 changes: R. Stott for M . Westland (61′), R. Pollicina for L. McKenna (67′), N. Thomas-Chinnama for T. Tumeth (81′) and L. Davidson for D. Malone (82′).

Results of the day

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