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
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
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
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.