MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory W was capable to turn the tables against Melbourne City W to win 2-1. It was Melbourne City W to strike first with an own goal of A. Jackson at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Williams gave the win to Melbourne Victory W in the 70′ minute with a goal.
Melbourne Victory W remained with 10 players after A. Jackson received a red card in the 88′.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 4:05 pm local time. The referee was Casey Reibelt with the assistance of Laura Moya and Danielle Anderson. The 4th official was Caitlin Williams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 73 Attack 67
- 43 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Melbourne City W was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory W that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Melbourne Victory W was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Melbourne City W shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory W shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City W didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory W received 1 yellow card (H. Withers).
Also, Melbourne Victory W didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Jackson (Melbourne Victory W) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Melbourne City W stays with 0 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory W has 0 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the W-League, Melbourne City W will host Adelaide United W on the 18th of December with a 1-1 head to head record.
Melbourne Victory W will play away agasint Brisbane Roar W on the 18th of December with a 2-2 head to head.
Melbourne City W – Formation
Melbourne City W
66'
The manager Rado Vidošić decided to play with the following team: M. Hudson, R. Stott, E. Checker, T. Vlajnić, K. Torpey, W. Heatley, T. Tumeth, L. Davidson, H. Wilkinson, R. Pollicina and H. McNamara.
The home team had on the bench: C. Majstorovic, M. Westland, N. Thomas-Chinnama, L. McKenna and D. Malone.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 4 changes: R. Stott for M. Westland (66′), R. Pollicina for N. Thomas-Chinnama (72′), T. Vlajnić for L. McKenna (72′) and K. Torpey for D. Malone (76′).
Melbourne Victory W – Formation
Melbourne Victory W
88'
65'
Jeffrey Hopkins played with: C. Dumont, C. Bunge, C. Nevin, A. Jackson, A. Chidiac, M. Barbieri, P. Doran, C. Zimmerman, L. Privitelli, K. Cooney-Cross and H. Withers.
These were the players on the bench: E. Robers, L. Williams, M. Maizels, A. Murphy and M. Markovski.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory W made 3 changes: H. Withers for L. Williams (62′), M. Barbieri for E. Robers (90′) and A. Chidiac for M. Markovski (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the W-League.
