Melbourne City W beats Adelaide United W 3-1

MELBOURNE. Melbourne City W overcomes Adelaide United W 3-1.

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Melbourne City W beats Adelaide United W 3-1

MELBOURNE. Melbourne City W conquers Adelaide United W 3-1. Melbourne City W got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from R. Pollicina (38′) and H. Wilkinson (40′). Adelaide United W tried to recover with a goal from C. Dawber (65′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by H. Wilkinson for Melbourne City W.

The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Rachael Mitchenson assisted by Janelle Sammutt and Jasmine Steger. The 4th official was Caitlin Williams. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne City W

3 - 1

Team 1

Adelaide United W

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 86 Attack 94
  • 65 Dangerous attack 45
  • 80 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Melbourne City W was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Adelaide United W that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City W was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the match​.

Melbourne City W shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Adelaide United W shot 8 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Melbourne City W received 2 yellow cards (T. Vlajnić and H. McNamara). Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United W received 2 yellow cards (E. Stanbury and S. Evans).

Match Timeline

27'
R. Pollicina(goal)L. Davidson
38'
H. Wilkinson(goal)R. Pollicina
40'
56'
Emma Stanbury- Yellow
58'
Reona Omiya- sub ->E. Condon
61'
65'
C. Dawber(goal)
71'
74'
E. Murray- sub ->S. Evans
76'
H. McNamara- Yellow
81'
L. McKenna- sub ->R. Pollicina
81'
H. Wilkinson(goal)L. McKenna
90'
88'
H. Wilkinson(goal)L. McKenna
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Adelaide United W
0
0
Brisbane Roar W
0
0
Canberra United W
0
0
Melbourne City W
0
0
Melbourne Victory W
0
0
Newcastle Jets W
0
0
Perth Glory W
0
0
Sydney W
0
0
Wellington Phoenix W
0
0
Western Sydney Wanderers W
0
0

After this match, Melbourne City W has 0 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Adelaide United W stays with 0 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the W-League, Melbourne City W will play away with Melbourne Victory W on the 26th of December with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory W (0 draws).

Adelaide United W will host Perth Glory W on the 23rd of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Adelaide United W (2 draws).

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W
G
M. Barbieri 23.Australia
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
76'
D
E. Checker 15.Australia
D
T. Vlajnić 19.Australia
71' 27'
D
Kaitlyn Torpey 8.Australia
D
W. Heatley 7.Australia
D
T. Tumeth 5.Australia
D
L. Davidson 18.Australia
F
H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand
Goals40', 90', 90'
F
R. Pollicina 10.Australia
81' Goals38'
F
H. McNamara 9.Australia
81'
Substitutes
G
C. Majstorovic 12.Australia
D
C. Blissett 4.Australia
71'
D
D. Malone 3.Australia
76'
D
N. Thomas-Chinnama 22.Australia
M
L. McKenna 6.Australia
81'

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. Blissett, D. Malone, N. Thomas-Chinnama, C. Majstorovic and L. McKenna.

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 3 changes: T. Vlajnić for C. Blissett (71′), R. Stott for D. Malone (76′) and R. Pollicina for L. McKenna (81′).

Adelaide United W – Formation

Adelaide United W
G
A. Grove 1.Australia
D
M. McNamara 3.Australia
D
E. Hodgson 2.Australia
M
E. Condon 8.Australia
58'
M
N. Sasaki 12.Japan
M
C. Dawber 10.Australia
Goals65'
F
E. Stanbury 5.Australia
88' 56'
F
S. Evans 17.Australia
74' 61'
F
E. Tonkin 13.Australia
F
F. Worts 23.England
F
P. Hayward 9.Australia
Substitutes
G
M. Templeman 20.Australia
D
L. Varley 19.Australia
M
E. Murray 22.Australia
74'
M
R. Omiya 6.Japan
58'
F
Georgia Olivia Beaumont 18.Australia
88'

Adrian Stena played with: A. Grove, E. Stanbury, M. McNamara, E. Hodgson, E. Condon, S. Evans, E. Tonkin, N. Sasaki, C. Dawber, F. Worts and P. Hayward.

The following players were sitting on the bench: E. Murray, R. Omiya, M. Templeman, G. Beaumont and L. Varley.

Substitutions

Adelaide United W made 3 changes: E. Condon for R. Omiya (58′), S. Evans for E. Murray (74′) and E. Stanbury for G. Beaumont (88′).

Results of the day

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