MELBOURNE. Melbourne City W had an adventurous win over Melbourne Victory W. The hero of the match was who scored in the 5th, 13th, 26th, 56th and 75th minute.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Lara Lee with the support of Joanna Charaktis and Laura Moya. The 4th official was Caitlin Williams. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 7 Total 16
- 3 On Target 10
- 4 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 85
- 46 Dangerous attack 45
- 84 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Melbourne Victory W had a superior ball possession 55% while Melbourne City W was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory W had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Melbourne City W was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Melbourne Victory W shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City W shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory W received 2 yellow cards (A. Jackson and C. Zimmerman). On the other side, Melbourne City W received 1 yellow card (K. Torpey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne Victory W will stay with 0 points like Adelaide United W, Brisbane Roar W, Canberra United W, Melbourne City W, Newcastle Jets W, Perth Glory W, Sydney W, Wellington Phoenix W and Western Sydney Wanderers W to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City W will have 0 points like Adelaide United W, Brisbane Roar W, Canberra United W, Melbourne Victory W, Newcastle Jets W, Perth Glory W, Sydney W, Wellington Phoenix W and Western Sydney Wanderers W to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the W-League, Melbourne Victory W will host Canberra United W on the 4th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory W (2 draws).
Melbourne City W will play away agasint Western Sydney Wanderers W on the 5th of March with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne City W (0 draws).
Melbourne Victory W – Formation
The manager Jeffrey Hopkins decided to play with the following team: C. Dumont, C. Bunge, C. Nevin, A. Jackson, T. Eliadis, A. Chidiac, P. Doran, L. Williams, C. Zimmerman, L. Privitelli and K. Cooney-Cross.
The home team had on the bench: M. Markovski, E. Robers, A. Murphy, M. Barbieri, M. Maizels and S. Varley.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory W made 3 changes: L. Privitelli for M. Markovski (62′), K. Cooney-Cross for A. Murphy (76′) and A. Jackson for M. Barbieri (76′).
Melbourne City W – Formation
Rado Vidošić played with: M. Hudson, R. Stott, E. Checker, T. Vlajnić, K. Torpey, W. Heatley, T. Tumeth, L. Davidson, H. Wilkinson, R. Pollicina and H. McNamara.
They had on the bench: N. Thomas-Chinnama, D. Malone, C. Blissett, L. McKenna and C. Majstorovic.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 4 changes: K. Torpey for N. Thomas-Chinnama (69′), H. McNamara for L. McKenna (69′), T. Vlajnić for D. Malone (78′) and R. Stott for C. Blissett (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the W-League.