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​

Melbourne Victory W

1 - 5

Melbourne City W

  • 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

3'
5'
H. Wilkinson(goal)H. McNamara
13'
H. Wilkinson(goal)H. McNamara
26'
H. Wilkinson(goal)
Amy Jackson- Yellow
32'
56'
H. Wilkinson(goal)H. McNamara
Maja Markovski- sub ->L. Privitelli
62'
67'
69'
N. Thomas-Chinnama- sub ->K. Torpey
69'
L. McKenna- sub ->H. McNamara
69'
N. Thomas-Chinnama- sub ->Kaitlyn Torpey
75'
H. Wilkinson(goal)Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
A. Murphy- sub ->Kyra Cooney-Cross
76'
76'
78'
78'
Maja Markovski(goal)
84'

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 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

Melbourne Victory W
G
C. Dumont 1.Australia
D
C. Bunge 3.New Zealand
M
C. Nevin 5.Australia
M
Amy Jackson 15.Australia
76' 32'
M
A. Chidiac 10.Australia
M
P. Doran 13.Australia
M
L. Privitelli 19.Australia
62'
F
Tiffany Eliadis 2.Australia
F
L. Williams 6.United States
F
C. Zimmerman 9.United States
67'
F
K. Cooney-Cross 7.Australia
76'
Substitutes
G
M. Maizels 20.Australia
G
S. Varley 40.Australia
M
Maja Markovski 17.Australia
62' 84'
M
A. Murphy 8.Australia
76'
M
M. Barbieri 30.Australia
76'
F
E. Robers 4.Australia

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

Melbourne City W
G
M. Barbieri 23.Australia
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
78'
D
E. Checker 15.Australia
D
T. Vlajnić 19.Australia
78'
D
Kaitlyn Torpey 8.Australia
69' 3'
D
W. Heatley 7.Australia
D
T. Tumeth 5.Australia
D
L. Davidson 18.Australia
F
H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand
5', 13', 26', 56', 75'
F
R. Pollicina 10.Australia
F
H. McNamara 9.Australia
69'
Substitutes
G
C. Majstorovic 12.Australia
D
N. Thomas-Chinnama 22.Australia
69'
D
D. Malone 3.Australia
78'
D
C. Blissett 4.Australia
78'
M
L. McKenna 6.Australia
69'

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.​