FAWKNER. Melbourne City W had a close win over Western Sydney Wanderers W. The hero of the match was H. McNamara who scored in the 64th, 58th and 32nd minute. Melbourne City W made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the CB Smith Reserve stadium in Fawkner on Sunday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Libri with the help of Claire Green and Jasmine Steger. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.12 degrees Celsius or 64.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 9 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 63 Attack 42
- 72 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Melbourne City W was in firm control of the ball 56% while Western Sydney Wanderers W was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the match.
Melbourne City W shot 19 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne City W will have 10 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W will stay with 1 points like Canberra United W and Adelaide United W to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
Melbourne City W – Formation
Melbourne City W
88'
32', 58', 64'
Melbourne City W adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Dario Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Lysianne Proulx , Kaitlyn Torpey , Taylor Otto , Rebekah Stott , Julia Grosso , Holly McNamara , Laura Hughes , Leticia McKenna , Daniela Galic , Rhianna Pollicina and Hannah Wilkinson .
The home team had on the bench: Naomi Thomas-Chinnama , Emina Ekic , Kiera Meyers , Isabella Accardo and Melissa Barbieri.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 4 changes: Laura Hughes for Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (84′), Daniela Galic for Emina Ekic (75′), Holly McNamara for Kiera Meyers (75′) and Taylor Otto for Isabella Accardo (88′).
Best player: Rhianna Pollicina
The most impressive player for Melbourne City W was Rhianna Pollicina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Western Sydney Wanderers W – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers W
Also Western Sydney Wanderers W adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Robert Hooker played with: Sham Khamis , Alexia Apostolakis , Madison McComasky , Victoria Bruce , Danika Matos , Olivia Price , Amy Harrison , Amy Chessari , Bethany Gordon , Cushla Rue and Sophie Harding .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kaylie Collins, Gemma Ferris , India Breier , Ella Abdul Massih and Holly Caspers .
Western Sydney Wanderers W could not rely on the presence of India Breier (injured).
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers W made 3 changes: Olivia Price for Holly Caspers (66′), Amy Chessari for India Breier (79′) and Sophie Harding for Gemma Ferris (87′).
Best player: Sophie Harding
The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers W was Sophie Harding.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Women.
- Wellington Phoenix W – Western United W – 3-1
- Central Coast Mariners W – Brisbane Roar W – 1-1
- Melbourne Victory W – Newcastle Jets W – 4-0
- Melbourne City W – Western Sydney Wanderers W – 4-3
