ADELAIDE. Melbourne City W prevails over Adelaide United W 1-0 after R. Pollicina scored just 1 goal (66′). Melbourne City W capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 4:35 pm local time. The referee was Georgia Ghirardello who was helped by Paula Orlandi and . The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.7 degrees Celsius or 80.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 4 Total 5
- 3 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 70 Attack 76
- 34 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Melbourne City W had a superior ball possession 58% while Adelaide United W was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the contest.
Adelaide United W shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Melbourne City W shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United W received 2 yellow cards (M. McNamara and N. Sasaki). On the opposite side, Melbourne City W didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Adelaide United W will stay with 0 points like Brisbane Roar W, Canberra United W, Melbourne City W, Melbourne Victory W, Newcastle Jets W, Perth Glory W, Sydney W, Wellington Phoenix W and Western Sydney Wanderers W to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, 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 remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the W-League, Adelaide United W will host Sydney W on the 6th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Sydney W (0 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).
Adelaide United W – Formation
Adelaide United W
38'
84'
The manager Adrian Stena decided to play with the following team: A. Grove, D. Holmes, M. McNamara, E. Hodgson, K. Sharples, E. Condon, N. Sasaki, I. Hodgson, C. Dawber, F. Worts and P. Hayward.
The home team had on the bench: E. Tonkin, E. Stanbury, E. Murray, R. Omiya and M. Templeman.
Substitutions
Adelaide United W made 3 changes: I. Hodgson for E. Murray (64′), N. Sasaki for R. Omiya (71′) and E. Condon for E. Stanbury (84′).
Melbourne City W – Formation
Melbourne City W
66'Rado Vidošić played with: M. Hudson, R. Stott, E. Checker, T. Vlajnić, K. Torpey, T. Tumeth, N. Thomas-Chinnama, L. Davidson, D. Malone, H. Wilkinson and R. Pollicina.
These were the players on the bench: C. Majstorovic, M. van der Meer, C. Karic, M. Westland and C. Blissett.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 3 changes: K. Torpey for M. van der Meer (46′), D. Malone for M. Westland (83′) and R. Pollicina for C. Blissett (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the W-League.
