Melbourne City W overcomes Sydney W 3-2

SYDNEY. Melbourne City W overcome Sydney W.

November 27, 2023

SYDNEY. Melbourne City W topped Sydney W. Melbourne City W capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Sydney Football Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Durcau with the help of Maddie Allum and Emma Kocbek. The 4th official was Isabella Mossin. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.41 degrees Celsius or 81.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Sydney W

2 - 3

Melbourne City W

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

15 Total 12
7 On Target 8
5 Off Target 2
3 Shots blocked 2

101 Attack 86
46 Dangerous attack 40
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Melbourne City W had a superior ball possession 58% while Sydney W was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sydney W had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Melbourne City W found a way to find the solution to win this contest.

Sydney W shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City W shot 12 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sydney W received 1 yellow card (Princess Ibini-Isei). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City W received 2 yellow cards (Rhianna Pollicina and Laura Hughes).

Match Timeline

23'

J. Grosso(goal)

31'

E. Ekić(goal)

45'

D. Galic(goal)

S. Saveska- sub ->Indiana Dos Santos

46'

J. Thompson- sub ->Abbey Lemon

46'

55'

H. Wilkinson- sub ->Daniela Galic

Z. Kruger- sub ->Shay Hollman

56'

67'

L. Davidson- sub ->Leticia McKenna

P. Ibini- Yellow

70'

J. Thompson(goal)Taylor Ray

74'

73'

L. Hughes- Yellow

A. Keane- sub ->Shea Connors

67'

C. Mclean(goal)

80'

85'

T. McKenna- sub ->Emina Ekic

90'

R. Pollicina- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners W

Newcastle Jets W

Western Sydney Wanderers W

After this contest, Sydney W will stay with 6 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Melbourne City W will have 16 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

Sydney W – Formation

Sydney W

J. Whyman 1.Australia

7.3

C. Mclean 3.Australia

7.5

80'

T. Tumeth 4.Australia

7.1

A. Lemon 14.Australia

6.5

46'

Jessica Seaman 25.Australia

6.1

T. Ray 18.Australia

7.3

S. Hollman 21.Australia

6.3

56'

I. dos Santos 22.Australia

6.9

46'

S. Connors 9.United States

6.9

67'

P. Ibini 20.Australia

7.1

70'

F. Worts 23.England

7.1

Substitutes

T. Franco 30.Australia

J. Thompson 16.United States

7.3

46'

74'

S. Saveska 10.Australia

6.6

46'

A. Keane 13.Australia

6.9

67'

Z. Kruger 19.Australia

6.8

56'

Sydney W started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ante Juric decided to play with the following team: Jada Mathyssen Whyman (7.3), Tori Tunmeth (7.1), Charlotte Mclean (7.5), Jessica Seaman (6.1), Abbey Lemon (6.5), Taylor Ray (7.3), Indiana Dos Santos (6.9), Shay Hollman (6.3), Shea Connors (6.9), Fiona Worts (7.1) and Princess Ibini-Isei (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sienna Saveska (6.6), Aideen Keane (6.9), Jordan Thompson (7.3), Zara Kruger (6.8) and Tahlia Franco.

Substitutions

Sydney W made 4 changes: Shay Hollman for Zara Kruger (56′), Abbey Lemon for Jordan Thompson (46′), Indiana Dos Santos for Sienna Saveska (46′) and Shea Connors for Aideen Keane (67′).

Player of the match: Charlotte Mclean

The most impressive player for Sydney W was Charlotte Mclean.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 34 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W

Lysianne Proulx 44.Canada

7.2

N. Thomas-Chinnama 3.Australia

6.9

T. Otto 5.United States

6.6

J. Grosso 7.Australia

8.2

23'

R. Stott 13.New Zealand

7.5

L. McKenna 6.Australia

6.6

67'

Kaitlyn Torpey 8.Australia

6.5

L. Hughes 14.Australia

7.0

73'

D. Galic 24.Australia

7.1

55'

45'

R. Pollicina 10.Australia

7.3

90'

E. Ekić 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.8

85'

31'

Substitutes

M. Barbieri 23.Australia

L. Varley 2.Australia

T. McKenna 19.Australia

85'

L. Davidson 18.Australia

6.5

67'

H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand

6.6

55'

Melbourne City W started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Dario Vidošić played with: Lysianne Proulx (7.2), Julia Grosso (8.2), Rebekah Stott (7.5), Taylor Otto (6.6), Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (6.9), Kaitlyn Torpey (6.5), Leticia McKenna (6.6), Laura Hughes (7.0), Daniela Galic (7.1), Rhianna Pollicina (7.3) and Emina Ekic (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Leia Varley, Hannah Wilkinson (6.6), Leah Davidson (6.5), Tijan McKenna and Melissa Barbieri.

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 3 changes: Leticia McKenna for Leah Davidson (67′), Daniela Galic for Hannah Wilkinson (55′) and Emina Ekic for Tijan McKenna (85′).