MELBOURNE. Melbourne Victory W conquers Canberra United W with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Weinert (28′) and a goal from K. Okino (57′). Melbourne Victory W was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Lakeside Stadium stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Georgia Ghirardello who was helped by Janelle Sammutt and Claire Green. The 4th official was Bec Mackie. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.99 degrees Celsius or 67.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 25 Total 3
- 15 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 128 Attack 69
- 83 Dangerous attack 35
- 46 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Melbourne Victory W had a strong ball possession 62% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory W was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory W won the match.
Melbourne Victory W shot 25 times, 15 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Canberra United W shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory W received 2 yellow cards (Rachel Lowe and Jamilla Rankin). Regarding the opposition, Canberra United W didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Canberra United W didn’t end the match with 11 players after Chloe Lincoln (Canberra United W) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (50′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Melbourne Victory W has 14 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Canberra United W will stays with 4 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Canberra United W will play away against Western Sydney Wanderers W on the 18th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Canberra United W (2 draws).
Melbourne Victory W – Formation
Melbourne Victory W
60'
73'
28'
Melbourne Victory W started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jeffrey Hopkins decided to play with the following team: Lydia Williams , Jessika Nash , Tori Hansen , Kayla Ann Morrison , Jamilla Rankin , Alana Murphy , Elise Kellond Knight , McKenzie Weinert , Rachel Lowe , Beattie Goad and Kurea Okino .
The home team had on the bench: Ella O’Grady , Emma Checker, Peter Zois , Lia Privitelli and Miranda Templeman.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory W made 3 changes: Beattie Goad for Lia Privitelli (73′), Alana Murphy for Peter Zois (88′) and Kurea Okino for Ella O’Grady (81′).
Player of the match: Alana Murphy
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory W was Alana Murphy even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Canberra United W – Formation
Canberra United W
50'
Canberra United W started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Njegosh Popovich played with: Chloe Lincoln , Sasha Grove , Barrie Clough , Gabriel Jesus , Emma Jessica Ilijoski , Mary Stanic-Floody , Vesna Milivojevic , Ava Piazza , Nickoletta Flannery , Michelle Heyman and Sofia Christopherson .
These were the players on the bench: Sarah Clark , Holly Murray, Ruby Sofia Nathan , Coco Majstorovic and Tegan Bertolissio.
Substitutions
Canberra United W made 3 changes: Ava Piazza for Sarah Clark (46′), Mary Stanic-Floody for Coco Majstorovic (51′) and Barrie Clough for Ruby Sofia Nathan (87′).
Player of the match: Coco Majstorovic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Canberra United W was the goalkeeper: Coco Majstorovic. His rating is 7.55. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Women.
