FAWKNER. Melbourne City W defeats Melbourne Victory W 1-0 after E. Ekic scored just 1 goal (10′). Melbourne City W was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the CB Smith Reserve stadium in Fawkner on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Kate Jacewicz with the support of Sarah Ho and Joanna Kate Charaktis. The 4th official was Lachlan Keevers. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.44 degrees Celsius or 75.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 27 Total 15
- 10 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 7
- 10 Shots blocked 5
- 96 Attack 61
- 64 Dangerous attack 33
- 57 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 4 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Melbourne City W had a strong ball possession 67% while Melbourne Victory W was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the match.
Melbourne City W shot 27 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory W shot 15 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City W received 1 yellow card (Laura Hughes). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory W received 3 yellow cards (Rachel Lowe, Sara D’Appolonia and Beattie Goad).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Melbourne City W has 20 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory W will stays with 14 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
Melbourne City W – Formation
Melbourne City W
70'
10'
25'
Melbourne City W started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Dario Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Lysianne Proulx , Naomi Thomas-Chinnama , Rebekah Stott , Taylor Otto , Julia Grosso , Leticia McKenna , Laura Hughes , Emina Ekic , Rhianna Pollicina , Daniela Galic and Hannah Wilkinson .
The home team had on the bench: Kaitlyn Torpey , Karly Roestbakken, Tijan McKenna, Bryleeh Henry and Melissa Barbieri.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 2 changes: Naomi Thomas-Chinnama for Bryleeh Henry (70′) and Leticia McKenna for Kaitlyn Torpey (54′).
Player of the match: Daniela Galic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City W was Daniela Galic even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (0% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Melbourne Victory W – Formation
Melbourne Victory W
Melbourne Victory W started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jeffrey Hopkins played with: 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 following players were sitting on the bench: Sara D’Appolonia , Emma Checker , Lia Privitelli , Miranda Templeman and Rosie Curtis.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory W made 3 changes: Elise Kellond Knight for Sara D’Appolonia (71′), Kurea Okino for Lia Privitelli (71′) and Jessika Nash for Emma Checker (85′).
Player of the match: Lydia Williams
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory W was the goalkeeper: Lydia Williams. His rating is 8.36. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Women.
- Wellington Phoenix W – Newcastle Jets W – 2-0
- Canberra United W – Central Coast Mariners W – 0-3
- Melbourne City W – Melbourne Victory W – 1-0
- Western Sydney Wanderers W – Adelaide United W – 0-1
