Melbourne City W beats Brisbane Roar W 5-3 after playing a incredible match

FAWKNER. Melbourne City W conquers Brisbane Roar W 5-3 after playing a incredible match.

By
Luke Meyer
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Melbourne City W beats Brisbane Roar W 5-3 after playing a incredible match

FAWKNER. Melbourne City W overcomes Brisbane Roar W 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Melbourne City W made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the CB Smith Reserve stadium in Fawkner on Thursday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Durcau assisted by Danielle Anderson and Janelle Sammutt. The 4th official was Caitlin Williams. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.87 degrees Celsius or 65.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne City W

5 - 3

Team 1

Brisbane Roar W

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 9 Total 24
  • 7 On Target 9
  • 0 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 9
  • 79 Attack 57
  • 39 Dangerous attack 39
  • 59 Ball safe 53
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 10
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Melbourne City W had a superior ball possession 57% while Brisbane Roar W was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City W had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the match​.

Melbourne City W shot 9 times, 7 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Brisbane Roar W shot 24 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Melbourne City W didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Brisbane Roar W received 1 yellow card (Hollie Palmer).

Match Timeline

4'
M. Corbin(goal)
E. Ekić(goal)
20'
E. Ekić(goal)
22'
H. Wilkinson(goal)Emina Ekic
35'
37'
H. Palmer- Yellow
47'
J. McCormick(goal)Hollie Palmer
E. Ekić(goal)Daniela Galic
52'
B. Henry- sub ->Kaitlyn Torpey
64'
72'
M. Corbin(goal)Tameka Yallop
R. Pollicina(penalty)
75'
69'
B. Davies- sub ->Rebecca Kirkup
76'
K. Stephenson- sub ->Hollie Palmer
T. McKenna- sub ->Daniela Galic
81'
L. McKenna- sub ->Naomi Thomas-Chinnama
81'
83'
Mariel Hecher- sub ->Sharn Freier
K. Roestbakken- sub ->Rhianna Pollicina
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City W
41
22
Sydney W
39
22
Melbourne Victory W
36
22
Western United W
36
22
Central Coast Mariners W
35
22
Newcastle Jets W
33
22
Western Sydney Wanderers W
33
22
Wellington Phoenix W
28
22
Brisbane Roar W
26
22
Perth Glory W
24
22
Canberra United W
24
22
Adelaide United W
15
22

After this match, Melbourne City W has 23 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Brisbane Roar W will stays with 10 points like Newcastle Jets W to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W
G
Lysianne Proulx 44.Canada
7.3
D
N. Thomas-Chinnama 3.Australia
6.5
81'
D
T. Otto 5.United States
6.9
D
J. Grosso 7.Australia
7.1
D
Kaitlyn Torpey 8.Australia
6.8
64'
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
7.2
M
R. Pollicina 10.Australia
7.1
88' Goals75'
M
L. Hughes 14.Australia
7.0
M
D. Galic 24.Australia
7.6
81'
F
E. Ekić 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
10.2
Goals20', 22', 52'
F
H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand
7.3
Goals35'
Substitutes
G
M. Barbieri 23.Australia
D
K. Roestbakken 16.Australia
6.7
88'
D
T. McKenna 19.Australia
6.8
81'
M
L. McKenna 6.Australia
6.7
81'
F
B. Henry 22.Australia
6.5
64'

Melbourne City W started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Dario Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Lysianne Proulx (7.3), Kaitlyn Torpey (6.8), Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (6.5), Rebekah Stott (7.2), Taylor Otto (6.9), Julia Grosso (7.1), Daniela Galic (7.6), Laura Hughes (7.0), Rhianna Pollicina (7.1), Emina Ekic (10.2) and Hannah Wilkinson (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Leticia McKenna (6.7), Karly Roestbakken (6.7), Tijan McKenna (6.8), Bryleeh Henry (6.5) and Melissa Barbieri.

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 4 changes: Kaitlyn Torpey for Bryleeh Henry (64′), Daniela Galic for Tijan McKenna (81′), Naomi Thomas-Chinnama for Leticia McKenna (81′) and Rhianna Pollicina for Karly Roestbakken (88′).

Player of the match: Daniela Galic​

The most impressive player for Melbourne City W was Daniela Galic even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.6 with 34 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10.

Brisbane Roar W – Formation

Brisbane Roar W
G
Jordan Silkowitz 29.United States
6.1
D
D. De La Harpe 3.Australia
6.7
D
J. McCormick 5.Australia
6.7
Goals47'
D
L. Scarpelli 17.United States
5.9
M
R. Kirkup 2.Australia
6.6
69'
M
A. Norrie 7.Australia
6.9
M
T. Thompson 18.Australia
6.4
M
H. Palmer 19.Australia
6.8
76' 37'
F
M. Corbin 9.United States
8.7
Goals4', 72'
F
S. Freier 11.Australia
7.0
83'
F
T. Yallop 13.Australia
8.1
Substitutes
G
K. Richards 1.Australia
D
H. McQueen 6.Australia
F
K. Stephenson 4.Australia
6.5
76'
F
Mariel Hecher 8.Brazil
6.8
83'
F
B. Davies 20.Australia
6.7
69'

Brisbane Roar W started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Alexander Smith played with: Jordan Silkowitz (6.1), Deborah De La Harpe (6.7), Jenna McCormick (6.7), Leah Scarpelli (5.9), Rebecca Kirkup (6.6), Hollie Palmer (6.8), Ayesha Kirby (6.9), Teagan Thompson (6.4), Tameka Yallop (8.1), Mia Corbin (8.7) and Sharn Freier (7.0).

They had on the bench: Keeley Richards, Kijah Stephenson (6.5), Holly McQueen, Mariel Hecher (6.8) and Bonnie Davies (6.7).

Substitutions

Brisbane Roar W made 3 changes: Sharn Freier for Mariel Hecher (83′), Rebecca Kirkup for Bonnie Davies (69′) and Hollie Palmer for Kijah Stephenson (76′).

Player of the match: Mia Corbin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brisbane Roar W was Mia Corbin.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 30 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Women.​