ADELAIDE. Melbourne City W overcomes Adelaide United W 5-0 after playing a incredible match. Daniela Galic (15′), Daniela Galic (27′), Kaitlyn Torpey (30′), Daniela Galic (34′) and Hannah Wilkinson (83′). Melbourne City W was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Adelaide Shores Football Centre stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Libri with the collaboration of Paula Orlandi and Janelle Sammutt. The 4th official was Henry Day. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.16 degrees Celsius or 71.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 2 On Target 10
- 3 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 42 Attack 62
- 16 Dangerous attack 28
- 40 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Melbourne City W was in firm control of the ball 67% while Adelaide United W was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City W was more pushing with 28 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne City W won the contest.
Adelaide United W shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City W shot 15 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Adelaide United W didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne City W received 1 yellow card (Taylor Otto).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Adelaide United W stays with 8 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City W will has 26 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Adelaide United W – Formation
Adelaide United W
79'
Adelaide United W adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Adrian Stena decided to play with the following team: Annalee Grove , Emily Hodgson , Ella Tonkin , Maruschka Waldus , Isabel Hodgson , Jenna Holtz , Sarah Morgan , Nanako Sasaki , Katie Bowler , Emily Condon and Alana Jancevski .
The home team had on the bench: Hannah Blake , Mariah Lee , Zoe Tolland , Claudia Jenkins and Chrissy Panagaris .
Adelaide United W could not rely on the presence of Zoe Tolland (injured).
Substitutions
Adelaide United W made 4 changes: Emily Condon for Mariah Lee (46′), Sarah Morgan for Chrissy Panagaris (79′), Katie Bowler for Hannah Blake (46′) and Alana Jancevski for Zoe Tolland (55′).
Player of the match: Annalee Grove
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Adelaide United W was the goalkeeper: Annalee Grove. His rating is 7.24. He performed 5 saves.
Melbourne City W – Formation
Melbourne City W
68'
30'
Also Melbourne City W adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dario Vidošić played with: Lysianne Proulx , Naomi Thomas-Chinnama , Rebekah Stott , Taylor Otto , Julia Grosso , Leticia McKenna , Laura Hughes , Rhianna Pollicina , Kaitlyn Torpey , Hannah Wilkinson and Daniela Galic .
These were the players on the bench: Emina Ekic , Karly Roestbakken , Tijan McKenna , Bryleeh Henry and Melissa Barbieri.
Substitutions
Melbourne City W made 4 changes: Rhianna Pollicina for Emina Ekic (79′), Rebekah Stott for Bryleeh Henry (61′), Julia Grosso for Tijan McKenna (61′) and Kaitlyn Torpey for Karly Roestbakken (61′).
Player of the match: Kaitlyn Torpey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne City W was Kaitlyn Torpey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Women.
- Newcastle Jets W – Canberra United W – 3-3
- Adelaide United W – Melbourne City W – 0-5
- Melbourne Victory W – Western United W – 1-4
