Adelaide United W recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Western Sydney Wanderers W 2-1

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United W managed to turn the tables against Western Sydney Wanderers W to win 2-1.

February 4, 2024

ADELAIDE. Adelaide United W was capable to reverse the scoreline against Western Sydney Wanderers W to win 2-1. It was Western Sydney Wanderers W to strike first with a penalty of Amy Harrison at the 44′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Chrissy Panagaris gave the win to Adelaide United W in the 85′ minute.

The match was played at the Adelaide Shores Football Centre stadium in Adelaide on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Casey Reibelt who had the assistance of Paula Orlandi and Danielle Anderson. The 4th official was Alex King. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.97 degrees Celsius or 76.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.

Match Statistics

Adelaide United W

2 - 1

Western Sydney Wanderers W

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

10 Total 14
5 On Target 4
3 Off Target 7
2 Shots blocked 3

91 Attack 112
47 Dangerous attack 72
96 Ball safe 76

0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

4 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Adelaide United W was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers W that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers W was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Adelaide United W succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Adelaide United W shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United W received 2 yellow cards (Hannah Blake and Zoe Tolland). Regarding the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers W didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Z. Tolland- Yellow

13'

H. Blake- Yellow

42'

44'

A. Harrison(penalty)

70'

A. Chessari- sub ->Holly Caspers

70'

M. Caceres- sub ->Maliah Morris

H. Blake(goal)

71'

S. Morgan- sub ->Dylan Holmes

79'

C. Panagaris- sub ->Alana Jancevski

79'

J. Holtz- sub ->Zoe Tolland

82'

C. Panagaris(goal)

85'

87'

L. Keir- sub ->Alexia Apostolakis

88'

T. Younis- sub ->Olivia Price

M. Mullan- sub ->Chelsie Dawber

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners W

Newcastle Jets W

Western Sydney Wanderers W

After this match, Adelaide United W has 14 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers W will stays with 20 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Western Sydney Wanderers W will host Canberra United W on the 18th of November with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Canberra United W (2 draws).

Adelaide United W – Formation

Adelaide United W

A. Grove 1.Australia

7.6

E. Hodgson 2.Australia

7.2

E. Tonkin 13.Australia

7.1

Z. Tolland 17.Australia

6.7

82'

13'

M. Waldus 19.Netherlands

6.8

H. Blake 6.New Zealand

7.1

42'

71'

N. Sasaki 12.Japan

7.7

D. Holmes 16.Australia

6.7

79'

C. Dawber 10.Australia

7.0

90'

I. Hodgson 11.Australia

7.1

A. Jancevski 23.Australia

7.1

79'

Substitutes

G. Wilson 26.Australia

S. Morgan 5.Australia

6.6

79'

M. Mullan 3.Australia

90'

J. Holtz 14.United States

6.6

82'

C. Panagaris 28.Australia

7.5

79'

85'

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

The manager Adrian Stena decided to play with the following team: Annalee Grove (7.6), Zoe Tolland (6.7), Maruschka Waldus (6.8), Ella Tonkin (7.1), Emily Hodgson (7.2), Dylan Holmes (6.7), Nanako Sasaki (7.7), Hannah Blake (7.1), Chelsie Dawber (7.0), Isabel Hodgson (7.1) and Alana Jancevski (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Meleri Mullan, Sarah Morgan (6.6), Jenna Holtz (6.6), Grace Wilson and Chrissy Panagaris (7.5).

Substitutions

Adelaide United W made 4 changes: Chelsie Dawber for Meleri Mullan (90′), Alana Jancevski for Chrissy Panagaris (79′), Dylan Holmes for Sarah Morgan (79′) and Zoe Tolland for Jenna Holtz (82′).

Player of the match: Nanako Sasaki

The player that probably impressed the most for Adelaide United W was Nanako Sasaki even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 47 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 14.

Western Sydney Wanderers W – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers W

K. Collins 1.United States

6.5

V. Bruce 2.United States

7.8

M. McComasky 4.Australia

6.9

A. Harrison 7.Australia

6.3

44'

O. Price 8.Australia

6.8

88'

D. Matos 11.Australia

6.6

C. Rue 15.Australia

6.9

A. Apostolakis 21.Australia

6.6

87'

S. Harding 9.Australia

8.0

M. Morris 18.United States

6.8

70'

H. Caspers 25.Australia

7.0

70'

Substitutes

S. Khamis 20.Australia

L. Keir 5.Australia

6.6

87'

A. Chessari 6.Australia

6.4

70'

M. Caceres 10.Australia

6.9

70'

T. Younis 19.Australia

6.8

88'

Western Sydney Wanderers W started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Robert Hooker played with: Kaylie Collins (6.5), Madison McComasky (6.9), Amy Harrison (6.3), Victoria Bruce (7.8), Cushla Rue (6.9), Alexia Apostolakis (6.6), Olivia Price (6.8), Danika Matos (6.6), Holly Caspers (7.0), Maliah Morris (6.8) and Sophie Harding (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Lauren Keir (6.6), Amy Chessari (6.4), Melissa Caceres (6.9), Talia Younis (6.8) and Sham Khamis.

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers W made 4 changes: Holly Caspers for Amy Chessari (70′), Maliah Morris for Melissa Caceres (70′), Olivia Price for Talia Younis (88′) and Alexia Apostolakis for Lauren Keir (87′).