Canberra United W beats Melbourne City W 3-1

CANBERRA. Canberra United W overcomes Melbourne City W 3-1.

February 5, 2024

CANBERRA. Canberra United W overcomes Melbourne City W 3-1. Canberra United W was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with M. Heyman (37′), M. Stanic-Floody (39′) and N. Flannery (74′). Melbourne City W reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by Taylor Otto, but there was not much to do for them. Melbourne City W was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%).

The match was played at the Viking Park stadium in Canberra on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Bec Mackie with the help of Delfina Dimoski and Maggie Price. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.91 degrees Celsius or 91.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.

Match Statistics

Canberra United W

3 - 1

Melbourne City W

! 33 Ball Possession 67

Shots

8 Total 15
5 On Target 5
3 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 5

56 Attack 105
32 Dangerous attack 74
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 12
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

4 Total 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Melbourne City W had a superior ball possession 67% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Melbourne City W was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Canberra United W was able to find the solution to win this match.

Canberra United W shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne City W shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Canberra United W received 1 yellow card (S. Christopherson). On the opposite side, Melbourne City W didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

M. Heyman(goal)T. Bertolissio

37'

M. Stanic-Floody(goal)M. Heyman

39'

46'

T. McKenna- sub ->Naomi Thomas-Chinnama

N. Flannery(goal)M. Heyman

74'

73'

L. Davidson- sub ->Karly Roestbakken

73'

B. Henry- sub ->Daniela Galic

73'

K. Meyers- sub ->Leticia McKenna

S. Christopherson- sub ->D. Jackson

75'

R. Nathan- sub ->N. Flannery

76'

M. Rojas- sub ->V. Milivojević

82'

S. Christopherson- Yellow

86'

90'

T. Otto(goal)

H. Murray- sub ->M. Heyman

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners W

Newcastle Jets W

Western Sydney Wanderers W

After this match, Canberra United W has 13 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Melbourne City W will stays with 29 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League Women, Canberra United W will play away against Western Sydney Wanderers W on the 18th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Canberra United W (2 draws).

Canberra United W – Formation

Canberra United W

C. Lincoln 1.Australia

7.0

S. Clark 3.United States

7.3

S. Grove 8.Australia

7.1

C. Clough 22.Australia

7.5

T. Bertolissio 28.Australia

7.9

A. McKenzie 2.Australia

6.6

M. Stanic-Floody 10.Australia

7.5

39'

D. Jackson 11.New Zealand

6.9

75'

N. Flannery 19.Australia

7.5

76'

74'

V. Milivojević 17.Serbia

7.3

82'

M. Heyman 23.Australia

9.7

90'

37'

Substitutes

C. Majstorovic 18.Australia

H. Murray 4.Australia

90'

M. Rojas 7.Chile

6.7

82'

R. Nathan 9.New Zealand

6.5

76'

S. Christopherson 13.Australia

6.5

75'

86'

Canberra United W started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Njegosh Popovich decided to play with the following team: C. Lincoln (7.0), S. Grove (7.1), C. Clough (7.5), S. Clark (7.3), T. Bertolissio (7.9), N. Flannery (7.5), M. Stanic-Floody (7.5), A. McKenzie (6.6), D. Jackson (6.9), V. Milivojević (7.3) and M. Heyman (9.7).

The home team had on the bench: H. Murray, M. Rojas (6.7), R. Nathan (6.5), S. Christopherson (6.5) and C. Majstorovic.

Substitutions

Canberra United W made 4 changes: V. Milivojević for M. Rojas (82′), D. Jackson for S. Christopherson (75′), N. Flannery for R. Nathan (76′) and M. Heyman for H. Murray (90′).

Player of the match: M. Heyman

The player that probably impressed the most for Canberra United W was M. Heyman.

His rating is 9.7 with 1 goal, 21 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W

M. Barbieri 23.Australia

6.4

N. Thomas-Chinnama 3.Australia

6.8

46'

T. Otto 5.United States

7.5

90'

R. Stott 13.New Zealand

7.1

K. Roestbakken 16.Australia

6.7

73'

L. McKenna 6.Australia

7.1

73'

E. Ekić 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.2

L. Hughes 14.Australia

6.4

D. Galic 24.Australia

6.3

73'

R. Pollicina 10.Australia

8.0

H. Wilkinson 17.New Zealand

6.6

Substitutes

S. Varley 1.Australia

T. McKenna 19.Australia

7.0

46'

L. Davidson 18.Australia

6.7

73'

K. Meyers 15.Australia

7.0

73'

B. Henry 22.Australia

6.8

73'

Melbourne City W started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Dario Vidošić played with: Melissa Barbieri (6.4), Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (6.8), Rebekah Stott (7.1), Taylor Otto (7.5), Karly Roestbakken (6.7), Laura Hughes (6.4), Leticia McKenna (7.1), Emina Ekic (7.2), Daniela Galic (6.3), Hannah Wilkinson (6.6) and Rhianna Pollicina (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sophia Varley, Kiera Meyers (7.0), Leah Davidson (6.7), Tijan McKenna (7.0) and Bryleeh Henry (6.8).

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 4 changes: Naomi Thomas-Chinnama for Tijan McKenna (46′), Karly Roestbakken for Leah Davidson (73′), Leticia McKenna for Kiera Meyers (73′) and Daniela Galic for Bryleeh Henry (73′).