Melbourne City W draws 0-0 with Sydney W with Princess Ibini-Isei missing a penalty

FAWKNER. Melbourne City W and Sydney W could not score a single goal after Princess Ibini-Isei didn't convert a penalty.

By
Luke Meyer
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Melbourne City W draws 0-0 with Sydney W with Princess Ibini-Isei missing a penalty

FAWKNER. Melbourne City W and Sydney W didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Melbourne City W was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

Princess Ibini-Isei didn’t convert a decisive penalty (57′). That would have allowed Sydney W to win the match.​

Princess Ibini-Isei missed 1 penalty (57′) for ​Sydney W.

The match was played at the CB Smith Reserve stadium in Fawkner on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Casey Reibelt who was helped by Laura Moya and Jasmine Steger. The 4th official was Bec Mackie. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.69 degrees Celsius or 74.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Melbourne City W

0 - 0

Team 1

Sydney W

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 2 Total 19
  • 0 On Target 8
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 7
  • 69 Attack 103
  • 24 Dangerous attack 52
  • 79 Ball safe 43
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Melbourne City W had a strong ball possession 58% while Sydney W was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sydney W was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Sydney W to win the match​.

Melbourne City W shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sydney W shot 19 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Melbourne City W received 1 yellow card (Laura Hughes). On the opposite side, Sydney W received 1 yellow card (Princess Ibini-Isei).

Match Timeline

17'
P. Ibini- Yellow
57'
P. Ibini- missed penalty
61'
A. Lemon- sub ->Indiana Dos Santos
B. Henry- sub ->Leticia McKenna
65'
L. Hughes- Yellow
70'
82'
T. Ray- sub ->Maddie Caspers
L. Varley- sub ->Tijan McKenna
82'
K. Meyers- 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 encounter, Melbourne City W has 30 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney W will has 27 points to go up in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Melbourne City W – Formation

Melbourne City W
G
M. Barbieri 23.Australia
9.1
D
N. Thomas-Chinnama 3.Australia
6.5
D
T. Otto 5.United States
7.1
D
K. Roestbakken 16.Australia
7.7
D
T. McKenna 19.Australia
6.4
82'
M
L. McKenna 6.Australia
7.1
65'
M
L. Hughes 14.Australia
6.7
70'
M
L. Davidson 18.Australia
7.3
F
R. Pollicina 10.Australia
6.9
88'
F
E. Ekić 11.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
F
D. Galic 24.Australia
6.6
Substitutes
G
S. Varley 1.Australia
D
L. Varley 2.Australia
6.7
82'
M
S. McMahon 12.Australia
F
K. Meyers 15.Australia
6.8
88'
F
B. Henry 22.Australia
6.7
65'

Melbourne City W adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dario Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Melissa Barbieri (9.1), Tijan McKenna (6.4), Taylor Otto (7.1), Karly Roestbakken (7.7), Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (6.5), Laura Hughes (6.7), Leah Davidson (7.3), Leticia McKenna (7.1), Daniela Galic (6.6), Rhianna Pollicina (6.9) and Emina Ekic (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sophia Varley, Leia Varley (6.7), Shelby McMahon, Kiera Meyers (6.8) and Bryleeh Henry (6.7).

Substitutions

Melbourne City W made 3 changes: Leticia McKenna for Bryleeh Henry (65′), Rhianna Pollicina for Kiera Meyers (88′) and Tijan McKenna for Leia Varley (82′).

Player of the match: Melissa Barbieri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Melbourne City W was the goalkeeper: Melissa Barbieri. His rating is 9.08. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Sydney W – Formation

Sydney W
G
J. Whyman 1.Australia
6.7
D
C. Mclean 3.Australia
6.9
D
T. Tumeth 4.Australia
8.0
D
K. Fenton 5.Australia
8.2
D
J. Thompson 16.United States
6.9
M
S. Hollman 21.Australia
7.1
M
M. Caspers 26.Australia
7.1
82'
M
M. Hawkesby 15.Australia
7.3
F
P. Ibini 20.Australia
6.9
17'
F
I. dos Santos 22.Australia
6.9
61'
F
C. Vine 11.Australia
8.0
Substitutes
G
T. Franco 30.Australia
M
Jynaya Dos Santos 17.Australia
M
T. Ray 18.Australia
6.7
82'
M
Z. Kruger 19.Australia
F
A. Lemon 14.Australia
6.6
61'

Also Sydney W adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ante Juric played with: Jada Mathyssen Whyman (6.7), Tori Tunmeth (8.0), Charlotte Mclean (6.9), Jordan Thompson (6.9), Kirsty Fenton (8.2), Maddie Caspers (7.1), Mackenzie Hawkesby (7.3), Shay Hollman (7.1), Cortnee Vine (8.0), Princess Ibini-Isei (6.9) and Indiana Dos Santos (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abbey Lemon (6.6), Jynaya Dos Santos, Taylor Ray (6.7), Zara Kruger and Tahlia Franco.

Substitutions

Sydney W made 2 changes: Indiana Dos Santos for Abbey Lemon (61′) and Maddie Caspers for Taylor Ray (82′).

Player of the match: Kirsty Fenton​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney W was Kirsty Fenton.

His rating is 8.2 with 34 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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