Western United W overcomes Canberra United W 4-2

MELBOURNE. Western United W beats Canberra United W 4-2.

March 2, 2024

MELBOURNE. Western United W tops Canberra United W 4-2.

The match was played at the Harvest Home Recreation Reserve – Pitch 1 Synthetic stadium in Melbourne on Friday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Isabella Libri who had the assistance of Danielle Anderson and Janelle Sammutt. The 4th official was Andrew Meimarakis. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Western United W

4 - 2

Canberra United W

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

21 Total 11
11 On Target 5
6 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 2

95 Attack 95
81 Dangerous attack 47
71 Ball safe 90

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Western United W was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Canberra United W that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Western United W had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Western United W won the match.

Western United W shot 21 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Canberra United W shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Western United W didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Canberra United W received 1 yellow card (A. Piazza).

Match Timeline

H. Keane(goal)Kiewa Hieda

C. Logarzo(penalty)

10'

H. Keane(goal)Chloe Logarzo

14'

17'

A. Piazza- Yellow

49'

D. Jackson(goal)R. Nathan

46'

M. Heyman- sub ->A. Piazza

46'

V. Milivojević- sub ->E. Ilijoski

H. Keane(goal)Grace Maher

64'

73'

M. Whittall- sub ->N. Flannery

J. Sardo- sub ->Kiewa Hieda

75'

C. Zimmerman- sub ->Chloe Logarzo

75'

79'

H. Murray- sub ->M. Rojas

A. Prakash- sub ->Melissa Taranto

86'

90'

M. Heyman(goal)S. Christopherson

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners W

Newcastle Jets W

Western Sydney Wanderers W

After this match, Western United W has 35 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Canberra United W will stays with 14 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

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

Western United W – Formation

Western United W

K. Larsen 31.Denmark

6.7

S. Papadopoulos 2.Australia

6.8

A. Medwin 5.Australia

6.8

G. Maher 18.Australia

7.8

A. Cerne 22.Australia

6.8

C. Logarzo 6.Australia

8.2

75'

10'

E. Robers 11.Australia

7.0

A. Taranto 15.Australia

6.8

M. Taranto 16.Australia

6.6

86'

K. Hieda 20.Japan

7.0

75'

H. Keane 9.United States

9.8

1', 14', 64'

Substitutes

A. Dall'Oste 1.Australia

N. Dakic 14.Australia

J. Sardo 24.Australia

6.4

75'

A. Prakash 13.Australia

6.5

86'

C. Zimmerman 34.United States

6.3

75'

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

The manager Kat Smith decided to play with the following team: Kathrine Larsen (6.7), Stacey Papadopoulos (6.8), Alana Cerne (6.8), Grace Maher (7.8), Aimee Medwin (6.8), Melissa Taranto (6.6), Emma Robers (7.0), Kiewa Hieda (7.0), Adriana Taranto (6.8), Chloe Logarzo (8.2) and Hannah Keane (9.8).

The home team had on the bench: Alyssa Dall’Oste, Avaani Prakash (6.5), Natasha Dakic, Julia Sardo (6.4) and Catherine Zimmerman (6.3).

Substitutions

Western United W made 3 changes: Chloe Logarzo for Catherine Zimmerman (75′), Kiewa Hieda for Julia Sardo (75′) and Melissa Taranto for Avaani Prakash (86′).

Player of the match: Hannah Keane

The player that probably impressed the most for Western United W was Hannah Keane.

His rating is 9.8 with 3 goals, 27 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 13.

Canberra United W – Formation

Canberra United W

C. Majstorovic 18.Australia

7.5

A. McKenzie 2.Australia

6.4

S. Clark 3.United States

7.1

E. Ilijoski 5.Australia

6.5

46'

A. Piazza 6.Australia

6.2

46'

17'

M. Stanic-Floody 10.Australia

6.5

D. Jackson 11.New Zealand

7.3

49'

N. Flannery 19.Australia

6.4

73'

M. Rojas 7.Chile

6.9

79'

R. Nathan 9.New Zealand

6.4

S. Christopherson 13.Australia

7.0

Substitutes

G. Ritchie 24.Australia

H. Murray 4.Australia

6.7

79'

V. Milivojević 17.Serbia

6.7

46'

M. Whittall 16.Australia

6.7

73'

M. Heyman 23.Australia

8.0

46'

90'

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

Njegosh Popovich played with: C. Majstorovic (7.5), A. McKenzie (6.4), A. Piazza (6.2), S. Clark (7.1), E. Ilijoski (6.5), N. Flannery (6.4), M. Stanic-Floody (6.5), D. Jackson (7.3), S. Christopherson (7.0), R. Nathan (6.4) and M. Rojas (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: H. Murray (6.7), M. Whittall (6.7), V. Milivojević (6.7), M. Heyman (8.0) and G. Ritchie.

Substitutions

Canberra United W made 4 changes: M. Rojas for H. Murray (79′), A. Piazza for M. Heyman (46′), E. Ilijoski for V. Milivojević (46′) and N. Flannery for M. Whittall (73′).