Australian A-League Women

FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Melbourne City WWWWW 2
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Wellington Phoenix LWLWL 1
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MBC022
WEL011
Sky Stadium

Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
47.1
Possession
52.9
8
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
241
Accurate Passes
270
340
Passes
371
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
64
20
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
19
12
Tackles
26
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
6
37
Effective Clearances
16
37
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:29 Are Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix the teams to beat? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MBC leads series 5-0

Lineups

WEL · 3-5-2

  1. 1Victoria EssonG
  2. 4Mackenzie BarryCD
  3. 6Abby May ErcegCD-L
  4. 5Ellie WalkerCD-R
  5. 7Grace JaleCM-L
  6. 13Tameka YallopCM-R
  7. 24Pia VlokAM
  8. 11Manaia ElliottLM
  9. 23Brooke NunnRM
  10. 31Makala WoodsCF-L
  11. 17Indiah-Paige RileyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Sienna CandySUB
  2. 22Aimee Feinberg-DanieliSUB
  3. 3Lara WillSUB
  4. 25Alyssha Renee EglintonSUB
  5. 20Emma MainSUB
  6. 16Marisa van der MeerSUB
  7. 26Lily BrazendaleSUB

MBC · 4-4-2

  1. 24Malena MieresG
  2. 22Taylor Jade RayCD-L
  3. 4Jessika Jayne NashCD-R
  4. 8Momo HayashiLB
  5. 16Karly RoestbakkenRB
  6. 21Aideen KeaneCM-L
  7. 11Deven JacksonCM-R
  8. 5Aimee MedwinLM
  9. 12Shelby McmahonRM
  10. 14Melina AyresCF-L
  11. 9Cortnee VineCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Avaani PrakashSUB
  2. 15Tully HeatleySUB
  3. 20Kelli McgroartySUB
  4. 26Chelsea BiggsSUB
  5. 27Izabella RakoSUB
  6. 13Rebekah StottSUB
  7. 23Melissa BarbieriSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Rebekah Stott replaces Karly Roestbakken.
  2. 51' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 0. Makala Woods (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 56' Delay in match because of an injury Victoria Esson (Wellington Phoenix).
  4. 56'
  5. 56' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 56'
  7. 67' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Emma Main replaces Manaia Elliott.
  8. 71' Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Kelli McGroarty replaces Deven Jackson.
  9. 73' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 1. Melina Ayres (Melbourne City Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  10. 77' Ellie Walker (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Lara Wall replaces Indiah-Paige Riley.
  12. 80' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Marisa van der Meer replaces Mackenzie Barry.
  13. 80' Delay in match because of an injury Momo Hayashi (Melbourne City Women).
  14. 80'
  15. 80' Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alyssha Eglinton replaces Grace Jale.
  16. 80' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 80'
  18. 87' Goal! Wellington Phoenix 1, Melbourne City Women 2. Momo Hayashi (Melbourne City Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

A-League Women News

All news
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