Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City vs Canberra United , 2019-20 Australian W-League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Melbourne City
  • 5': Kyah Simon
  • 33': Claire Emslie (P)
  • 45'+4': Kyah Simon (P)
  • 76': Emily van Egmond
FT
4 - 0
Canberra United

    About

    Melbourne City are hosting Canberra United at ABD Stadium, Meadow Heights, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Canberra United 0. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 8': Camila (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Milica Mijatovic (Melbourne City FC).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross.
    • 25': Emma Checker (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Leena Khamis (Canberra United).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aivi Luik.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Milica Mijatovic (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephanie Catley.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Simone Charley (Canberra United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 30': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Lydia Williams.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyah Simon with a through ball.
    • 32': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Claire Emslie draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 32': Penalty conceded by Sham Khamis (Canberra United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 32': Sham Khamis (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Canberra United 0. Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 35': Foul by Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City FC).
    • 35': Leena Khamis (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 42': Foul by Leena Khamis (Canberra United).
    • 42': Lydia Williams (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Leena Khamis (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Charley.
    • 45': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Emma Checker.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Leena Khamis (Canberra United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Camila with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Olivia Price (Canberra United).
    • 45'+2': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Penalty Melbourne City FC. Claire Emslie draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Sham Khamis (Canberra United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Canberra United 0. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Canberra United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 3, Canberra United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Canberra United. Rebekah Horsey replaces Olivia Price.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross.
    • 46': Camila (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Simone Charley (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leena Khamis.
    • 48': Hand ball by Simone Charley (Canberra United).
    • 49': Foul by Elise Thorsnes (Canberra United).
    • 49': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Nikola Orgill.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stephanie Catley with a cross.
    • 60': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 62': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 63': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Ellie Carpenter tries a through ball, but Emily van Egmond is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Leena Khamis (Canberra United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Charley with a cross.
    • 67': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Rebekah Stott.
    • 68': Substitution, Canberra United. Ashlie Crofts replaces Laura Hughes.
    • 73': Camila (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Aivi Luik (Melbourne City FC).
    • 73': Aivi Luik (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rhali Dobson replaces Kyah Simon.
    • 75': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic replaces Milica Mijatovic.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ashlie Crofts (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Orgill with a cross.
    • 76': Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Canberra United 0. Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rhali Dobson.
    • 79': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Chelsea Blissett replaces Emma Checker.
    • 82': Substitution, Canberra United. Patricia Charalambous replaces Nikola Orgill.
    • 82': Foul by Ashlie Crofts (Canberra United).
    • 82': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Camila (Canberra United).
    • 83': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhali Dobson with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Patricia Charalambous.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Rhali Dobson (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Rhali Dobson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Leena Khamis (Canberra United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patricia Charalambous with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Chelsea Blissett.
    • 90'+1': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 4, Canberra United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 4, Canberra United 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 3
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    0 Saves 0
    38 Possession 62
    7 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Women

    Venue: ABD Stadium
    Location: Meadow Heights, Australia
    Attendance: 747

    A-League Women Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Melbourne City 20 +16 40
    2 Wellington Phoenix 20 +21 34
    3 Canberra United 20 +6 31
    4 Brisbane Roar 20 -2 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MBC Melbourne City

    No. Name
    1 Lydia Williams (GK)
    15 Emma Checker
    3 Lauren Barnes
    13 Rebekah Stott
    6 Aivi Luik Yellow Card
    10 Emily van Egmond
    7 Steph Catley
    21 Ellie Carpenter
    9 Claire Emslie
    20 Milica Mijatovic
    17 Kyah Simon
    Melbourne City Substitutes:
    Rhali Dobson, Melissa Barbieri, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Chelsea Blissett.

    CAN Canberra United

    No. Name
    20 Sham Khamis (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    23 Lauren Keir
    8 Olivia Price
    16 Karly Roestbakken
    5 Nikola Orgill
    2 Laura Hughes
    10 Camila Yellow Card
    11 Elise Thorsnes
    7 Simone Charley
    19 Leena Khamis
    Canberra United Substitutes:
    Annalee Grove, Patricia Charalambous, Ashlie Crofts, Rebekah Horsey.

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