Australian A-League Women

Sydney FC vs Melbourne City, 2019-20 Australian W-League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Sydney FC
  • 40': Sofia Huerta
FT
1 - 2
Melbourne City
  • 3': Emily van Egmond
  • 76':

About

Sydney FC are hosting Melbourne City at Cromer Park, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Blocked Pass at 1'
  • 2': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Caitlin Foord (Sydney FC Women) Corner Kick at 2'
  • 3': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City Women) Goal at 3'
  • 5': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Shot Off Target at 5'
  • 5': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 5'
  • 6': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Shot On Target at 6'
  • 7': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City Women) Foul at 7'
  • 8': Ellie Brush (Sydney FC Women) Assists Shot at 8'
  • 8': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Shot On Target at 8'
  • 8': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Corner Kick at 8'
  • 9': Emma Checker (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 9'
  • 11': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 11'
  • 12': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 12'
  • 12': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 12'
  • 12': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Foul at 12'
  • 13': Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 13'
  • 13': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Shot Off Target at 13'
  • 13': Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 13'
  • 13': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City Women) Shot On Target at 13'
  • 14': Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 14'
  • 15': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 15'
  • 15': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Assists Shot at 15'
  • 15': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Shot Off Target at 15'
  • 18': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Assists Shot at 18'
  • 18': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City Women) Shot Hit Woodwork at 18'
  • 20': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 20'
  • 21': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 21'
  • 22': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 22'
  • 23': Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC Women) Foul at 23'
  • 24': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 24'
  • 27': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 27'
  • 28': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 28'
  • 29': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 29'
  • 31': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 31'
  • 31': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 31'
  • 33': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 33'
  • 33': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 33'
  • 34': Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC Women) Foul at 34'
  • 34': Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 34'
  • 34': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 34'
  • 36': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Foul at 36'
  • 37': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 37'
  • 37': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Assists Shot at 37'
  • 37': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City Women) Shot Off Target at 37'
  • 37': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City Women) Foul at 37'
  • 38': Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 38'
  • 38': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 38'
  • 38': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 38'
  • 39': Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC Women) Shot Off Target at 39'
  • 40': Sofia Huerta (Sydney FC Women) Goal at 40'
  • 41': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 41'
  • 42': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 42'
  • 42': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Assists Shot at 42'
  • 42': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City Women) Shot Blocked at 42'
  • 42': Ellie Brush (Sydney FC Women) Blocked Pass at 42'
  • 42': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 42'
  • 43': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Shot Off Target at 43'
  • 44': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 44'
  • 44': Emma Checker (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 44'
  • 45': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 45'
  • 45': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 45'
  • 45'+1': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 46'
  • 45'+1': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 46'
  • 45'+1': Emma Checker (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 46'
  • 46': Alanna Kennedy (Sydney FC Women) Substitution at 46'
  • 46': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 46'
  • 46': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Foul at 46'
  • 48': Ellie Brush (Sydney FC Women) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 48': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 48'
  • 49': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women) Assists Shot at 49'
  • 49': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City Women) Shot Blocked at 49'
  • 49': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Shot Blocked at 49'
  • 50': Chloe Logarzo (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 50'
  • 50': Emma Checker (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 50'
  • 51': Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 51'
  • 52': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Handball at 52'
  • 53': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 53'
  • 53': Sofia Huerta (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 53'
  • 54': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 54'
  • 57': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 57'
  • 58': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 58'
  • 59': Caitlin Foord (Sydney FC Women) Corner Kick at 59'
  • 61': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Sofia Huerta (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Sofia Huerta (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 61'
  • 62': Sofia Huerta (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 62'
  • 62': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Assists Shot at 62'
  • 62': Sofia Huerta (Sydney FC Women) Shot On Target at 62'
  • 63': Lydia Williams (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 63'
  • 63': Emma Checker (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 63'
  • 65': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 65'
  • 65': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 65'
  • 67': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 67'
  • 67': Kyah Simon (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 67'
  • 68': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 68'
  • 68': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 68'
  • 68': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Shot On Target at 68'
  • 69': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 69'
  • 69': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 69'
  • 72': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 72'
  • 72': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Assists Shot at 72'
  • 72': Alanna Kennedy (Sydney FC Women) Shot Off Target at 72'
  • 75': Ellie Brush (Sydney FC Women) Blocked Pass at 75'
  • 75': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 75'
  • 78': Caitlin Foord (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 78'
  • 79': Lydia Williams (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 79'
  • 79': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 79'
  • 79': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 79'
  • 80': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 80'
  • 81': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 81'
  • 81': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 81'
  • 82': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Foul at 82'
  • 82': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 82'
  • 83': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 83'
  • 84': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 84'
  • 85': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 85'
  • 85': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 85'
  • 85': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 85'
  • 85': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 85'
  • 86': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Blocked Pass at 86'
  • 86': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Foul at 86'
  • 86': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Yellow Card at 86'
  • 86': Alanna Kennedy (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 86'
  • 87': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Corner Kick at 87'
  • 87': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Shot Blocked at 87'
  • 89': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 89'
  • 89': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 89'
  • 90': Princess Ibani (Sydney FC Women) Throw In at 90'
  • 90'+3': Steph Catley (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 93'
  • 90'+3': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City Women) Offside at 93'
  • 90'+3': Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC Women) Free Kick at 93'
  • 90'+4': Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City Women) Free Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City Women) Throw In at 94'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
57.8 Possession 42.2
12 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 254
498 Passes 363
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 69
21 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 14
29 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 14
22 Effective Clearances 21
22 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Cromer Park
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 2,690

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

SYD Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
7 Ellie Brush
12 Natalie Tobin
5 Ally Green
17 Angelique Hristodoulou
2 Teresa Polias
11 Sofia Huerta
6 Chloe Berryhill
10 Remy Siemsen
20 Princess Ibani
9 Caitlin Foord
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Alanna Kennedy, Trudy Burke, Shadeene Evans, Mackenzie Hawkesby.

MBC Melbourne City (3-4-1-2)

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

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