Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City vs Western Sydney , 2019-20 Australian W-League, Semifinals

· Australian A-League Women
Melbourne City
  • 13': Claire Emslie
  • 22': Kyah Simon
  • 41': Rebekah Stott
  • 56': Kyah Simon
  • 62': Courtney Nevin (OG)
FT
5 - 1
Western Sydney
  • 51': Cortnee Vine

About

Melbourne City are hosting Western Sydney 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.
  • 2': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 2': Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Aivi Luik (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 12': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Kyah Simon tries a through ball, but Ellie Carpenter is caught offside.
  • 13': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0. Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
  • 16': Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Caitlin Cooper (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Susan Phonsongkham (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton.
  • 22': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
  • 24': Aivi Luik (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Susan Phonsongkham (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 25': Foul by Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City FC).
  • 25': Susan Phonsongkham (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a fast break.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyah Simon.
  • 30': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Abby Smith.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Aivi Luik (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter following a corner.
  • 32': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Aivi Luik tries a through ball, but Kyah Simon is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Foul by Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC).
  • 34': Susan Phonsongkham (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Lauren Barnes.
  • 39': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Danika Matos.
  • 40': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Courtney Nevin.
  • 41': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0. Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyah Simon following a corner.
  • 44': Courtney Nevin (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Cortnee Vine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Claire Emslie (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
  • 50': Foul by Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City FC).
  • 50': Kristen Hamilton (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 1. Cortnee Vine (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amy Harrison.
  • 53': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 53': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 54': Hand ball by Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City FC).
  • 56': Goal! Melbourne City FC 4, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 1. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephanie Catley.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Kyah Simon (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stephanie Catley.
  • 59': Foul by Courtney Nevin (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 59': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Courtney Nevin (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Chloe Middleton replaces Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  • 62': Own Goal by Courtney Nevin, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Melbourne City FC 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 1.
  • 63': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Milica Mijatovic replaces Kyah Simon.
  • 63': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ally Watt replaces Emily van Egmond.
  • 67': Foul by Chloe Middleton (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 67': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 71': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Sam Staab.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Melbourne City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Claire Emslie.
  • 74': Hand ball by Lauren Barnes (Melbourne City FC).
  • 75': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Yukari Kinga.
  • 77': Aivi Luik (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 77': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Rhali Dobson replaces Claire Emslie.
  • 79': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Caitlin Cooper.
  • 79': Sam Staab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukari Kinga.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Rhali Dobson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milica Mijatovic.
  • 81': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Rhali Dobson tries a through ball, but Milica Mijatovic is caught offside.
  • 82': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Caitlin Cooper.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Susan Phonsongkham (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 85': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Conceded by Lydia Williams.
  • 85': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Alexandra Huynh replaces Caitlin Cooper.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amy Harrison with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Kristen Hamilton tries a through ball, but Susan Phonsongkham is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women. Liana Danaskos replaces Ella Mastrantonio.
  • 87': Foul by Chloe Middleton (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women).
  • 87': Yukari Kinga (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Chloe Middleton (Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ally Watt (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebekah Stott.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 5, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
35.7 Possession 64.3
6 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
208 Accurate Passes 479
322 Passes 564
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
5 Crosses 28
0.2 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 43
23 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 4
28 Tackles 5
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 9
31 Effective Clearances 8
31 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: ABD Stadium
Location: Meadow Heights, Australia
Attendance: 612

Line-Ups

MBC Melbourne City (4-3-3)

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

WSFC Western Sydney (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Abby Smith (GK)
3 Sam Staab
4 Caitlin Cooper
5 Courtney Nevin Yellow Card
27 Danika Matos
21 Ella Mastrantonio
7 Amy Harrison
10 Kyra Cooney-Cross
23 Kristen Hamilton
11 Cortnee Vine
19 Susan Phonsongkham
Western Sydney Substitutes:
Chloe Middleton, Alexandra Huynh, Courtney Newbon, Liana Danaskos, Rosie Galea.

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