Australian A-League Women

FT Friday, March 20, 2020
Sydney FC DWLLW 0
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Melbourne City WWWWW 1
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SYD000
MBC101
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Match Report

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Steph Catley leads Melbourne City to W-League glory

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
4
39.1
Possession
60.9
8
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
272
Accurate Passes
513
401
Passes
639
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
69
23
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
19
10
Effective Clearances
22
10
Clearances
22

Head to Head

MBC leads series 2-0

Lineups

MBC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Lydia WilliamsG
  2. 15Emma CheckerCD
  3. 3Lauren BarnesCD-L
  4. 13Rebekah StottCD-R
  5. 2Yukari KingaCM-L
  6. 6Aivi LuikCM-R
  7. 10Emily van EgmondAM
  8. 7Steph CatleyLM
  9. 21Ellie CarpenterRM
  10. 17Kyah SimonCF-L
  11. 9Claire EmslieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Rhali DobsonSUB
  2. 22Ally BrazierSUB
  3. 23Melissa BarbieriSUB
  4. 20Milica MijatovicSUB
  5. 19Tyla-Jay VlajnicSUB

SYD · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 7Ellie BrushCD-L
  3. 14Alanna KennedyCD-R
  4. 8Lindsay AgnewLB
  5. 5Ally GreenRB
  6. 2Teresa PoliasCM
  7. 18Taylor RayLM
  8. 12Natalie TobinRM
  9. 10Remy SiemsenF
  10. 13Veronica LatskoLF
  11. 11Sofia HuertaRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Trudy BurkeSUB
  2. 15Mackenzie HawkesbySUB
  3. 19Amy SayerSUB
  4. 20Princess IbaniSUB
  5. 17Angelique HristodoulouSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Sydney FC 0. Stephanie Catley (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
  2. 63' Substitution, Sydney FC. Princess Ibini replaces Remy Siemsen.
  3. 67' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Milica Mijatovic replaces Yukari Kinga.
  4. 73' Substitution, Sydney FC. Amy Sayer replaces Natalie Tobin.
  5. 74' Ellie Brush (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 85' Substitution, Sydney FC. Mackenzie Hawkesby replaces Taylor Ray.
  7. 85' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ally Watt replaces Kyah Simon.

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