Australian A-League Women

FT Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Melbourne Victory WDWWW 1
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Sydney FC LWWLD 2
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SYD112
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Match Report

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Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory to claim W-League premiership

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
4
53.2
Possession
46.8
12
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
305
Accurate Passes
262
443
Passes
394
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
71
29
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
13
15
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
17
Interceptions
23
15
Effective Clearances
16
15
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SYD leads series 2-1

Lineups

SYD · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jada Mathyssen-WhymanG
  2. 12Natalie TobinCD-L
  3. 13Natasha PriorCD-R
  4. 5Ally GreenLB
  5. 3Charlotte McLeanRB
  6. 2Teresa PoliasCM
  7. 6Clare WheelerLM
  8. 15Mackenzie HawkesbyRM
  9. 10Remy SiemsenF
  10. 20Princess IbaniLF
  11. 8Rachel LoweRF

Substitutes

  1. 40Eliza CampbellSUB
  2. 19Charlize RuleSUB
  3. 18Taylor RaySUB
  4. 9Allira TobySUB
  5. 17Angelique HristodoulouSUB

MBV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gabriela GartonG
  2. 18Kayla Ann MorrisonCD-L
  3. 3Claudia BungeCD-R
  4. 8Angela BeardLB
  5. 13Polly DoranRB
  6. 15Amy JacksonCM
  7. 7Kyra Cooney-CrossLM
  8. 10Annalie LongoRM
  9. 14Melina AyresF
  10. 11Lisa De VannaLF
  11. 30Mindy BarbieriRF

Substitutes

  1. 9Catherine ZimmermanSUB
  2. 20Melissa MaizelsSUB
  3. 4Natalie MartineauSUB
  4. 19Lia PrivitelliSUB
  5. 2Tiffany EliadisSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Teresa Polias (Sydney FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 33' Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Catherine Zimmerman replaces Mindy Barbieri.
  4. 68' Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 73' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne Victory 0. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  6. 74' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tiffany Eliadis replaces Amy Jackson.
  7. 78' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Natalie Martineau replaces Annalie Longo.
  8. 79' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lia Privitelli replaces Lisa De Vanna.
  9. 81' Substitution, Sydney FC. Charlize Rule replaces Rachel Lowe.
  10. 87' Substitution, Sydney FC. Allira Toby replaces Remy Siemsen.
  11. 88' Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Sydney FC. Taylor Ray replaces Mackenzie Hawkesby.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Sydney FC. Angelique Hristodoulou replaces Clare Wheeler.
  14. 90'+5' Goal! Sydney FC 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Melina Ayres.

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