Australian A-League Women

FT Saturday, March 27, 2021
Perth Glory LLLLL 0
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Melbourne Victory WWDWW 6
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PER000
MBV246
Epping Stadium · 508 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Top berth goes down to wire in W-League as Victory hit Glory for six

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
1
48.4
Possession
51.6
5
SHOTS
20
1
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
304
412
Passes
424
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
0
Accurate Crosses
9
10
Crosses
21
0.0
Cross %
0.4
89
Long Balls
72
29
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
0
21
Effective Tackles
10
29
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
17
21
Effective Clearances
10
21
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MBV leads series 3-0

Lineups

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. 10Annalie LongoLM
  8. 30Mindy BarbieriRM
  9. 14Melina AyresF
  10. 11Lisa De VannaLF
  11. 7Kyra Cooney-CrossRF

Substitutes

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

PER · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lily AlfeldG
  2. 16Isabella WallheadCD-L
  3. 7Elizabeth AntonCD-R
  4. 5Deborah De La HarpeLB
  5. 4Natasha RigbyRB
  6. 9Malia SteinmetzCM
  7. 12Sarah MorganLM
  8. 8Hana LowryRM
  9. 23Kat JukicF
  10. 11Patricia CharalambousLF
  11. 6Tijan MckennaRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Marianna TabainSUB
  2. 14Caitlin DoeglasSUB
  3. 20Rebecca BennettSUB
  4. 10Alexia MorenoSUB
  5. 2Sarah CarrollSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Perth Glory 0. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mindy Barbieri.
  2. 35' Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Perth Glory 0. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Substitution, Perth Glory. Marianna Tabain replaces Sarah Morgan.
  4. 45' Substitution, Perth Glory. Caitlin Doeglas replaces Patricia Charalambous.
  5. 45' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Catherine Zimmerman replaces Annalie Longo.
  6. 48' Goal! Melbourne Victory 3, Perth Glory 0. Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a cross following a corner.
  7. 53' Goal! Melbourne Victory 4, Perth Glory 0. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 60' Goal! Melbourne Victory 5, Perth Glory 0. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 61' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lia Privitelli replaces Lisa De Vanna.
  10. 61' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tiffany Eliadis replaces Amy Jackson.
  11. 66' Substitution, Perth Glory. Sarah Carroll replaces Malia Steinmetz.
  12. 71' Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 71' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Natalie Martineau replaces Melina Ayres.
  14. 75' Substitution, Perth Glory. Alexia Moreno replaces Kat Jukic.
  15. 76' Goal! Melbourne Victory 6, Perth Glory 0. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kayla Ann Morrison.
  16. 90'+3' Sarah Carroll (Perth Glory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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