Australian A-League Women

Sydney FC vs Canberra United , 2020-21 Australian W-League, Semifinals

· Australian A-League Women
Sydney FC
  • 15': Mackenzie Hawkesby
  • 64': Clare Wheeler
  • 73': Ally Green
FT
3 - 0
Canberra United

    Sydney beat Canberra to set up W-L decider against Victory

    A-League

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paige Satchell with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
    • 4': Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
    • 11': Rachel Lowe (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teresa Polias.
    • 13': Foul by Lauren Keir (Canberra United).
    • 13': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jessika Nash.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 15': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Canberra United 0. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clare Wheeler with a cross.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Grace Maher (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Demi Koulizakis.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Paige Satchell (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Grace Maher (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
    • 24': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Jada Mathyssen-Whyman.
    • 25': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Charlotte Mclean.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 30': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Natalie Tobin.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Paige Satchell (Canberra United) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grace Maher.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remy Siemsen.
    • 37': Offside, Sydney FC. Mackenzie Hawkesby tries a through ball, but Remy Siemsen is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Jada Mathyssen-Whyman.
    • 41': Foul by Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC).
    • 41': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Teresa Polias (Sydney FC).
    • 45'+2': Paige Satchell (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Canberra United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Canberra United 0.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Charlotte Mclean (Sydney FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby.
    • 51': Ally Green (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United).
    • 51': Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Offside, Sydney FC. Rachel Lowe tries a through ball, but Remy Siemsen is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Laura Hughes (Canberra United).
    • 59': Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Paige Satchell (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demi Koulizakis.
    • 61': Foul by Natasha Prior (Sydney FC).
    • 61': Paige Satchell (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Canberra United 0. Clare Wheeler (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlotte Mclean with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United).
    • 66': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Offside, Sydney FC. Ally Green tries a through ball, but Rachel Lowe is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Canberra United. Hayley Taylor-Young replaces Demi Koulizakis.
    • 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Charlize Rule replaces Rachel Lowe.
    • 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Allira Toby replaces Remy Siemsen.
    • 73': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Canberra United 0. Ally Green (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 74': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Natasha Prior.
    • 77': Substitution, Canberra United. Sasha Grove replaces Paige Satchell.
    • 79': Ally Green (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United).
    • 82': Substitution, Sydney FC. Taylor Ray replaces Clare Wheeler.
    • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Angelique Hristodoulou replaces Princess Ibini.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Laura Hughes (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nickoletta Flannery.
    • 85': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Charlotte Mclean.
    • 89': Substitution, Canberra United. Rachael Goldstein replaces Laura Hughes.
    • 89': Substitution, Canberra United. Jessie Rasschaert replaces Jessika Nash.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Bianca Galic (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grace Maher.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kendall Fletcher (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Rachael Goldstein (Canberra United).
    • 90'+4': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC).
    • 90'+5': Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jessie Rasschaert (Canberra United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 3, Canberra United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 3, Canberra United 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    4 Saves 4
    60.9 Possession 39.1
    12 SHOTS 8
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.9
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    417 Accurate Passes 213
    540 Passes 351
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    8 Accurate Crosses 6
    24 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    70 Long Balls 64
    30 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    11 Effective Tackles 20
    18 Tackles 29
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    16 Interceptions 31
    7 Effective Clearances 15
    7 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Women

    Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 2,044

    Line-Ups

    SYD Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman (GK)
    12 Natalie Tobin Yellow Card
    13 Natasha Prior
    2 Teresa Polias
    5 Ally Green
    3 Charlotte McLean
    15 Mackenzie Hawkesby
    6 Clare Wheeler
    20 Princess Ibani
    8 Rachel Lowe
    10 Remy Siemsen
    Sydney FC Substitutes:
    Allira Toby, Charlize Rule, Angelique Hristodoulou, Eliza Campbell, Taylor Ray.

    CAN Canberra United (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Keeley Richards (GK)
    4 Kendall Fletcher
    15 Jessika Nash
    6 Bianca Galic
    2 Emma Ilijoski
    5 Lauren Keir
    8 Laura Hughes
    10 Grace Maher
    13 Paige Satchell
    19 Nikki Flannery
    9 Demi Koulizakis Yellow Card
    Canberra United Substitutes:
    Chantel Jones, Sasha Grove, Jessie Rasschaert, Rachael Goldstein, Hayley Taylor-Young.

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