Australian A-League Women

FT Saturday, March 26, 2022
Melbourne Victory DLDWW 2
–
Sydney FC DLWWW 1
1st2ndT
MBV022
SYD011
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium · 5,027 att.

Match Report

Matt Blyth/Getty Images

A-League Women grand final: Melbourne Victory beat Sydney FC to retain trophy

A-League

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

10
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
12
6
Saves
1
45
Possession
55
7
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
178
Accurate Passes
229
304
Passes
365
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.6
1
Accurate Crosses
8
19
Crosses
35
0.1
Cross %
0.2
84
Long Balls
62
14
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
13
42
Effective Clearances
16
42
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SYD · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Jada Mathyssen-WhymanG
  2. 12Natalie TobinCD-L
  3. 3Charlotte McLeanCD-R
  4. 18Taylor RayDM
  5. 5Ally GreenLB
  6. 19Charlize RuleRB
  7. 15Mackenzie HawkesbyCM-L
  8. 6Sarah HunterCM-R
  9. 20Princess IbaniLM
  10. 11Cortnee VineRM
  11. 10Remy SiemsenF

Substitutes

  1. 30Katie OfferSUB
  2. 14Paige SatchellSUB
  3. 4Jessika NashSUB
  4. 9Maria José RojasSUB
  5. 8Rachel LoweSUB

MBV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Casey DumontG
  2. 25Brooke HendrixCD-L
  3. 3Claudia BungeCD-R
  4. 5Courtney NevinLB
  5. 13Polly DoranRB
  6. 15Amy JacksonCM
  7. 10Alex ChidiacLM
  8. 7Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 14Melina AyresF
  10. 9Catherine ZimmermanLF
  11. 19Lia PrivitelliRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Alana MurphySUB
  2. 20Melissa MaizelsSUB
  3. 17Maja MarkovskiSUB
  4. 2Tiffany EliadisSUB
  5. 11Harriet WithersSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Courtney Nevin (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross following a corner.
  3. 63' Substitution, Sydney FC. Rachel Lowe replaces Sarah Hunter.
  4. 64' Goal! Sydney FC 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 66' Goal! Sydney FC 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  6. 72' Substitution, Sydney FC. María José Rojas replaces Remy Siemsen.
  7. 77' Charlize Rule (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 82' Polly Doran (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 86' Substitution, Sydney FC. Paige Satchell replaces Ally Green.
  10. 88' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tiffany Eliadis replaces Alexandra Chidiac.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Harriet Withers replaces Lia Privitelli.

A-League Women News

All news
ESPN Joey Lynch A-League Women Stocks: Melbourne City lay down a marker Melbourne City's 5-0 demolition of Sydney FC stole the spotlight, while the Mariners stayed red-hot, and Brisbane's worries deepened. Here's ESPN's A-League Women stocks for Round 2. Video Are Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix the teams to beat? ESPN's The Far Post ask if last year's grand finalists are once again the teams to chase down this A-League Women season. ESPN Marissa Lordanic A-League Women Stocks Round 1: Mariners on the up Each week, ESPN's experts will take you through the weekend's action across the A-League Men and the A-League Women to give you the lowdown on whose stocks are up, whose stocks are down, and what has the people talking coming out of the weekend. News Associated Press 777 exec Wander, who led Everton bid, guilty of fraud; to repay $500M An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership pleaded guilty to fraud Thursday in New York.