Western Sydney vs Melbourne Victory , 2022-23 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

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Western Sydney are hosting Melbourne Victory at Wanderers Football Park Synthetic, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sheridan Gallagher tries a through ball, but Sarina Bolden is caught offside.
6': Foul by Lauren Keir (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
6': Rikke Madsen (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt blocked. Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rikke Madsen.
9': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Amy Jackson tries a through ball, but Rikke Madsen is caught offside.
12': Attempt blocked. Rikke Madsen (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alexia Apostolakis.
15': Attempt missed. Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a cross.
19': Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory).
21': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
22': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alexia Apostolakis.
22': Attempt blocked. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Bethany Gordon.
23': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jordyn Bloomer.
24': Attempt saved. Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lia Privitelli.
25': Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Rikke Madsen (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Natalie Tathem.
30': Foul by Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory).
30': Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Hand ball by Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory).
36': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Kayla Morrison.
41': Attempt missed. Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rikke Madsen with a cross.
42': Foul by Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory).
42': Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malia Steinmetz.
43': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Rikke Madsen tries a through ball, but Beattie Goad is caught offside.
45': Attempt blocked. Sarina Bolden (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Foul by Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory).
45'+2': Sheridan Gallagher (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
45': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sophie Harding replaces Sheridan Gallagher.
48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
49': Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
50': Attempt saved. Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a cross.
51': Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory).
51': Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt saved. Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
55': Attempt saved. Rikke Madsen (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
56': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
56': Attempt missed. Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a cross following a corner.
58': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Rikke Madsen (Melbourne Victory).
59': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Alexia Apostolakis tries a through ball, but Sarina Bolden is caught offside.
60': Foul by Malia Steinmetz (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
60': Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Maja Markovski replaces Lia Privitelli.
64': Attempt saved. Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
68': Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Amy Chessari replaces Olivia Price.
75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Sarah Rowe replaces Rikke Madsen.
75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tiffany Eliadis replaces Amy Jackson.
77': Clare Hunt (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
79': Hand ball by Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory).
81': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
81': Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card.
83': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Natalie Tathem.
84': Attempt missed. Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
87': Attempt saved. Sarina Bolden (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sophie Harding.
87': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
87': Attempt missed. Malia Steinmetz (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90': Attempt saved. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malia Steinmetz.
90'+2': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sienna Saveska replaces Sarina Bolden.
90'+3': Foul by Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory).
90'+3': Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Alexia Apostolakis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Natalie Tathem (Melbourne Victory).
90'+5': Attempt missed. Sienna Saveska (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Melbourne Victory 0.

Statistics

MBV		WSFC
11	Fouls	4
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
53.4	Possession	46.6
10	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	226
388	Passes	350
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	0
25	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.0
59	Long Balls	63
25	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	16
21	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	25
18	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Wanderers Football Park Synthetic
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 436

Line-Ups

Western Sydney (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Jordyn Bloomer (GK)
5	Lauren Keir
14	Clare Hunt
7	Amy Harrison
11	Danika Matos
21	Alexia Apostolakis
8	Olivia Price
16	Malia Steinmetz
32	Bethany Gordon
17	Sheridan Gallagher
19	Sarina Bolden

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Sienna Saveska, Sham Khamis, Sophie Harding, Amy Chessari, Ella Abdul Massih.

Melbourne Victory (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Casey Dumont (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Claudia Bunge
11	Natalie Tathem
5	Jessika Nash
8	Alana Murphy
6	Beatrice Goad
15	Amy Jackson
25	Rikke Marie Madsen
10	Alex Chidiac
19	Lia Privitelli

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Paige Zois, Sarah Rowe, Maja Markovski, Tiffany Eliadis, Miranda Templeman.

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