Australian A-League Women

FT Saturday, April 29, 2023
Sydney FC WWWLW 4
–
Western United LLLWW 0
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SYD224
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9,519 att.

Match Report

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Sydney thrash Western 4-0 to claim fourth A-League Women championship

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
0
5
Saves
12
59.1
Possession
40.9
25
SHOTS
10
16
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
193
463
Passes
325
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
79
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
16
24
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
21
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
18
14
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Lineups

WSU · 4-3-3

  1. 21Hillary BeallG
  2. 22Alana CerneCD-L
  3. 20Sydney CummingsCD-R
  4. 19Tyla-Jay VlajnicLB
  5. 2Stacey PapadopoulosRB
  6. 4Jaclyn SawickiCM
  7. 15Adriana TarantoLM
  8. 11Emma RobersRM
  9. 9Hannah KeaneF
  10. 10Kahli JohnsonLF
  11. 13Danielle SteerRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Alyssa Dall'OsteSUB
  2. 25Tiana JaberSUB
  3. 16Melissa TarantoSUB
  4. 24Julia SardoSUB
  5. 14Natasha DakicSUB

SYD · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jada Mathyssen-WhymanG
  2. 12Natalie TobinCD-L
  3. 3Charlotte McLeanCD-R
  4. 5Kirsty FentonLB
  5. 19Charlize RuleRB
  6. 6Sarah HunterCM
  7. 15Mackenzie HawkesbyLM
  8. 8Rachel LoweRM
  9. 9Madison HaleyF
  10. 20Princess IbaniLF
  11. 11Cortnee VineRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Indiana Dos SantosSUB
  2. 30Katie OfferSUB
  3. 25Rola BadawiyaSUB
  4. 16Deborah De La HarpeSUB
  5. 21Shay HollmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 1. Madison Haley (Sydney FC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby with a cross following a corner.
  2. 18' Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 2. Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Madison Haley following a corner.
  3. 22' Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 23' Sydney Cummings (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 35' Charlize Rule (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Substitution, Western United. Melissa Taranto replaces Danielle Steer.
  7. 63' Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 3. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 78' Substitution, Sydney FC. Shay Hollman replaces Rachel Lowe.
  9. 81' Substitution, Western United. Tiana Jaber replaces Kahli Johnson.
  10. 88' Substitution, Sydney FC. Rola Badawiya replaces Cortnee Vine.
  11. 88' Substitution, Sydney FC. Indiana Dos Santos replaces Mackenzie Hawkesby.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Western United 0, Sydney FC 4. Madison Haley (Sydney FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Sydney FC. Deborah-Anne De La Harpe replaces Charlize Rule.

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