Canberra United vs Western United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Canberra United

30': Michelle Heyman

FT
1 - 1

Western United

76': Adriana Taranto

About

Canberra United are hosting Western United at McKellar Park, Canberra, 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.
1': Attempt missed. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Deven Jackson with a cross.
3': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
3': Grace Maher (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
9': Attempt saved. Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vesna Milivojevic.
13': Foul by Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United).
13': Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt saved. Deven Jackson (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cannon Clough.
15': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
15': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
18': Adriana Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
19': Attempt saved. Deven Jackson (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sasha Grove.
21': Deven Jackson (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Alana Cerne (Western United).
22': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Julia Sardo.
23': Attempt missed. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Christopherson.
27': Offside, Canberra United. Vesna Milivojevic is caught offside.
30': Goal! Canberra United 1, Western United 0. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sasha Grove with a cross.
32': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Melissa Taranto.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Heyman (Canberra United).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Foul by Deven Jackson (Canberra United).
41': Julia Sardo (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Alana Cerne.
45'+4': First Half ends, Canberra United 1, Western United 0.
45': Second Half begins Canberra United 1, Western United 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Stanic-Floody.
46': Attempt blocked. Mary Stanic-Floody (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Julia Sardo (Western United).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Substitution, Western United. Keiwa Hieda replaces Julia Sardo because of an injury.
50': Deven Jackson (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Melissa Taranto (Western United).
50': Melissa Taranto (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
51': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
52': Attempt saved. Cannon Clough (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vesna Milivojevic.
53': Offside, Canberra United. Deven Jackson is caught offside.
54': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
55': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross.
55': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Cannon Clough.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Cannon Clough (Canberra United).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Attempt saved. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
56': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Chloe Lincoln.
57': Attempt blocked. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
57': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Keiwa Hieda (Western United).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt saved. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
62': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Chloe Lincoln.
62': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Chloe Lincoln.
64': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Stacey Papadopoulos.
64': Attempt missed. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emma Ilijoski following a corner.
66': Attempt blocked. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki.
67': Substitution, Canberra United. Ruby Nathan replaces Emma Ilijoski.
69': Alana Cerne (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Michelle Heyman (Canberra United).
69': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keiwa Hieda with a cross.
70': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Sarah Clark.
71': Attempt blocked. Melissa Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
71': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Michelle Heyman.
72': Attempt missed. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Hannah Keane with a cross following a corner.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Cannon Clough (Canberra United).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
74': Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Goal! Canberra United 1, Western United 1. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannah Keane with a headed pass.
82': Substitution, Canberra United. María José Rojas replaces Michelle Heyman.
82': Substitution, Canberra United. Holly Murray replaces Mary Stanic-Floody.
82': Foul by Sasha Grove (Canberra United).
82': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Sasha Grove (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt missed. Adriana Taranto (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
85': Attempt missed. Adriana Taranto (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannah Keane with a cross.
87': Offside, Western United. Keiwa Hieda is caught offside.
87': Substitution, Western United. Avaani Prakash replaces Adriana Taranto.
90': Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
90': Offside, Western United. Keiwa Hieda is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United).
90'+1': Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hannah Keane following a fast break.
90'+3': Foul by Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United).
90'+3': Grace Maher (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Chloe Logarzo (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United).
90'+6': Attempt saved. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
90'+7': Foul by Holly Murray (Canberra United).
90'+7': Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Canberra United 1, Western United 1.
0': Match ends, Canberra United 1, Western United 1.

Statistics

WSU		CAN
4	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	5
48.9	Possession	51.1
17	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
297	Accurate Passes	322
377	Passes	403
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.3
60	Long Balls	59
24	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	17
15	Effective Clearances	16
15	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: McKellar Park
Location: Canberra, Australia
Attendance: 1,235

Line-Ups

Canberra United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Chloe Lincoln (GK)
3	Sarah Clark
22	Barrie Clough
13	Sofia Christopherson
8	Sasha Grove
5	Emma Ilijoski
11	Deven Jackson
10	Mary Stanic-Floody
23	Michelle Heyman
17	Vesna Milivojevic
19	Nikki Flannery

Canberra United Substitutes:

Maria José Rojas, Tegan Bertolissio, Holly Murray, Coco Majstorovic, Ruby Nathan.

Western United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Hillary Beall (GK)
18	Grace Maher
22	Alana Cerne
2	Stacey Papadopoulos
24	Julia Sardo
6	Chloe Logarzo
4	Jaclyn Sawicki
16	Melissa Taranto
9	Hannah Keane
19	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
15	Adriana Taranto

Western United Substitutes:

Keiwa Hieda, Avaani Prakash, Alyssa Dall'Oste, Emma Robers, Natasha Dakic.

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