Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners, 2024-25 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

3': Alexia Apostolakis
33': Lourdes Bosch

FT
2 - 2

Central Coast Mariners

5': Annalise Rasmussen
76': Isabel Gomez

About

Melbourne City are hosting Central Coast Mariners at ctrl:cyber Pitch, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

3': Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City) Goal at 3'
5': Annalise Rasmussen (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 5'
32': Jade Pennock (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 32'
33': Lourdes Bosch (Melbourne City) Goal at 33'
61': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 61'
61': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 61'
72': Peta Trimis (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 72'
73': Leticia Mckenna (Melbourne City) Substitution at 73'
76': Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners) Goal at 76'
78': Taylor Ray (Central Coast Mariners) Yellow Card at 78'
82': Lily Mcmahon (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 82'
90': Caitlin Karic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 90'
90'+3': Leia Puxty (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 93'
90'+3': Tess Quilligan (Central Coast Mariners) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

CEN		MBC
11	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	4
47.5	Possession	52.5
14	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 562

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
16	Karly Roestbakken
8	Alexia Apostolakis
14	Laura Hughes
18	Leah Davidson
10	Rhianna Pollicina
7	Kathryn Harvey
19	Lourdes Bosch
17	Mariana Speckmaier

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Caitlin Karic, Bryleeh Henry, Leticia Mckenna, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Melissa Barbieri.

Central Coast Mariners (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sarah Willacy (GK)
3	Ashley Irwin
4	Jessika Nash
6	Isabel Gomez
5	Annabel Martin
2	Brianne Riley
8	Bianca Galic
10	Taylor Ray
21	Brooke Nunn
7	Jade Pennock
11	Annalise Rasmussen

Central Coast Mariners Substitutes:

Tess Quilligan, Peta Trimis, Lily Mcmahon, Chloe Carmichael, Leia Puxty.

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