Melbourne City vs Western Sydney , 2024-25 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

42': Mariana Speckmaier
90'+4': Alexia Apostolakis

FT
2 - 0

Western Sydney

About

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

Match Timeline

42': Mariana Speckmaier (Melbourne City) Goal at 42'
45': Sophie Harding (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 45'
69': Gemma Ferris (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 69'
69': Milly Bennett (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 69'
70': Kiera Meyers (Melbourne City) Substitution at 70'
70': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Substitution at 70'
73': Amy Chessari (Western Sydney ) Yellow Card at 73'
82': Holly Caspers (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 82'
90'+4': Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City) Goal at 94'
90'+8': Caitlin Karic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 98'

Statistics

WSFC		MBC
10	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	2
40.5	Possession	59.5
6	SHOTS	24
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.3
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	6
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,097

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
16	Karly Roestbakken
8	Alexia Apostolakis
14	Laura Hughes
6	Leticia Mckenna
17	Mariana Speckmaier
22	Bryleeh Henry
7	Kathryn Harvey
10	Rhianna Pollicina

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Shelby Mcmahon, Caitlin Karic, Melissa Barbieri, Isabella Accardo, Kiera Meyers.

Western Sydney (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
20	Sham Khamis (GK)
7	Amy Harrison
2	Paige Hayward
14	Ella Buchanan
6	Amy Chessari
8	Olivia Price
37	Ena Harada
15	Cushla Rue
11	Danika Matos
10	Sienna Saveska
19	Talia Younis

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Milly Bennett, Gemma Ferris, Sophie Harding, Holly Caspers, Keely Segavcic.

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