Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix, 2024-25 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

67': Alivia Kelly (OG)
69': Laura Hughes

FT
2 - 1

Wellington Phoenix

37': Olivia Fergusson

About

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

Match Timeline

11': Alivia Kelly (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 11'
31': Daisy Brazendale (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 31'
37': Olivia Fergusson (Wellington Phoenix) Goal at 37'
55': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City) Substitution at 55'
56': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Substitution at 56'
56': Mariana Speckmaier (Melbourne City) Substitution at 56'
59': Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix) Yellow Card at 59'
65': Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 65'
67': Alivia Kelly (Wellington Phoenix) Own Goal at 67'
69': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City) Goal at 69'
78': Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 78'
81': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City) Substitution at 81'
84': Zoe Mcmeeken (Wellington Phoenix) Substitution at 84'

Statistics

WEL		MBC
17	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	6
30.9	Possession	69.1
9	SHOTS	9
7	ON GOAL	3
0.8	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
1	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: 421

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
27	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
8	Alexia Apostolakis
6	Leticia Mckenna
14	Laura Hughes
18	Leah Davidson
7	Kathryn Harvey
22	Bryleeh Henry
19	Lourdes Bosch

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Holly Mcnamara, Mariana Speckmaier, Karly Roestbakken, Rhianna Pollicina, Melissa Barbieri.

Wellington Phoenix (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
39	Carolina Vilao (GK)
5	Alivia Kelly
4	Mackenzie Barry
21	Lara Will
3	Tiana Jaber
10	Alyssa Whinham
15	Daisy Brazendale
6	Maya McCutcheon
9	Olivia Fergusson
16	Annalie Longo
7	Grace Jale

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Emma Main, Mebae Tanaka, Manaia Elliott, Zoe Mcmeeken, Aimee Feinberg-Danieli.

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