Sydney FC vs Melbourne City, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Sydney FC

20': Rebekah Stott (OG)
62': Mackenzie Hawkesby (P)

FT
2 - 2

Melbourne City

45'+1': Shelby Mcmahon
75': Aideen Keane

About

Sydney FC are hosting Melbourne City at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

20': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City) Own Goal at 20'
38': Riley Tanner (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 38'
45'+1': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Goal at 46'
58': Caley Tallon-Henniker (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 58'
58': Jodi Ulkekul (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 58'
62': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC ) Penalty - Scored at 62'
67': Chinaza Uchendu (Melbourne City) Substitution at 67'
73': Madeleine Caspers (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 73'
75': Aideen Keane (Melbourne City) Goal at 75'
80': Willa Pearson (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Chinaza Uchendu (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 81'
86': Laurie-Ann Moïse (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 86'
87': Danella Butrus (Melbourne City) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

MBC		SYD
7	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
70.9	Possession	29.1
20	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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
6	Blocked Shots	1
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: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,013

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Tiahna Robertson (GK)
16	Willa Pearson
2	Madison Ayson
5	Kirsty Fenton
4	Tori Tumeth
21	Sarah Hunter
32	Bianca Galic
15	Mackenzie Hawkesby
18	Amber Luchtmeijer
13	Riley Tanner
7	Amelia Cassar

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Jodi Ulkekul, Alyssa Rose, Laurie-Ann Moïse, Heather Hinz, Madeleine Caspers, Caley Tallon-Henniker.

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
14	Laura Hughes
18	Leah Davidson
21	Aideen Keane
12	Shelby Mcmahon
6	Leticia Mckenna
9	Holly Mcnamara

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Izabella Rako, Danella Butrus, Ellie Wilson, Melissa Barbieri, Chinaza Uchendu, Caitlin Karic.

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