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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

52': Chinaza Uchendu

FT
1 - 0

Sydney FC

About

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

Match Timeline

45': Bianca Galic (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 45'
52': Chinaza Uchendu (Melbourne City) Goal at 52'
54': Riley Tanner (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 54'
57': Abbey Lemon (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 57'
67': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 67'
72': Claire Corbett (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 72'
72': Amber Luchtmeijer (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 72'
80': Bianca Galic (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 80'
86': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City) Substitution at 86'
86': Tori Tumeth (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 86'

Statistics

SYD		MBC
8	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	5
48.6	Possession	51.4
18	SHOTS	21
5	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
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
7	Blocked Shots	5
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: Melbourne City Football Academy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 972

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
18	Leah Davidson
6	Leticia Mckenna
7	Danella Butrus
21	Aideen Keane
9	Holly Mcnamara
15	Chinaza Uchendu

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Bryleeh Henry, Kaya Jugovic, Karly Roestbakken, Deven Jackson, Melissa Barbieri, Ellie Wilson.

Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Heather Hinz (GK)
16	Willa Pearson
5	Kirsty Fenton
14	Abbey Lemon
4	Tori Tumeth
21	Sarah Hunter
8	Hana Lowry
26	Madeleine Caspers
19	Skye Halmarick
7	Amelia Cassar
9	Jodi Ulkekul

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Claire Corbett, Madison Ayson, Tiahna Robertson, Bianca Galic, Riley Tanner, Amber Luchtmeijer.

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