Western United vs Western Sydney , 2022-23 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season
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Western United are hosting Western Sydney
at City Vista Recreation Reserve Pitch 1, Melbourne, Australia, starting on
. The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Angela Beard (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 6': Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Attempt missed. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 7': Attempt saved. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Adriana Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 9': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
- 10': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 10': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt missed. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adriana Taranto.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Kahli Johnson (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angela Beard with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Danika Matos.
- 23': Goal! Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Hannah Keane (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
- 29': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
- 31': Angela Beard (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 39': Foul by Melissa Taranto (Western United).
- 39': Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Angela Beard (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 42': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Shamiran Khamis.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Alana Cerne.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malia Steinmetz.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
- 48': Attempt saved. Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danika Matos.
- 49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Angela Beard.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Gemma Ferris (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
- 49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Stacey Papadopoulos.
- 52': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Malia Steinmetz.
- 53': Attempt missed. Sydney Cummings (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 55': Goal! Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
- 58': Attempt missed. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amy Chessari.
- 60': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 60': Kahli Johnson (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Melissa Caceres replaces Olivia Price.
- 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sienna Saveska replaces Bethany Gordon.
- 63': Attempt missed. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
- 67': Attempt saved. Melissa Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki.
- 68': Substitution, Western United. Francesca Iermano replaces Melissa Taranto.
- 69': Offside, Western United. Adriana Taranto tries a through ball, but Tyla-Jay Vlajnic is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Sarina Bolden (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 72': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Francesca Iermano (Western United).
- 73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Cushla Rue replaces Sarina Bolden.
- 75': Delay in match (Western United).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danika Matos.
- 80': Goal! Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Sienna Saveska (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 81': Substitution, Western United. Danielle Steer replaces Kahli Johnson.
- 81': Substitution, Western United. Julia Sardo replaces Stacey Papadopoulos.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Francesca Iermano (Western United).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Hand ball by Danielle Steer (Western United).
- 89': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sienna Saveska tries a through ball, but Sophie Harding is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Malia Steinmetz (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
- 90': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Western United. Natasha Dakic replaces Jaclyn Sawicki.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
Statistics
 WSFC |
WSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 375 |
| 533 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Women
Venue: City Vista Recreation Reserve Pitch 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 361
Venue: City Vista Recreation Reserve Pitch 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 361
Line-Ups
Western United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Hillary Beall (GK) |
| 22 | Alana Cerne |
| 20 | Sydney Cummings |
| 23 | Angela Beard |
| 2 | Stacey Papadopoulos |
| 4 | Jaclyn Sawicki |
| 15 | Adriana Taranto |
| 16 | Melissa Taranto |
| 9 | Hannah Keane |
| 10 | Kahli Johnson |
| 19 | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic |
Western Sydney (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Sham Khamis (GK) |
| 16 | Malia Steinmetz |
| 3 | Gemma Ferris |
| 11 | Danika Matos |
| 21 | Alexia Apostolakis |
| 9 | Sophie Harding |
| 7 | Amy Harrison  |
| 8 | Olivia Price |
| 6 | Amy Chessari |
| 32 | Bethany Gordon |
| 19 | Sarina Bolden |
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