Australian A-League Women

Sydney FC vs Canberra United , 2020-21 Australian W-League, Semifinals

· Australian A-League Women
  • 15': Mackenzie Hawkesby
  • 64': Clare Wheeler
  • 73': Ally Green
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3 - 0

Sydney beat Canberra to set up W-L decider against Victory

A-League

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paige Satchell with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
  • 4': Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
  • 11': Rachel Lowe (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teresa Polias.
  • 13': Foul by Lauren Keir (Canberra United).
  • 13': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Jessika Nash.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 15': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Canberra United 0. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clare Wheeler with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Grace Maher (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Demi Koulizakis.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Paige Satchell (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Grace Maher (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
  • 24': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Jada Mathyssen-Whyman.
  • 25': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Charlotte Mclean.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 30': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Natalie Tobin.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Paige Satchell (Canberra United) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grace Maher.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remy Siemsen.
  • 37': Offside, Sydney FC. Mackenzie Hawkesby tries a through ball, but Remy Siemsen is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Jada Mathyssen-Whyman.
  • 41': Foul by Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC).
  • 41': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Teresa Polias (Sydney FC).
  • 45'+2': Paige Satchell (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Canberra United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Canberra United 0.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Charlotte Mclean (Sydney FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby.
  • 51': Ally Green (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United).
  • 51': Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Offside, Sydney FC. Rachel Lowe tries a through ball, but Remy Siemsen is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Laura Hughes (Canberra United).
  • 59': Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Paige Satchell (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demi Koulizakis.
  • 61': Foul by Natasha Prior (Sydney FC).
  • 61': Paige Satchell (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Canberra United 0. Clare Wheeler (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlotte Mclean with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Demi Koulizakis (Canberra United).
  • 66': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Sydney FC. Ally Green tries a through ball, but Rachel Lowe is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Canberra United. Hayley Taylor-Young replaces Demi Koulizakis.
  • 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Charlize Rule replaces Rachel Lowe.
  • 70': Substitution, Sydney FC. Allira Toby replaces Remy Siemsen.
  • 73': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Canberra United 0. Ally Green (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 74': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Natasha Prior.
  • 77': Substitution, Canberra United. Sasha Grove replaces Paige Satchell.
  • 79': Ally Green (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United).
  • 82': Substitution, Sydney FC. Taylor Ray replaces Clare Wheeler.
  • 85': Substitution, Sydney FC. Angelique Hristodoulou replaces Princess Ibini.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Laura Hughes (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nickoletta Flannery.
  • 85': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Charlotte Mclean.
  • 89': Substitution, Canberra United. Rachael Goldstein replaces Laura Hughes.
  • 89': Substitution, Canberra United. Jessie Rasschaert replaces Jessika Nash.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Bianca Galic (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grace Maher.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kendall Fletcher (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bianca Galic.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Rachael Goldstein (Canberra United).
  • 90'+4': Teresa Polias (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC).
  • 90'+5': Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jessie Rasschaert (Canberra United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 3, Canberra United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 3, Canberra United 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 1
4 Saves 4
60.9 Possession 39.1
12 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.9
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
417 Accurate Passes 213
540 Passes 351
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
8 Accurate Crosses 6
24 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.5
70 Long Balls 64
30 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 0
11 Effective Tackles 20
18 Tackles 29
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 31
7 Effective Clearances 15
7 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 2,044

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman (GK)
12 Natalie Tobin Yellow Card
13 Natasha Prior
2 Teresa Polias
5 Ally Green
3 Charlotte McLean
15 Mackenzie Hawkesby
6 Clare Wheeler
20 Princess Ibani
8 Rachel Lowe
10 Remy Siemsen

CAN Canberra United (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Keeley Richards (GK)
4 Kendall Fletcher
15 Jessika Nash
6 Bianca Galic
2 Emma Ilijoski
5 Lauren Keir
8 Laura Hughes
10 Grace Maher
13 Paige Satchell
19 Nikki Flannery
9 Demi Koulizakis Yellow Card

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