Australian A-League Women

Canberra United vs Melbourne City, 2021-22 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

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About

Canberra United are hosting Melbourne City at Viking Park, Erindale, 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.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Holly McNamara.
  • 7': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City FC).
  • 7': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rebekah Stott with a through ball.
  • 11': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Holly McNamara (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emma Checker.
  • 15': Foul by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City FC).
  • 15': Margot Robinne (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Dangerous play by Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 21': Grace Maher (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashleigh Sykes with a headed pass.
  • 24': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Holly McNamara tries a through ball, but Rhianna Pollicina is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Emma Checker.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Ally Haran (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Foul by Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC).
  • 27': Lauren Keir (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Offside, Canberra United. Chelsee Washington tries a through ball, but Chloe Middleton is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhianna Pollicina.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Margot Robinne (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Laura Hughes.
  • 36': Foul by Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (Melbourne City FC).
  • 36': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City FC).
  • 39': Margot Robinne (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Canberra United. Chloe Middleton tries a through ball, but Michelle Heyman is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Margot Robinne (Canberra United).
  • 43': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emma Checker.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Canberra United 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Canberra United 0, Melbourne City FC 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannah Wilkinson.
  • 47': Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (Melbourne City FC).
  • 48': Foul by Chloe Middleton (Canberra United).
  • 48': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Emma Ilijoski.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rebekah Stott with a through ball.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Holly McNamara with a through ball.
  • 55': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Keeley Richards.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (Melbourne City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leah Davidson with a headed pass.
  • 59': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Grace Maher.
  • 61': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Meisha Westland replaces Rebekah Stott.
  • 61': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Keir with a cross.
  • 63': Substitution, Canberra United. Karly Roestbakken replaces Chloe Middleton.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Holly McNamara.
  • 64': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Keeley Richards.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Emma Checker (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rhianna Pollicina with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rhianna Pollicina with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Leticia McKenna replaces Rhianna Pollicina.
  • 69': Foul by Ally Haran (Canberra United).
  • 69': Holly McNamara (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Grace Maher (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Margot Robinne.
  • 74': Substitution, Canberra United. Holly Caspers replaces Michelle Heyman because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Canberra United. Hayley Taylor-Young replaces Margot Robinne.
  • 79': Foul by Lauren Keir (Canberra United).
  • 79': Leah Davidson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Goal! Canberra United 0, Melbourne City FC 1. Holly McNamara (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Tori Tumeth replaces Naomi Thomas-Chinnama.
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Darcey Malone replaces Leah Davidson.
  • 83': Foul by Lauren Keir (Canberra United).
  • 83': Holly McNamara (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
  • 84': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Keeley Richards.
  • 85': Substitution, Canberra United. Alexia Karrys-Stahl replaces Ashleigh Sykes.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Tori Tumeth (Melbourne City FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tori Tumeth (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 87': Foul by Darcey Malone (Melbourne City FC).
  • 87': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grace Maher.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United).
  • 90'+3': Holly McNamara (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Alexia Karrys-Stahl (Canberra United) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Holly Caspers.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Canberra United 0, Melbourne City FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Canberra United 0, Melbourne City FC 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 9
56.3 Possession 43.7
19 SHOTS 8
10 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 199
431 Passes 329
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
7 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 12
0.5 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 66
17 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
22 Effective Tackles 10
33 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
24 Interceptions 19
15 Effective Clearances 21
15 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Viking Park
Location: Erindale, Australia
Attendance: 1,237

Line-Ups

CAN Canberra United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Keeley Richards (GK)
10 Grace Maher
25 Ally Haran
2 Emma Ilijoski
5 Lauren Keir
7 Chelsee Washington
6 Laura Hughes
11 Chloe Middleton
23 Michelle Heyman
14 Ashleigh Sykes
8 Margot Robinne

MBC Melbourne City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
23 Melissa Barbieri (GK)
15 Emma Checker
7 Winonah Heatley
22 Naomi Thomas-Chinnama
13 Rebekah Stott
18 Leah Davidson
10 Rhianna Pollicina
19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
8 Kaitlyn Torpey
9 Holly Mcnamara
17 Hannah Wilkinson

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