Australian A-League Women

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory , 2021-22 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Wellington Phoenix
    FT
    0 - 2
    Melbourne Victory
    • 13': Alana Murphy
    • 23': Tiffany Eliadis

    About

    Wellington Phoenix are hosting Melbourne Victory at WIN Stadium, Illawarra, 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.
    • 3': Foul by Mindy Barbieri (Melbourne Victory).
    • 3': Talitha Kramer (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Maja Markovski (Melbourne Victory).
    • 5': Zoe McMeeken (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 8': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Polly Doran.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Mindy Barbieri (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Maja Markovski following a fast break.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kate Taylor.
    • 13': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Zoe McMeeken.
    • 13': Goal! Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandra Chidiac following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by Mindy Barbieri (Melbourne Victory).
    • 15': Talitha Kramer (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Talitha Kramer tries a through ball, but Chloe Knott is caught offside.
    • 23': Goal! Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Melbourne Victory 2. Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 26': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Chloe Knott tries a through ball, but Ava Pritchard is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 29': Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 34': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Amy Jackson.
    • 37': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Maja Markovski.
    • 37': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chloe Knott with a cross.
    • 38': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Knott with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Isabel Gomez.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amy Jackson.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Maja Markovski (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Polly Doran with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Melbourne Victory 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Melbourne Victory 2.
    • 49': Foul by Polly Doran (Melbourne Victory).
    • 49': Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Alexandra Chidiac tries a through ball, but Tiffany Eliadis is caught offside.
    • 51': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 52': Foul by Polly Doran (Melbourne Victory).
    • 52': Talitha Kramer (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Whinham (Wellington Phoenix Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 54': Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zoe McMeeken.
    • 59': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Grace Jale tries a through ball, but Ava Pritchard is caught offside.
    • 61': Foul by Grace Jale (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 61': Francesca Iermano (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Saskia Vosper replaces Talitha Kramer.
    • 62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Te Reremoana Walker replaces Alyssa Whinham.
    • 62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Charlotte Lancaster replaces Grace Jale.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Te Reremoana Walker (Wellington Phoenix Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 63': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Mackenzie Barry tries a through ball, but Chloe Knott is caught offside.
    • 65': Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 68': Casey Dumont (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandra Chidiac.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Maja Markovski (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alana Murphy.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Charlotte Lancaster (Wellington Phoenix Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Te Reremoana Walker following a fast break.
    • 74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brooke Hendrix replaces Tiffany Eliadis.
    • 74': Foul by Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 74': Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Polly Doran.
    • 76': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Saskia Vosper tries a through ball, but Te Reremoana Walker is caught offside.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mindy Barbieri.
    • 81': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Brianna Edwards replaces Lily Alfeld.
    • 82': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Annabel Martin replaces Chloe Knott.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Saskia Vosper.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Te Reremoana Walker.
    • 86': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Paige Zois replaces Alana Murphy.
    • 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Emma Robers replaces Claudia Bunge.
    • 90': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Amy Jackson.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Charlotte Lancaster (Wellington Phoenix Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+2': Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Melbourne Victory 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Wellington Phoenix Women 0, Melbourne Victory 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 1
    50.1 Possession 49.9
    11 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 246
    395 Passes 390
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 58
    10 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    17 Tackles 26
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    29 Interceptions 19
    24 Effective Clearances 7
    24 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Women

    Venue: WIN Stadium
    Location: Illawarra, Australia
    Attendance: 61

    Line-Ups

    WEL Wellington Phoenix (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lily Alfeld (GK)
    3 Kate Taylor
    4 Mackenzie Barry
    17 Talitha Kramer
    15 Zoe Mcmeeken
    6 Isabel Gomez Yellow Card
    20 Alyssa Whinham
    16 Hannah Jones
    7 Chloe Knott
    10 Grace Jale
    9 Ava Pritchard
    Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:
    Charlotte Lancaster, Brianna Edwards, Te Reremoana Walker, Saskia Vosper, Annabel Martin.

    MBV Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Casey Dumont (GK)
    15 Amy Jackson
    3 Claudia Bunge
    19 Lia Privitelli
    13 Polly Doran
    8 Alana Murphy
    10 Alex Chidiac
    2 Tiffany Eliadis
    17 Maja Markovski
    22 Francesca Iermano
    30 Mindy Barbieri
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Emma Robers, Paige Zois, Melissa Maizels, Courtney Nevin, Brooke Hendrix.

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