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

· Australian A-League Women

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Melbourne Victory are hosting Canberra United at AAMI Park, 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.
14': Attempt saved. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a through ball.
16': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Allira Toby.
20': Attempt saved. Allira Toby (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grace Maher.
22': Emma Ilijoski (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory).
23': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Lia Privitelli tries a through ball, but Polly Doran is caught offside.
30': Attempt saved. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chelsee Washington.
30': Attempt missed. Allira Toby (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
30': Foul by Mikayla Vidmar (Canberra United).
30': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tiffany Eliadis.
33': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
34': Attempt missed. Allira Toby (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross.
35': Foul by Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
35': Grace Maher (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Lauren Keir.
39': Attempt saved. Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
40': Foul by Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
40': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chelsee Washington with a headed pass.
40': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Kyra Cooney-Cross tries a through ball, but Catherine Zimmerman is caught offside.
45': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Lauren Keir.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Allira Toby (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alana Murphy.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Allira Toby (Canberra United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ally Haran.
45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Canberra United 0.
45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Canberra United 0.
45': Substitution, Canberra United. Chloe Middleton replaces Sasha Grove.
45': Substitution, Canberra United. Margot Robinne replaces Grace Maher.
47': Attempt missed. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Catherine Zimmerman.
48': Attempt blocked. Allira Toby (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
49': Attempt saved. Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Catherine Zimmerman.
49': Foul by Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory).
49': Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
51': Margot Robinne (Canberra United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
53': Attempt blocked. Margot Robinne (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allira Toby.
54': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Chelsee Washington (Canberra United).
55': Attempt missed. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
56': Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory).
57': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tiffany Eliadis.
58': Attempt missed. Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
58': Courtney Nevin (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Chloe Middleton (Canberra United).
59': Attempt blocked. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyra Cooney-Cross with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
59': Allira Toby (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Polly Doran (Melbourne Victory).
60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Harriet Withers replaces Alana Murphy.
64': Attempt blocked. Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
65': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chelsee Washington.
67': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Polly Doran.
69': Attempt missed. Allira Toby (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emma Ilijoski.
70': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Catherine Zimmerman tries a through ball, but Harriet Withers is caught offside.
70': Substitution, Canberra United. Holly Caspers replaces Allira Toby.
71': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Mikayla Vidmar.
72': Attempt saved. Margot Robinne (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Holly Caspers.
72': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
74': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Melina Ayres replaces Lia Privitelli.
75': Attempt missed. Margot Robinne (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
77': Attempt blocked. Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Chloe Middleton (Canberra United).
79': Attempt saved. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Holly Caspers.
79': Attempt missed. Chloe Middleton (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
82': Attempt saved. Harriet Withers (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melina Ayres.
82': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chloe Middleton.
84': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Brooke Hendrix.
85': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Melbourne Victory) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alexandra Chidiac.
86': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Kyra Cooney-Cross tries a through ball, but Alexandra Chidiac is caught offside.
87': Attempt blocked. Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Attempt blocked. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Hand ball by Polly Doran (Melbourne Victory).
90': Attempt missed. Lauren Keir (Canberra United) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+2': Chelsee Washington (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory).
90'+2': Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Ally Haran (Canberra United).
90'+4': Attempt missed. Margot Robinne (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chloe Middleton.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Canberra United 0.
0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Canberra United 0.

Statistics

CAN		MBV
5	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	5
48.7	Possession	51.3
25	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	355
439	Passes	455
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	54
27	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	13
16	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.9
15	Interceptions	9
16	Effective Clearances	37
16	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,091

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Casey Dumont (GK)
25	Brooke Hendrix
3	Claudia Bunge
5	Courtney Nevin
13	Polly Doran
2	Tiffany Eliadis
10	Alex Chidiac
8	Alana Murphy
9	Catherine Zimmerman
7	Kyra Cooney-Cross
19	Lia Privitelli

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Maja Markovski, Melina Ayres, Harriet Withers, Paige Zois, Melissa Maizels.

Canberra United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
18	Chloe Lincoln (GK)
5	Lauren Keir
25	Ally Haran
2	Emma Ilijoski
3	Mikayla Vidmar
7	Chelsee Washington
6	Laura Hughes
10	Grace Maher
23	Michelle Heyman
17	Sasha Grove
12	Allira Toby

Canberra United Substitutes:

Cristina Esposito, Holly Caspers, Chloe Middleton, Alexia Karrys-Stahl, Margot Robinne.

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