Australian A-League Women

Western United vs Melbourne Victory , 2022-23 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Western United
  • 54': Jessica McDonald
FT
1 - 0
Melbourne Victory

    About

    Western United are hosting Melbourne Victory 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.
    • 1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Alana Cerne.
    • 2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Melissa Taranto.
    • 2': Alana Cerne (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory).
    • 5': Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Kahli Johnson (Western United Women).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Adriana Taranto (Western United Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
    • 10': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Kayla Morrison tries a through ball, but Natalie Tathem is caught offside.
    • 11': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sydney Cummings.
    • 13': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Beattie Goad tries a through ball, but Tiffany Eliadis is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandra Chidiac.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tiffany Eliadis.
    • 19': Foul by Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory).
    • 19': Melissa Taranto (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Emma Robers (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory).
    • 25': Foul by Natalie Tathem (Melbourne Victory).
    • 25': Francesca Iermano (Western United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Hand ball by Kahli Johnson (Western United Women).
    • 28': Alana Cerne (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory).
    • 32': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sydney Cummings.
    • 32': Francesca Iermano (Western United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Beattie Goad with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Kayla Morrison (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Adriana Taranto (Western United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
    • 37': Casey Dumont (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Hannah Keane (Western United Women).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Western United Women 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United Women 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
    • 46': Foul by Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory).
    • 46': Melissa Taranto (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Emma Robers (Western United Women).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Adriana Taranto (Western United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emma Robers.
    • 53': Adriana Taranto (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Elise Kellond-Knight (Melbourne Victory).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Hannah Keane (Western United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melissa Taranto.
    • 54': Goal! Western United Women 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Jessica McDonald (Western United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 57': Alana Cerne (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory).
    • 60': Foul by Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory).
    • 60': Sydney Cummings (Western United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Melina Ayres with a through ball.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beattie Goad.
    • 63': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Melissa Taranto.
    • 65': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Amy Jackson replaces Tiffany Eliadis.
    • 65': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Emily Kos replaces Natalie Tathem.
    • 66': Substitution, Western United Women. Chloe Logarzo replaces Adriana Taranto.
    • 68': Corner, Western United Women. Conceded by Beattie Goad.
    • 70': Offside, Western United Women. Hannah Keane tries a through ball, but Kahli Johnson is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Western United Women. Conceded by Emily Kos.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ava Briedis replaces Melina Ayres.
    • 75': Substitution, Western United Women. Aleksandra Sinclair replaces Kahli Johnson.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melissa Taranto.
    • 77': Corner, Western United Women. Conceded by Jessika Nash.
    • 80': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Chloe Logarzo (Western United Women).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Catherine Zimmerman (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Francesca Iermano.
    • 86': Foul by Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory).
    • 86': Francesca Iermano (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Chloe Logarzo (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory).
    • 87': Attempt missed. Chloe Logarzo (Western United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 88': Chloe Logarzo (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Chloe Logarzo (Western United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Melissa Taranto following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Corner, Western United Women. Conceded by Kayla Morrison.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Emma Robers (Western United Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beattie Goad.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory).
    • 90'+3': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United Women 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United Women 1, Melbourne Victory 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    58.2 Possession 41.8
    9 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    358 Accurate Passes 217
    489 Passes 347
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 17
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 79
    18 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    17 Interceptions 17
    8 Effective Clearances 20
    8 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Women

    Venue: City Vista Recreation Reserve Pitch 1
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 2,753

    Line-Ups

    WSU Western United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Hillary Beall (GK)
    22 Alana Cerne
    20 Sydney Cummings
    2 Stacey Papadopoulos
    7 Francesca Iermano Yellow Card
    16 Melissa Taranto
    15 Adriana Taranto
    11 Emma Robers
    9 Hannah Keane
    10 Kahli Johnson
    8 Jessica McDonald
    Western United Substitutes:
    Alyssa Dall'Oste, Chloe Logarzo, Aleksandra Sinclair, Jaclyn Sawicki, Julia Sardo.

    MBV Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Casey Dumont (GK)
    18 Kayla Ann Morrison
    3 Claudia Bunge
    11 Natalie Tathem
    5 Jessika Nash
    2 Tiffany Eliadis
    10 Alex Chidiac
    21 Elise Kellond-Knight
    14 Melina Ayres
    6 Beatrice Goad
    9 Catherine Zimmerman
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Emily Kos, Amy Jackson, Ava Briedis, Paige Zois, Miranda Templeman.

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