Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix, 2022-23 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Melbourne Victory
  • 45'+5': Melina Ayres
FT
1 - 0
Wellington Phoenix

    About

    Melbourne Victory are hosting Wellington Phoenix at Epping Stadium, 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.
    • 4': Brianna Edwards (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory).
    • 4': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Claudia Bunge tries a through ball, but Melina Ayres is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beattie Goad.
    • 6': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Foul by Claudia Cicco (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 7': Attempt saved. Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beattie Goad with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Paige Satchell (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kayla Morrison with a through ball.
    • 12': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
    • 13': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Betsy Hassett tries a through ball, but Michaela Robertson is caught offside.
    • 17': Alyssa Whinham (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Gema Simon (Melbourne Victory).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beattie Goad.
    • 22': Corner, Wellington Phoenix Women. Conceded by Tiffany Eliadis.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gema Simon with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Gema Simon (Melbourne Victory).
    • 24': Michaela Robertson (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Marisa van der Meer.
    • 29': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Mackenzie Barry.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Michaela Foster (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paige Satchell.
    • 34': Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory).
    • 41': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Claudia Cicco (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 42': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Ava Pritchard (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 43': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Kayla Morrison (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudia Bunge.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Paige Satchell (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 45'+3': Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
    • 45'+5': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix Women 0. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexandra Chidiac with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix Women 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Alana Murphy replaces Tiffany Eliadis.
    • 45': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ava Briedis replaces Gema Simon.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lia Privitelli with a headed pass.
    • 50': Hand ball by Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory).
    • 50': Betsy Hassett (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory).
    • 51': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Marisa van der Meer.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alexandra Chidiac with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a through ball.
    • 58': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Chloe Knott.
    • 61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Emily Clegg replaces Michaela Robertson.
    • 63': Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Betsy Hassett (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 64': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 64': Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Saskia Vosper replaces Claudia Cicco.
    • 68': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Isabel Gomez replaces Alyssa Whinham.
    • 70': Foul by Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
    • 70': Paige Satchell (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Isabel Gomez.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beattie Goad with a cross.
    • 71': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jessika Nash tries a through ball, but Lia Privitelli is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Paige Zois replaces Lia Privitelli.
    • 76': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Maja Markovski replaces Melina Ayres.
    • 78': Foul by Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 78': Paige Zois (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Betsy Hassett (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Elise Kellond-Knight (Melbourne Victory).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Michaela Foster (Wellington Phoenix Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Maja Markovski (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paige Zois.
    • 83': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women).
    • 84': Alexandra Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Elise Kellond-Knight.
    • 86': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Alexandra Chidiac tries a through ball, but Paige Zois is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix Women. Zoe McMeeken replaces Paige Satchell.
    • 89': Foul by Maja Markovski (Melbourne Victory).
    • 89': Isabel Gomez (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Offside, Wellington Phoenix Women. Isabel Gomez tries a through ball, but Ava Pritchard is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Maja Markovski (Melbourne Victory).
    • 90'+2': Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Saskia Vosper.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Marisa van der Meer.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Wellington Phoenix Women 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    6 Saves 2
    46.3 Possession 53.7
    3 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.7 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    246 Accurate Passes 300
    363 Passes 396
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    5 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    61 Long Balls 54
    13 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    15 Effective Tackles 9
    24 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 1.0
    8 Interceptions 9
    29 Effective Clearances 9
    29 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Women

    Venue: Epping Stadium
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 589

    Line-Ups

    MBV Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Casey Dumont (GK)
    18 Kayla Ann Morrison
    3 Claudia Bunge
    7 Gema Simon
    5 Jessika Nash
    2 Tiffany Eliadis
    21 Elise Kellond-Knight
    10 Alex Chidiac Yellow Card
    14 Melina Ayres
    6 Beatrice Goad
    19 Lia Privitelli
    Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
    Paige Zois, Ava Briedis, Alana Murphy, Miranda Templeman, Maja Markovski.

    WEL Wellington Phoenix (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Brianna Edwards (GK)
    5 Marisa van der Meer
    4 Mackenzie Barry
    21 Michaela Foster
    17 Claudia Cicco
    11 Betsy Hassett
    7 Chloe Knott Yellow Card
    13 Paige Satchell
    14 Michaela Robertson
    10 Alyssa Whinham
    9 Ava Pritchard
    Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:
    Milly Clegg, Zoe Mcmeeken, Isabel Gomez, Georgia Candy, Saskia Vosper.

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