Australian A-League Women

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

· Australian A-League Women
Western United
  • 23': Hannah Keane
  • 55': Hannah Keane
FT
2 - 1
Western Sydney
  • 80': Sienna Saveska

About

Western United are hosting Western Sydney 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.
  • 6': Angela Beard (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 6': Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Adriana Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
  • 10': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 10': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adriana Taranto.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Kahli Johnson (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angela Beard with a cross.
  • 23': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Danika Matos.
  • 23': Goal! Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Hannah Keane (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
  • 29': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
  • 31': Angela Beard (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 39': Foul by Melissa Taranto (Western United).
  • 39': Olivia Price (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Angela Beard (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 42': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Shamiran Khamis.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Alana Cerne.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malia Steinmetz.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danika Matos.
  • 49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Angela Beard.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Gemma Ferris (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
  • 49': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Stacey Papadopoulos.
  • 52': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Malia Steinmetz.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Sydney Cummings (Western United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 55': Goal! Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amy Chessari.
  • 60': Foul by Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 60': Kahli Johnson (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Melissa Caceres replaces Olivia Price.
  • 61': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sienna Saveska replaces Bethany Gordon.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Melissa Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki.
  • 68': Substitution, Western United. Francesca Iermano replaces Melissa Taranto.
  • 69': Offside, Western United. Adriana Taranto tries a through ball, but Tyla-Jay Vlajnic is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Sarina Bolden (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Francesca Iermano (Western United).
  • 73': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Cushla Rue replaces Sarina Bolden.
  • 75': Delay in match (Western United).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danika Matos.
  • 80': Goal! Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1. Sienna Saveska (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Western United. Danielle Steer replaces Kahli Johnson.
  • 81': Substitution, Western United. Julia Sardo replaces Stacey Papadopoulos.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Francesca Iermano (Western United).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Hand ball by Danielle Steer (Western United).
  • 89': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Sienna Saveska tries a through ball, but Sophie Harding is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Malia Steinmetz (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
  • 90': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Western United. Natasha Dakic replaces Jaclyn Sawicki.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 3
50.9 Possession 49.1
10 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
404 Accurate Passes 375
533 Passes 513
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 78
27 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 15
18 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 16
19 Effective Clearances 14
19 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: City Vista Recreation Reserve Pitch 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 361

Line-Ups

WSU Western United (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Hillary Beall (GK)
22 Alana Cerne
20 Sydney Cummings
23 Angela Beard
2 Stacey Papadopoulos
4 Jaclyn Sawicki
15 Adriana Taranto
16 Melissa Taranto
9 Hannah Keane
10 Kahli Johnson
19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
Western United Substitutes:
Francesca Iermano, Danielle Steer, Julia Sardo, Natasha Dakic, Alyssa Dall'Oste.

WSFC Western Sydney (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
20 Sham Khamis (GK)
16 Malia Steinmetz
3 Gemma Ferris
11 Danika Matos
21 Alexia Apostolakis
9 Sophie Harding
7 Amy Harrison Yellow Card
8 Olivia Price
6 Amy Chessari
32 Bethany Gordon Yellow Card
19 Sarina Bolden
Western Sydney Substitutes:
Melissa Caceres, Cushla Rue, Sienna Saveska, Aimee Hall, Ella Abdul Massih.

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