Australian A-League Women

Western Sydney vs Wellington Phoenix, 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Western Sydney
    FT
    0 - 3
    Wellington Phoenix
    • 68': Mariana Speckmaier
    • 83': Macey Fraser
    • 87': Manaia Elliott

    About

    Western Sydney are hosting Wellington Phoenix at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, 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.
    • 2': Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 16': Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 21': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Madison McComasky.
    • 23': Hand ball by Macey Fraser (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 24': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Emma Main.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 27': Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Macey Fraser.
    • 30': Foul by Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 30': Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 34': Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Foul by Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 37': Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Grace Wisnewski (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amy Harrison.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Amy Harrison (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Macey Fraser (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Macey Fraser (Wellington Phoenix) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hope Breslin.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Kaylie Collins tries a through ball, but Sophie Harding is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amy Harrison.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 47': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Hope Breslin tries a through ball, but Mariana Speckmaier is caught offside.
    • 49': Hand ball by Madison McComasky (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 49': Foul by Vicky Bruce (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 49': Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Melissa Caceres (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 54': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Talia Younis replaces Melissa Caceres because of an injury.
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Talia Younis.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Bethany Gordon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Sophie Harding (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maliah Morris.
    • 61': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Manaia Elliott replaces Emma Main.
    • 62': Alexia Apostolakis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vicky Bruce.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vicky Bruce.
    • 65': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Chloe Knott replaces Michaela Foster.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Maliah Morris (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Foul by Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 67': Talia Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Alexia Apostolakis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 67': Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Bethany Gordon.
    • 68': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hope Breslin with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Holly Caspers replaces Sophie Harding.
    • 72': Corner, Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Conceded by Manaia Elliott.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Holly Caspers (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maliah Morris.
    • 75': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 75': Talia Younis (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Danika Matos (Western Sydney Wanderers FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexia Apostolakis.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Rylee Foster (Wellington Phoenix).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 2. Macey Fraser (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manaia Elliott.
    • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kelli Brown replaces Grace Wisnewski.
    • 85': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Rebecca Lake replaces Hope Breslin.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Goal! Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3. Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 90': Foul by Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 90': Rebecca Lake (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kelli Brown (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Macey Fraser with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Amy Chessari (Western Sydney Wanderers FC).
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Chloe Knott (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Kaylie Collins.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kelli Brown with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Manaia Elliott (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mariana Speckmaier.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Madison McComasky.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kelli Brown with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0, Wellington Phoenix 3.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 3
    59.3 Possession 40.7
    12 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    373 Accurate Passes 238
    492 Passes 337
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    11 Crosses 8
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    48 Long Balls 42
    19 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    15 Effective Tackles 10
    22 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 11
    9 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Women

    Venue: CommBank Stadium
    Location: Sydney, Australia
    Attendance: 2,461

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Kaylie Collins (GK)
    2 Victoria Frances Bruce
    4 Madison Mccomasky
    11 Danika Matos
    21 Alexia Apostolakis
    10 Melissa Caceres Yellow Card
    6 Amy Chessari
    7 Amy Harrison
    9 Sophie Harding
    32 Bethany Gordon
    18 Maliah Morris
    Western Sydney Substitutes:
    Olivia Price, Sham Khamis, Gemma Ferris, Holly Caspers, Talia Younis.

    WEL Wellington Phoenix (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rylee Foster (GK)
    5 Marisa van der Meer
    4 Mackenzie Barry
    13 Michaela Foster
    18 Hailey Davidson
    3 Kate Taylor
    6 Macey Fraser
    8 Grace Wisnewski
    17 Mariana Speckmaier
    20 Emma Main
    11 Hope Breslin
    Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:
    Kelli Brown, Chloe Knott, Rebecca Lake, Brianna Edwards, Manaia Elliott.

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