Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory vs Canberra United , 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Melbourne Victory
  • 28': McKenzie Weinert
  • 57': Kurea Okino
FT
2 - 0
Canberra United
  • Red Card 50': Chloe Lincoln

About

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.
  • 6': Hand ball by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
  • 7': Foul by Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
  • 7': Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Cannon Clough.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Kayla Morrison (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Lowe.
  • 12': Attempt missed. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alana Murphy.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
  • 15': Emma Ilijoski (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kurea Okino.
  • 18': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
  • 18': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Mary Stanic-Floody.
  • 21': Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Emma Ilijoski (Canberra United).
  • 21': Foul by Kayla Morrison (Melbourne Victory).
  • 21': Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Beattie Goad.
  • 24': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Chloe Lincoln.
  • 25': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Vesna Milivojevic.
  • 28': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Canberra United 0. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamilla Rankin.
  • 30': Foul by Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory).
  • 30': Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Elise Kellond-Knight (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessika Nash.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by McKenzie Weinert.
  • 36': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Michelle Heyman.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rachel Lowe with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Foul by Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory).
  • 38': Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
  • 39': Jamilla Rankin (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Tori Hansen (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Kayla Morrison (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Kayla Morrison.
  • 41': Offside, Melbourne Victory. McKenzie Weinert is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Canberra United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Canberra United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Canberra United. Sarah Clark replaces Ava Piazza.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamilla Rankin.
  • 50': Foul by Chloe Lincoln (Canberra United).
  • 50': Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Chloe Lincoln (Canberra United) is shown the red card.
  • 51': Substitution, Canberra United. Coco Majstorovic replaces Mary Stanic-Floody.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Elise Kellond-Knight (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 53': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Coco Majstorovic.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 57': Goal! Melbourne Victory 2, Canberra United 0. Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a through ball.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kayla Morrison.
  • 60': Foul by Jamilla Rankin (Melbourne Victory).
  • 60': Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Jamilla Rankin (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jessika Nash.
  • 64': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Kurea Okino is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Elise Kellond-Knight (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by McKenzie Weinert.
  • 67': Alex McKenzie (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory).
  • 67': Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Alex McKenzie (Canberra United).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Foul by Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United).
  • 70': Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Emma Ilijoski.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Tori Hansen (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elise Kellond-Knight with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
  • 73': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lia Privitelli replaces Beattie Goad.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by McKenzie Weinert.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Cannon Clough (Canberra United).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Alex McKenzie (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory).
  • 79': Elise Kellond-Knight (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Sarah Clark (Canberra United).
  • 81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ella O'Grady replaces Kurea Okino.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 86': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Coco Majstorovic.
  • 86': Offside, Melbourne Victory. McKenzie Weinert is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Canberra United. Ruby Nathan replaces Cannon Clough.
  • 87': Foul by Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory).
  • 87': Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 88': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Paige Zois replaces Alana Murphy.
  • 88': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ella O'Grady is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt saved. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamilla Rankin.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamilla Rankin.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ruby Nathan.
  • 90'+3': Ella O'Grady (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alex McKenzie (Canberra United).
  • 90'+6': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Lia Privitelli is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Canberra United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Canberra United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Canberra United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 2, Canberra United 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 11
13 Saves 0
38.3 Possession 61.7
3 SHOTS 25
0 ON GOAL 15
0.0 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
174 Accurate Passes 366
289 Passes 463
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 36
0.1 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 44
18 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 14
15 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
14 Interceptions 17
27 Effective Clearances 12
27 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,264

Line-Ups

MBV Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lydia Williams (GK)
18 Kayla Ann Morrison
3 Tori Hansen
2 Jamilla Rankin
5 Jessika Nash
23 Rachel Lowe Yellow Card
21 Elise Kellond-Knight
8 Alana Murphy
13 Kurea Okino
6 Beatrice Goad
11 McKenzie Weinert
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Paige Zois, Lia Privitelli, Miranda Templeman, Ella O'Grady, Emma Checker.

CAN Canberra United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Chloe Lincoln (GK) Red Card
2 Alex Mckenzie
22 Barrie Clough
5 Emma Ilijoski
8 Sasha Grove
17 Vesna Milivojevic
6 Ava Piazza
10 Mary Stanic-Floody
23 Michelle Heyman
13 Sofia Christopherson
19 Nikki Flannery
Canberra United Substitutes:
Coco Majstorovic, Tegan Bertolissio, Ruby Nathan, Holly Murray, Sarah Clark.

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