Melbourne City vs Wellington Phoenix, 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Hope Breslin is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Emina Ekic is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Isabel Cox (Wellington Phoenix).
- 7': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women).
- 11': Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women).
- 13': Michaela Foster (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women).
- 15': Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 16': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Isabel Cox.
- 21': Foul by Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women).
- 21': Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
- 23': Foul by Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women).
- 23': Rebecca Lake (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
- 25': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Mackenzie Barry.
- 26': Attempt missed. Taylor Otto (Melbourne City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a cross.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt saved. Julia Grosso (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
- 40': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Kate Taylor.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Taylor Otto (Melbourne City Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emina Ekic with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 41': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women).
- 42': Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Foul by Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+2': Julia Grosso (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City Women 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City Women 0, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 46': Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women).
- 47': Attempt saved. Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 48': Hand ball by Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women).
- 49': Attempt missed. Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Laura Hughes.
- 51': Goal! Melbourne City Women 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julia Grosso.
- 53': Foul by Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix).
- 53': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 60': Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Annalie Longo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 61': Annalie Longo (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karly Roestbakken with a cross.
- 63': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
- 65': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 67': Delay in match (Melbourne City Women).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt saved. Michaela Foster (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isabel Cox.
- 70': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Lysianne Proulx.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hailey Davidson with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Tiana Jaber replaces Hope Breslin.
- 71': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Bryleeh Henry replaces Karly Roestbakken.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Zoe McMeeken replaces Emma Main.
- 71': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Alyssa Whinham replaces Michaela Foster.
- 72': Foul by Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women).
- 72': Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Isabel Cox (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zoe McMeeken.
- 74': Goal! Melbourne City Women 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniela Galic.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Mackenzie Barry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Hand ball by Isabel Cox (Wellington Phoenix).
- 77': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Helena Errington replaces Mackenzie Barry because of an injury.
- 78': Goal! Melbourne City Women 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Mariana Speckmaier (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Emina Ekic is caught offside.
- 81': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Hannah Wilkinson is caught offside.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women).
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Leticia McKenna replaces Daniela Galic because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Laura Hughes.
- 83': Foul by Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women).
- 83': Isabel Cox (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix).
- 85': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Leticia McKenna (Melbourne City Women) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 86': Foul by Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women).
- 86': Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Second yellow card to Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Leah Davidson replaces Rhianna Pollicina.
- 90': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Tiana Jaber.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kate Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Annalie Longo with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rebecca Lake (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+2': Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Mariana Speckmaier is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Foul by Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+7': Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne City Women 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne City Women 2, Wellington Phoenix 1.
Statistics
WEL | MBC | |
---|---|---|
10 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
33.9 | Possession | 66.1 |
7 | SHOTS | 11 |
4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
186 | Accurate Passes | 437 |
261 | Passes | 511 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
9 | Crosses | 18 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
67 | Long Balls | 40 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
20 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
34 | Tackles | 22 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 5 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
23 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,124
Line-Ups
Melbourne City (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
44 | Lysianne Proulx (GK) |
13 | Rebekah Stott |
7 | Julia Grosso |
16 | Karly Roestbakken |
5 | Taylor Otto |
10 | Rhianna Pollicina |
14 | Laura Hughes |
24 | Daniela Galic |
8 | Kaitlyn Torpey |
17 | Hannah Wilkinson |
11 | Emina Ekic |
Wellington Phoenix (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Rylee Foster (GK) |
23 | Rebecca Lake |
4 | Mackenzie Barry |
13 | Michaela Foster |
18 | Hailey Davidson |
3 | Kate Taylor |
16 | Annalie Longo |
20 | Emma Main |
11 | Hope Breslin |
7 | Isabel Cox |
17 | Mariana Speckmaier |
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