Melbourne City vs Western United, 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.
- 6': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Hannah Wilkinson is caught offside.
- 8': Chloe Logarzo (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women).
- 9': Foul by Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women).
- 9': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 10': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lysianne Proulx.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Rhianna Pollicina is caught offside.
- 14': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Hannah Wilkinson is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
- 15': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Kaitlyn Torpey is caught offside.
- 20': Chloe Logarzo (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women).
- 22': Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Grace Maher (Western United).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Julia Sardo.
- 25': Hannah Keane (Western United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
- 25': Foul by Hannah Keane (Western United).
- 25': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
- 28': Attempt saved. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keiwa Hieda.
- 28': Goal! Melbourne City Women 0, Western United 1. Hannah Keane (Western United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 30': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Grace Maher (Western United).
- 30': Attempt saved. Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Wilkinson.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
- 31': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Grace Maher.
- 32': Goal! Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 1. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a headed pass following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women).
- 33': Grace Maher (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Melissa Taranto (Western United).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Chloe Logarzo (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women).
- 40': Delay in match (Melbourne City Women).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
- 44': Attempt missed. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45': Attempt missed. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Julia Sardo (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 1.
- 46': Foul by Julia Sardo (Western United).
- 46': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women).
- 47': Julia Sardo (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Bryleeh Henry.
- 49': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a headed pass following a corner.
- 49': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Hannah Wilkinson is caught offside.
- 50': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Kaitlyn Torpey is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (Melbourne City Women).
- 52': Keiwa Hieda (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Goal! Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 2. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
- 54': Foul by Alana Cerne (Western United).
- 54': Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Alana Cerne (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt saved. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melissa Taranto with a through ball.
- 57': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a through ball.
- 57': Foul by Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women).
- 57': Grace Maher (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Laura Hughes with a through ball.
- 63': Foul by Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women).
- 63': Hillary Beall (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Melissa Taranto (Western United).
- 64': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Wilkinson.
- 68': Offside, Melbourne City Women. Kaitlyn Torpey is caught offside.
- 70': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Laura Hughes.
- 71': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Foul by Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City Women).
- 72': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Western United. Stacey Papadopoulos replaces Julia Sardo.
- 72': Substitution, Western United. Kahli Johnson replaces Natasha Dakic.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Caitlin Karic replaces Bryleeh Henry.
- 73': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Leah Davidson replaces Laura Hughes.
- 73': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Karly Roestbakken.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
- 75': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lysianne Proulx.
- 76': Foul by Alana Cerne (Western United).
- 76': Kaitlyn Torpey (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 77': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Hillary Beall.
- 77': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Chloe Logarzo.
- 79': Goal! Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 3. Kahli Johnson (Western United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannah Keane with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women).
- 81': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt saved. Grace Maher (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 83': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Karly Roestbakken.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Leia Varley replaces Naomi Thomas-Chinnama.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Tijan McKenna replaces Karly Roestbakken.
- 85': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Leah Davidson.
- 86': Attempt missed. Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leia Varley.
- 88': Foul by Leia Varley (Melbourne City Women).
- 88': Keiwa Hieda (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, Western United. Avaani Prakash replaces Hannah Keane.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Leah Davidson.
- 90'+4': Avaani Prakash (Western United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kahli Johnson following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Offside, Western United. Chloe Logarzo is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 3.
- 0': Match ends, Melbourne City Women 1, Western United 3.
Statistics
WSU | MBC | |
---|---|---|
10 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 7 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 6 |
40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
18 | SHOTS | 10 |
9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
224 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
333 | Passes | 494 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
19 | Crosses | 15 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
65 | Long Balls | 65 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
36 | Tackles | 26 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
22 | Interceptions | 19 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
12 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,656
Line-Ups
Melbourne City (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
44 | Lysianne Proulx (GK) |
5 | Taylor Otto |
13 | Rebekah Stott |
14 | Laura Hughes |
16 | Karly Roestbakken |
3 | Naomi Thomas-Chinnama |
10 | Rhianna Pollicina |
24 | Daniela Galic |
8 | Kaitlyn Torpey |
22 | Bryleeh Henry |
17 | Hannah Wilkinson |
Western United (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Hillary Beall (GK) |
14 | Natasha Dakic |
22 | Alana Cerne |
18 | Grace Maher |
24 | Julia Sardo |
6 | Chloe Logarzo |
15 | Adriana Taranto |
4 | Jaclyn Sawicki |
20 | Keiwa Hieda |
16 | Melissa Taranto |
9 | Hannah Keane |
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