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

· Australian A-League Women

Western United

29': Chloe Logarzo
72': Grace Maher
78': Hannah Keane

FT
3 - 0

Wellington Phoenix

About

Western United are hosting Wellington Phoenix 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.
4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rebecca Lake.
7': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Michaela Robertson.
8': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a cross following a corner.
12': Attempt blocked. Adriana Taranto (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
14': Attempt saved. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Keane with a cross.
22': Foul by Alyssa Whinham (Wellington Phoenix).
22': Melissa Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hope Breslin.
24': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rebecca Lake.
24': Attempt blocked. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
24': Attempt blocked. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross following a corner.
26': Attempt missed. Hope Breslin (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alyssa Whinham.
27': Attempt missed. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a headed pass.
29': Hannah Keane (Western United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Keiwa Hieda with a through ball.
29': Goal! Western United 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
31': Foul by Daisy Brazendale (Wellington Phoenix).
31': Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rebecca Lake.
33': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rebecca Lake.
34': Foul by Chloe Logarzo (Western United).
34': Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo.
37': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Alana Cerne.
41': Foul by Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United).
41': Tiana Jaber (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Daisy Brazendale (Wellington Phoenix).
43': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki with a headed pass.
45'+1': Alana Cerne (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Michaela Robertson (Wellington Phoenix).
45'+2': First Half ends, Western United 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
47': Attempt saved. Emma Main (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alyssa Whinham.
54': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Hailey Davidson.
54': Attempt blocked. Melissa Taranto (Western United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a cross.
55': Attempt blocked. Alana Cerne (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
55': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
58': Hannah Keane (Western United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Grace Maher.
61': Substitution, Western United. Kahli Johnson replaces Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
62': Attempt missed. Melissa Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Kelli Brown replaces Emma Main.
62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Manaia Elliott replaces Michaela Robertson.
63': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rebecca Lake.
66': Foul by Kahli Johnson (Western United).
66': Kelli Brown (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Hailey Davidson.
69': Attempt missed. Melissa Taranto (Western United) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a cross following a corner.
69': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Helena Errington replaces Daisy Brazendale.
71': Attempt saved. Chloe Logarzo (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kahli Johnson.
71': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Rylee Foster.
72': Goal! Western United 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Grace Maher (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the centre of the goal following a corner.
72': Substitution, Western United. Aimee Medwin replaces Keiwa Hieda.
73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ella McMillan replaces Rebecca Lake.
74': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Manaia Elliott.
75': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tiana Jaber.
76': Attempt saved. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grace Maher with a through ball.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Rylee Foster (Wellington Phoenix).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Goal! Western United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aimee Medwin with a cross.
83': Substitution, Western United. Avaani Prakash replaces Chloe Logarzo.
84': Avaani Prakash (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Ella McMillan (Wellington Phoenix).
85': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki.
86': Attempt blocked. Kahli Johnson (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
86': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ella McMillan.
86': Attempt blocked. Melissa Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Maher with a cross.
86': Alyssa Whinham (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Aimee Medwin (Western United).
90'+1': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Zoe McMeeken.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Western United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0.
0': Match ends, Western United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0.
0': Match ends, Western United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0.
0': Match ends, Western United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0.
0': Match ends, Western United 3, Wellington Phoenix 0.

Statistics

WEL		WSU
5	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	13
4	Saves	2
47.4	Possession	52.6
3	SHOTS	24
2	ON GOAL	7
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
295	Accurate Passes	305
406	Passes	415
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	12
4	Crosses	39
0.0	Cross %	0.3
69	Long Balls	65
28	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	8
13	Effective Tackles	18
16	Tackles	26
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	14
32	Effective Clearances	6
32	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: City Vista Recreation Reserve Pitch 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 638

Line-Ups

Western United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Hillary Beall (GK)
18	Grace Maher
22	Alana Cerne
19	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
2	Stacey Papadopoulos
6	Chloe Logarzo
16	Melissa Taranto
4	Jaclyn Sawicki
9	Hannah Keane
15	Adriana Taranto
20	Keiwa Hieda

Western United Substitutes:

Avaani Prakash, Aimee Medwin, Natasha Dakic, Kahli Johnson, Alyssa Dall'Oste.

Wellington Phoenix (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Rylee Foster (GK)
26	Tiana Jaber
23	Rebecca Lake
18	Hailey Davidson
14	Michaela Robertson
11	Hope Breslin
15	Daisy Brazendale
2	Zoe Mcmeeken
20	Emma Main
10	Alyssa Whinham
7	Isabel Cox

Wellington Phoenix Substitutes:

Kelli Brown, Helena Errington, Ella Mcmillan, Aimee Feinberg-Danieli, Manaia Elliott.

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