Australian A-League Women

Sydney FC vs Western United, 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women
Sydney FC
  • 15': Abbey Lemon
  • 70': Cortnee Vine
  • 90'+3': Cortnee Vine
FT
3 - 1
Western United
  • 77': Catherine Zimmerman

About

Sydney FC are hosting Western United at Leichhardt Oval, 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': Aimee Medwin (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Tori Tumeth (Sydney FC).
  • 3': Foul by Emma Robers (Western United).
  • 3': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Adriana Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Grace Maher (Western United).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 15': Goal! Sydney FC 1, Western United 0. Abbey Lemon (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 16': Offside, Sydney FC. Princess Ibini is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Grace Maher.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Abbey Lemon (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Taylor Ray with a through ball.
  • 29': Foul by Emma Robers (Western United).
  • 29': Margaux Chauvet (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC).
  • 32': Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Aimee Medwin (Western United).
  • 36': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby.
  • 42': Foul by Princess Ibini (Sydney FC).
  • 42': Grace Maher (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sydney FC 1, Western United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sydney FC 1, Western United 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Keiwa Hieda.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Taylor Ray (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Ray with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
  • 51': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Keiwa Hieda.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Emma Robers (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Foul by Emma Robers (Western United).
  • 54': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Tori Tumeth.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Hannah Keane (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
  • 57': Substitution, Western United. Avaani Prakash replaces Emma Robers.
  • 57': Substitution, Western United. Tyla-Jay Vlajnic replaces Keiwa Hieda.
  • 57': Avaani Prakash (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC).
  • 60': Substitution, Sydney FC. Shea Connors replaces Abbey Lemon.
  • 62': Delay in match (Western United).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC).
  • 63': Melissa Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
  • 64': Avaani Prakash (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Margaux Chauvet (Sydney FC).
  • 65': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Kathrine Larsen.
  • 66': Aimee Medwin (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Tori Tumeth (Sydney FC).
  • 66': Tori Tumeth (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Western United 0. Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Princess Ibini with a through ball.
  • 71': Substitution, Western United. Catherine Zimmerman replaces Aimee Medwin.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Avaani Prakash (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 75': Adriana Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Shea Connors (Sydney FC).
  • 76': Adriana Taranto (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Shea Connors (Sydney FC).
  • 76': Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! Sydney FC 2, Western United 1. Catherine Zimmerman (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grace Maher following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Jada Whyman (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Cortnee Vine.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Alana Cerne (Western United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adriana Taranto with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Western United. Julia Sardo replaces Stacey Papadopoulos.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Grace Maher (Western United).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Hannah Keane (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grace Maher.
  • 90'+3': Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Melissa Taranto (Western United).
  • 90'+3': Goal! Sydney FC 3, Western United 1. Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kirsty Fenton following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Adriana Taranto (Western United).
  • 90'+5': Jordan Thompson (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sydney FC 3, Western United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sydney FC 3, Western United 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 2
53.1 Possession 46.9
9 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 248
420 Passes 373
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 14
0.1 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 70
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 23
15 Tackles 37
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 17
15 Effective Clearances 21
15 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Leichhardt Oval
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 3,442

Line-Ups

SYD Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman (GK) Yellow Card
16 Jordan Thompson
3 Charlotte McLean
5 Kirsty Fenton Yellow Card
4 Tori Tumeth Yellow Card
2 Margaux Chauvet
15 Mackenzie Hawkesby
18 Taylor Ray
20 Princess Ibani
11 Cortnee Vine
14 Abbey Lemon
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Jasmine Black, Lucy Johnson, Shea Connors, Darcey Malone, Caley Tallon-Henniker.

WSU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Kathrine Larsen (GK)
18 Grace Maher
22 Alana Cerne
5 Aimee Medwin
2 Stacey Papadopoulos
15 Adriana Taranto
11 Emma Robers
16 Melissa Taranto
9 Hannah Keane
4 Jaclyn Sawicki
20 Keiwa Hieda
Western United Substitutes:
Avaani Prakash, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Catherine Zimmerman, Alyssa Dall'Oste, Julia Sardo.

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