Western United vs Newcastle Jets , 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Western United

20': Avaani Prakash

FT
1 - 3

Newcastle Jets

4': Libby Copus-Brown
21': Lauren Allan
66': Sarina Bolden

About

Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets at Ironbark Fields, 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.
2': Attempt saved. Aimee Medwin (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki.
4': Goal! Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1. Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sarina Bolden with a cross.
6': Foul by Cassidy Davis (Newcastle Jets).
6': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Alana Cerne (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Sophie Hoban (Newcastle Jets).
8': Delay in match (Newcastle Jets).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Foul by Cassidy Davis (Newcastle Jets).
11': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Sophie Hoban (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
13': Attempt saved. Aimee Medwin (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
14': Attempt blocked. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
17': Foul by Melindaj Barbieri (Newcastle Jets).
17': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets).
17': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Sophie Hoban is caught offside.
20': Attempt blocked. Aimee Medwin (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
20': Goal! Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 1. Avaani Prakash (Western United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
21': Attempt blocked. Emma Dundas (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
21': Goal! Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 2. Lauren Allan (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
24': Foul by Sarina Bolden (Newcastle Jets).
24': Grace Maher (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Lauren Allan is caught offside.
26': Alyssa Dall'Oste (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Lauren Allan (Newcastle Jets).
27': Attempt blocked. Sarina Bolden (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophie Hoban.
27': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Alana Cerne.
28': Attempt missed. Lauren Allan (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emma Dundas.
28': Offside, Western United. Keiwa Hieda is caught offside.
28': Foul by Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets).
28': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Delay in match (Newcastle Jets).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Foul by Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets).
30': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Melindaj Barbieri (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
32': Attempt missed. Keiwa Hieda (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
33': Attempt missed. Aimee Medwin (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
35': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lorena Baumann.
36': Attempt saved. Hannah Keane (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melissa Taranto with a cross.
38': Foul by Sophie Hoban (Newcastle Jets).
38': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United).
41': Lauren Allan (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt saved. Melindaj Barbieri (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 2.
45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 2.
46': Attempt missed. Cassidy Davis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
48': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
48': Hand ball by Josie Wilson (Newcastle Jets).
50': Delay in match because of an injury Elizabeth Copus-Brown (Newcastle Jets).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt missed. Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
55': Attempt saved. Jaclyn Sawicki (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stacey Papadopoulos.
57': Substitution, Western United. Catherine Zimmerman replaces Keiwa Hieda.
57': Avaani Prakash (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Melindaj Barbieri (Newcastle Jets).
59': Attempt missed. Avaani Prakash (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
60': Attempt missed. Melissa Taranto (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaclyn Sawicki.
61': Attempt saved. Sarina Bolden (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lauren Allan.
61': Offside, Western United. Hannah Keane is caught offside.
62': Foul by Aimee Medwin (Western United).
62': Josie Wilson (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lorena Baumann.
64': Attempt missed. Melissa Taranto (Western United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tyla-Jay Vlajnic with a cross following a corner.
65': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Stacey Papadopoulos.
66': Goal! Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 3. Sarina Bolden (Newcastle Jets) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Melindaj Barbieri with a cross following a corner.
68': Attempt saved. Melindaj Barbieri (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sarina Bolden.
69': Attempt saved. Catherine Zimmerman (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Keane.
71': Substitution, Western United. Emma Robers replaces Avaani Prakash because of an injury.
72': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lorena Baumann.
72': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Josie Wilson.
73': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Melina Ayres replaces Sarina Bolden.
77': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Cassidy Davis.
80': Foul by Lorena Baumann (Newcastle Jets).
80': Hannah Keane (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Lorena Baumann (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt saved. Melina Ayres (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isobel Nino.
81': Offside, Western United. Catherine Zimmerman is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Alexandra Huynh replaces Sophie Hoban.
82': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Milan Hammond replaces Lauren Allan.
83': Substitution, Western United. Lucy Richards replaces Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.
83': Substitution, Western United. Julia Sardo replaces Aimee Medwin.
86': Foul by Emma Dundas (Newcastle Jets).
86': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt missed. Julia Sardo (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emma Robers.
88': Attempt saved. Grace Maher (Western United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Josie Allan replaces Melindaj Barbieri.
90'+4': Foul by Emma Dundas (Newcastle Jets).
90'+4': Stacey Papadopoulos (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Emma Dundas (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 3.
0': Match ends, Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 3.

Statistics

NEW		WSU
15	Fouls	2
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	5
7	Saves	4
43.8	Possession	56.2
12	SHOTS	17
7	ON GOAL	10
0.6	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
201	Accurate Passes	268
313	Passes	384
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
7	Crosses	28
0.6	Cross %	0.1
62	Long Balls	73
20	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	0
17	Effective Tackles	14
23	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
16	Interceptions	8
34	Effective Clearances	2
34	Clearances	2

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: Ironbark Fields
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,040

Line-Ups

Western United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alyssa Dall'Oste (GK)
18	Grace Maher
22	Alana Cerne
19	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
2	Stacey Papadopoulos
4	Jaclyn Sawicki
16	Melissa Taranto
13	Avaani Prakash
20	Keiwa Hieda
5	Aimee Medwin
9	Hannah Keane

Western United Substitutes:

Emma Robers, Kathrine Larsen, Catherine Zimmerman, Lucy Richards, Julia Sardo.

Newcastle Jets (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Isobel Nino (GK)
4	Natasha Prior
22	Lorena Baumann
2	Josie Wilson
6	Cassidy Davis
18	Sophie Hoban
10	Libby Copus-Brown
28	Emma Dundas
11	Sarina Bolden
13	Lauren Allan
9	Mindy Barbieri

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Alexandra Huynh, Melina Ayres, Josie Allan, Milan Hammond, Lily-Rose Dunbar.

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