Melbourne City vs Perth Glory, 2024-25 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

53': Rhianna Pollicina
63': Kathryn Harvey
69': Rhianna Pollicina
73': Kathryn Harvey
90'+5': Laura Hughes

FT
5 - 2

Perth Glory

7': Kelli Brown
51': Miku Sunaga

About

Melbourne City are hosting Perth Glory at ctrl:cyber Pitch, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

7': Kelli Brown (Perth Glory) Goal at 7'
45': Morgan Roberts (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
51': Miku Sunaga (Perth Glory) Goal at 51'
53': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City) Goal at 53'
61': Kathryn Harvey (Melbourne City) Substitution at 61'
62': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 62'
63': Kathryn Harvey (Melbourne City) Goal at 63'
69': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City) Goal at 69'
70': Sarah O'Donoghue (Perth Glory) Substitution at 70'
73': Kathryn Harvey (Melbourne City) Goal at 73'
74': Mischa Anderson (Perth Glory) Substitution at 74'
85': Ischia Brooking (Perth Glory) Substitution at 85'
90'+5': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City) Goal at 95'
90'+6': Kiera Meyers (Melbourne City) Substitution at 96'

Statistics

PER		MBC
7	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
31.7	Possession	68.3
13	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 582

A-League Women Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Melbourne City	17	+21	39
2	Melbourne Victory	16	+12	32
3	Adelaide United	16	+8	30
4	Western United	17	-4	26

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
8	Alexia Apostolakis
16	Karly Roestbakken
22	Bryleeh Henry
18	Leah Davidson
14	Laura Hughes
19	Lourdes Bosch
17	Mariana Speckmaier
6	Leticia Mckenna
10	Rhianna Pollicina

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Melissa Barbieri, Isabella Accardo, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Kiera Meyers, Kathryn Harvey.

Perth Glory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Miranda Templeman (GK)
11	Natalie Tathem
13	Naomi Thomas-Chinnama
5	Grace Johnston
6	Tijan Mckenna
9	Gabby Hollar
8	Georgia Cassidy
23	Isobel Dalton
44	Kelli Brown
14	Miku Sunaga
26	Tanika Lala

Perth Glory Substitutes:

Morgan Roberts, Jessica Skinner, Sarah O'Donoghue, Mischa Anderson, Ischia Brooking.

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