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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory

20': Emily Gielnik (P)
42': Alana Jancevski

FT
2 - 3

Melbourne City

6': Mariana Speckmaier
64': Lourdes Bosch
85': Mariana Speckmaier

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Melbourne City at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

6': Mariana Speckmaier (Melbourne City) Goal at 6'
20': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory ) Penalty - Scored at 20'
29': Alana Jancevski (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 29'
36': Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 36'
42': Alana Jancevski (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 42'
45'+4': Kayla Ann Morrison (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 49'
59': Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 59'
64': Lourdes Bosch (Melbourne City) Goal at 64'
65': Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 65'
70': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 70'
70': Ella O'Grady (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 70'
70': Leticia Mckenna (Melbourne City) Substitution at 70'
72': Beatrice Goad (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 72'
79': Sofia Sakalis (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 79'
80': Emilia Murray (Melbourne City) Substitution at 80'
85': Mariana Speckmaier (Melbourne City) Goal at 85'
89': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 89'
90'+3': Kiera Meyers (Melbourne City) Substitution at 93'

Statistics

MBC		MBV
16	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	2
51.1	Possession	48.9
10	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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
0	Blocked Shots	5
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 3,850

A-League Women Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Melbourne City	7	+10	17
2	Brisbane Roar	7	+12	15
3	Melbourne Victory	7	+6	14
4	Western United	7	-2	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Claudia Bunge
6	Beatrice Goad
2	Ellie Wilson
8	Alana Murphy
10	Alex Chidiac
23	Rachel Lowe
15	Emily Gielnik
66	Alana Jancevski
11	Nikki Flannery

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Rosie Curtis, Georgia Candy, Sofia Sakalis, Sara D'Appolonia, Ella O'Grady.

Melbourne City (5-3-2)

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

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Kiera Meyers, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Melissa Barbieri, Leticia Mckenna, Emilia Murray.

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