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

· Australian A-League Women

Adelaide United

8': Melissa Barbieri (OG)

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Melbourne City

1': Mariana Speckmaier
41': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
74': Holly Mcnamara

About

Adelaide United are hosting Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Timeline

1': Mariana Speckmaier (Melbourne City) Goal at 1'
8': Melissa Barbieri (Melbourne City) Own Goal at 8'
41': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City) Goal at 41'
56': Sarah Morgan (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 56'
60': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 60'
66': Chelsie Dawber (Adelaide United ) Yellow Card at 66'
70': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Substitution at 70'
70': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City) Substitution at 70'
74': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Goal at 74'
75': Tiarna Karambasis (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 75'
75': Chrissy Panagaris (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 75'
75': Miley Grigg (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 75'
80': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City) Substitution at 80'
85': Ella Tonkin (Adelaide United ) Yellow Card at 85'

Statistics

MBC		ADE
5	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	3
59.2	Possession	40.8
12	SHOTS	8
6	ON GOAL	0
0.5	On Target %	0.0
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
0	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: Coopers Stadium
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 2,404

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

Adelaide United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Claudia Jenkins (GK)
17	Zoe Tolland
13	Ella Tonkin
2	Emily Hodgson
14	Lucia Leon
8	Emily Condon
19	Katie Bowler
27	Sian Dewey
23	Fiona Worts
3	Meleri Mullan
10	Chelsie Dawber

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Sarah Morgan, Annalee Grove, Chrissy Panagaris, Tiarna Karambasis, Miley Grigg.

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Melissa Barbieri (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
17	Mariana Speckmaier
8	Alexia Apostolakis
14	Laura Hughes
18	Leah Davidson
27	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
19	Lourdes Bosch
6	Leticia Mckenna
7	Kathryn Harvey

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Bryleeh Henry, Karly Roestbakken, Malena Mieres, Holly Mcnamara, Rhianna Pollicina.

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