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

· Australian A-League Women

Canberra United

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0 - 2

Melbourne Victory

4': Nikki Flannery
45'+1': Sara D'Appolonia

About

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

Match Timeline

4': Nikki Flannery (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 4'
45'+1': Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 46'
45': Bethany Gordon (Canberra United ) Substitution at 45'
59': Laura Pickett (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 59'
59': Ella O'Grady (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 59'
70': Lillian Skelly (Canberra United ) Substitution at 70'
88': Alex Mckenzie (Canberra United ) Substitution at 88'
88': Holly Murray (Canberra United ) Substitution at 88'
90': Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 90'
90'+4': Ella O'Grady (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

MBV		CAN
4	Fouls	1
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	5
52.2	Possession	47.8
13	SHOTS	5
7	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
1	Blocked Shots	3
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: McKellar Park
Location: Canberra, Australia
Attendance: 1,212

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

Canberra United (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Sally James (GK)
11	Emma Robers
3	Elizabeth Anton
5	Madison Ayson
25	Darcey Malone
10	Mary Stanic-Floody
12	Hayley Taylor-Young
28	Tegan Bertolissio
23	Michelle Heyman
13	Sofia Christopherson
17	Maja Markovski

Canberra United Substitutes:

Coco Majstorovic, Lillian Skelly, Alex Mckenzie, Holly Murray, Bethany Gordon.

Melbourne Victory (3-4-2-1)

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

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Laura Pickett, Rosie Curtis, Ella O'Grady, Georgia Candy, Ava Briedis.

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