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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory

4': Alana Jancevski
77': Holly Furphy

FT
2 - 0

Sydney FC

About

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

Match Timeline

3': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 3'
4': Alana Jancevski (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 4'
45': Rosie Curtis (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 45'
47': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 47'
60': Abbey Lemon (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 60'
68': Holly Furphy (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 68'
72': Madeleine Caspers (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 72'
72': Amber Luchtmeijer (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 72'
77': Holly Furphy (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 77'
81': Shea Connors (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 81'
90'+3': Faye Bryson (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+4': Natalie Tobin (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

SYD		MBV
9	Fouls	5
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
43.4	Possession	56.6
11	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	4
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
3	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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,494

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 Victory (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Claudia Bunge
66	Alana Jancevski
24	Laura Pickett
13	Sara D'Appolonia
10	Alex Chidiac
8	Alana Murphy
23	Rachel Lowe
11	Nikki Flannery
15	Emily Gielnik

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Sofia Sakalis, Rosie Curtis, Ella O'Grady, Georgia Candy, Holly Furphy.

Sydney FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Brianna Edwards (GK)
12	Natalie Tobin
16	Jordan Thompson
2	Margaux Chauvet
3	Faye Bryson
4	Tori Tumeth
15	Mackenzie Hawkesby
21	Lucy Johnson
24	Caley Tallon-Henniker
22	Indiana Dos Santos
20	Princess Ibani

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Madeleine Caspers, Nicholas Fitzgerald, Shea Connors, Abbey Lemon, Amber Luchtmeijer.

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