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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

46': Mariana Speckmaier
89': Bryleeh Henry

FT
2 - 1

Sydney FC

13': Mackenzie Hawkesby

About

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

Match Timeline

11': Jordan Thompson (Sydney FC ) Yellow Card at 11'
13': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC ) Goal at 13'
46': Mariana Speckmaier (Melbourne City) Goal at 46'
60': Amber Luchtmeijer (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 60'
62': Lourdes Bosch (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 62'
67': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Substitution at 67'
67': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 67'
73': Lucy Johnson (Sydney FC ) Substitution at 73'
79': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 79'
89': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Goal at 89'
90'+2': Leah Davidson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

SYD		MBC
12	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
33.4	Possession	66.6
7	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,216

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 (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
16	Karly Roestbakken
8	Alexia Apostolakis
14	Laura Hughes
6	Leticia Mckenna
9	Holly Mcnamara
10	Rhianna Pollicina
17	Mariana Speckmaier
19	Lourdes Bosch

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Shelby Mcmahon, Leah Davidson, Bryleeh Henry, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Melissa Barbieri.

Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
28	Bethany Mason-Jones (GK)
12	Natalie Tobin
16	Jordan Thompson
14	Abbey Lemon
4	Tori Tumeth
6	Shay Hollman
26	Madeleine Caspers
22	Indiana Dos Santos
15	Mackenzie Hawkesby
20	Princess Ibani
24	Caley Tallon-Henniker

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Lucy Johnson, Amber Luchtmeijer, Jasmine Black, Faye Bryson, Rubi Sullivan.

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