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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

3': Holly Mcnamara
36': Holly Mcnamara
38': Holly Mcnamara
59': Rhianna Pollicina
71': Lourdes Bosch

FT
5 - 1

Western United

26': Chloe Berryhill

About

Melbourne City are hosting Western United at ctrl:cyber Pitch, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

3': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Goal at 3'
26': Chloe Logarzo (Western United) Goal at 26'
36': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Goal at 36'
38': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Goal at 38'
58': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Substitution at 58'
59': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City) Goal at 59'
61': Claudia Mihocic (Western United) Substitution at 61'
61': Sandra Ibarguen (Western United) Substitution at 61'
61': Kiara De Domizio (Western United) Substitution at 61'
71': Lourdes Bosch (Melbourne City) Goal at 71'
74': Kathryn Harvey (Melbourne City) Substitution at 74'
74': Shelby Mcmahon (Melbourne City) Substitution at 74'
78': Tyla-Jay Vlajnic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 78'
82': Avaani Prakash (Western United) Substitution at 82'
89': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 89'

Statistics

WSU		MBC
6	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	5
51	Possession	49
20	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.6
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
6	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: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 326

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

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

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Melissa Barbieri, Kathryn Harvey, Shelby Mcmahon, Bryleeh Henry, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic.

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
36	Chloe Lincoln (GK)
18	Grace Maher
28	Isabel Dehakiz
8	Sasha Grove
24	Julia Sardo
9	Sara Eggesvik
16	Melissa Taranto
15	Adriana Taranto
5	Aimee Medwin
10	Kahli Johnson
6	Chloe Berryhill

Western United Substitutes:

Alyssa Dall'Oste, Claudia Mihocic, Sandra Ibarguen, Kiara De Domizio, Avaani Prakash.

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