Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United , 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory

50': Rachel Lowe

FT
1 - 0

Adelaide United

About

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

Match Commentary

50': Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 50'
66': Emilia Murray (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 66'
71': Rosie Curtis (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 71'
76': Nikki Flannery (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 76'
77': Sian Dewey (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 77'
77': Lara Gooch (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 77'
77': Carina Rossi (Adelaide United ) Substitution at 77'
90'+2': Sienna Techera (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

ADE		MBV
7	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
52.1	Possession	47.9
9	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,004

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
66	Alana Jancevski
3	Claudia Bunge
10	Rhianna Pollicina
6	Taylor Ray
5	Sofia Sakalis
24	Laura Pickett
16	Kennedy White
23	Rachel Lowe
9	Holly Furphy

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Rosie Curtis, Sienna Techera, Nikki Flannery, Payton Woodward, Jessica Young, Ella O'Grady.

Adelaide United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Claudia Jenkins (GK)
4	Holly Murray
13	Ella Tonkin
2	Emily Hodgson
17	Zoe Tolland
22	Erin Healy
9	Paige Zois
6	Melissa Taranto
10	Chelsie Dawber
15	Adriana Taranto
11	Isabel Hodgson

Adelaide United Substitutes:

Emilia Murray, Ilona Melegh, Sian Dewey, Carina Rossi, Emily Condon, Lara Gooch.

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