Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

36': Rebekah Stott
41': Holly Mcnamara
48': Bryleeh Henry
69': Deven Jackson
82': Aideen Keane

FT
5 - 2

Brisbane Roar

8': Kijah Stephenson
13': Kijah Stephenson

About

Melbourne City are hosting Brisbane Roar at Melbourne City Football Academy, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

8': Kijah Stephenson (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 8'
13': Kijah Stephenson (Brisbane Roar) Goal at 13'
36': Rebekah Stott (Melbourne City) Goal at 36'
41': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Goal at 41'
48': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Goal at 48'
51': Bente Jansen (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 51'
69': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Goal at 69'
71': Angela Beard (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 71'
79': Ruby Cuthbert (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 79'
79': Amali Kinsella (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 79'
79': Kyla Hanson (Brisbane Roar) Substitution at 79'
80': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City) Substitution at 80'
81': Angela Beard (Brisbane Roar) Yellow Card at 81'
82': Aideen Keane (Melbourne City) Goal at 82'
85': Chinaza Uchendu (Melbourne City) Substitution at 85'
85': Danella Butrus (Melbourne City) Substitution at 85'
88': Caitlin Karic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

BRI		MBC
6	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	1
44.3	Possession	55.7
7	SHOTS	27
3	ON GOAL	11
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
2	Blocked Shots	5
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 City Football Academy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 547

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
13	Rebekah Stott
5	Taylor Otto
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
6	Leticia Mckenna
11	Deven Jackson
12	Shelby Mcmahon
22	Bryleeh Henry
21	Aideen Keane
9	Holly Mcnamara

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Caitlin Karic, Kaya Jugovic, Melissa Barbieri, Karly Roestbakken, Chinaza Uchendu, Danella Butrus.

Brisbane Roar (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Chloe Lincoln (GK)
7	Momo Hayashi
22	Ava Piazza
32	Alicia Woods
11	Marianna Seidl
8	Josie Studer
4	Kijah Stephenson
27	Ashlyn Miller
15	Kiera Meyers
5	Aimee Medwin
3	Daisy Brown

Brisbane Roar Substitutes:

Kyla Hanson, Angela Beard, Amali Kinsella, Bente Jansen, Ruby Cuthbert, Nicholas Fitzgerald.

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