MELBOURNE. Sydney W defeats Western United W 4-0 after playing a incredible match. M. Haley (4′), N. Tobin (18′), P. Ibini (63′ pen) and M. Haley (90′). Sydney W was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Casey Reibelt who had the assistance of Mi-Suk Park and Maddie Allum. The 4th official was Isabella Blaess. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Western United W
0 - 4
Sydney W
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 10 Total 25
- 5 On Target 16
- 3 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 39 Attack 66
- 24 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 0 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sydney W had a superior ball possession 61% while Western United W was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney W was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 16 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney W won the encounter.
Western United W shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney W shot 25 times, 16 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Western United W received 1 yellow card (Sydney Cummings). On the other side, Sydney W received 2 yellow cards (C. Vine and C. Rule).
Match Timeline
Standings
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- L
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- D
- D
- D
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- W
- D
- D
- W
- D
- L
- W
- W
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- W
- L
- D
- D
- W
- L
- L
- W
- D
- L
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- D
- W
- L
- D
- L
- L
- L
- D
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
- D
After playing this match, Western United W will stay with 39 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Sydney W will have 40 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Western United W – Formation
The manager Mark Torcaso decided to play with the following team: Hillary Elizabeth Beall, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Sydney Cummings, Jaclyn Katrina Sawicki, Adriana Taranto, Emma Robersc, Alana Cerne, Stacey Papadopoulos, Hannah Keane, Kahli Mary Johnson and Danielle Steer.
The home team had on the bench: Alyssa Dall’Oste, Tiana Jaber, Julia Sardo, Natasha Dakic and Melissa Taranto.
Substitutions
Western United W made 2 changes: D. Steer for Melissa Taranto (55′) and K. Johnson for Tiana Jaber (81′).
