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

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory

1': Emily Gielnik
9': Emily Gielnik
41': Emily Gielnik
80': Ella O'Grady

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4 - 1

Western United

20': Catherine Zimmerman

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Western United at Home of the Matildas, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

1': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 1'
9': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 9'
20': Catherine Zimmerman (Western United) Goal at 20'
30': Isabel Dehakiz (Western United) Yellow Card at 30'
41': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 41'
45'+1': Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 46'
45': Melissa Taranto (Western United) Substitution at 45'
49': Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 49'
55': Ella O'Grady (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 55'
64': Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 64'
66': Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 66'
66': Alana Cortellino (Western United) Substitution at 66'
66': Sandra Ibarguen (Western United) Substitution at 66'
75': Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 75'
75': Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 75'
75': Laura Pickett (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 75'
80': Ella O'Grady (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 80'
85': Julia Sardo (Western United) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

WSU		MBV
8	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	3
47.7	Possession	52.3
12	SHOTS	14
4	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
1	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: Home of the Matildas
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 1,014

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Claudia Bunge
6	Beatrice Goad
2	Ellie Wilson
8	Alana Murphy
10	Alex Chidiac
23	Rachel Lowe
15	Emily Gielnik
66	Alana Jancevski
11	Nikki Flannery

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Georgia Candy, Ava Briedis, Sara D'Appolonia, Laura Pickett, Ella O'Grady.

Western United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alyssa Dall'Oste (GK)
28	Isabel Dehakiz
22	Alana Cerne
18	Grace Maher
8	Sasha Grove
9	Sara Eggesvik
2	Emily Roach
34	Catherine Zimmerman
20	Keiwa Hieda
10	Kahli Johnson
5	Aimee Medwin

Western United Substitutes:

Melissa Taranto, Chloe Lincoln, Sandra Ibarguen, Alana Cortellino, Julia Sardo.

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