UEFA Women's Champions League

St. Pölten vs Manchester City, 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Women's Champions League
St. Pölten
  • 40': Melanie Brunnthaler
  • 53': Kamila Dubcova
FT
2 - 3
Manchester City
  • 5': Alanna Kennedy
  • 57': Aoba Fujino
  • 80': Mary Fowler

About

St. Pölten are hosting Manchester City at Generali-Arena, Wien, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Melike Pekel (St. Pölten Women).
  • 4': Foul by Mateja Zver (St. Pölten Women).
  • 4': Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Goal! St. Pölten Women 0, Manchester City Women 1. Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
  • 8': Codie Thomas (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Mária Mikolajová (St. Pölten Women).
  • 8': Offside, St. Pölten Women. Melike Pekel is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Carina Schlüter.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
  • 13': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Sarah Mattner-Trembleau (St. Pölten Women).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Kamila Dubcová (St. Pölten Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateja Zver.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Kamila Dubcová (St. Pölten Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Claudia Wenger.
  • 19': Foul by Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women).
  • 19': Melanie Brunnthaler (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Mateja Zver (St. Pölten Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 25': Foul by Mária Mikolajová (St. Pölten Women).
  • 25': Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women).
  • 27': Izabela Krizaj (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 30': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Sophie Hillebrand.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
  • 31': Foul by Codie Thomas (Manchester City Women).
  • 31': Izabela Krizaj (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
  • 33': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Sarah Mattner-Trembleau.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Izabela Krizaj.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Mateja Zver (St. Pölten Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamila Dubcová.
  • 40': Corner, St. Pölten Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
  • 40': Goal! St. Pölten Women 1, Manchester City Women 1. Melanie Brunnthaler (St. Pölten Women) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Jessica Park (Manchester City Women).
  • 42': Melike Pekel (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45': Offside, Manchester City Women. Leila Ouahabi is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Claudia Wenger (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, St. Pölten Women 1, Manchester City Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Pölten Women 1, Manchester City Women 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw replaces Jessica Park.
  • 47': Corner, St. Pölten Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Offside, St. Pölten Women. Melike Pekel is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Melike Pekel (St. Pölten Women).
  • 51': Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
  • 51': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Carina Schlüter.
  • 52': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Claudia Wenger.
  • 53': Foul by Codie Thomas (Manchester City Women).
  • 53': Mateja Zver (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Goal! St. Pölten Women 2, Manchester City Women 1. Kamila Dubcová (St. Pölten Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sarah Mattner-Trembleau with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Foul by Sarah Mattner-Trembleau (St. Pölten Women).
  • 55': Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women).
  • 56': Sophie Hillebrand (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Goal! St. Pölten Women 2, Manchester City Women 2. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 59': Hand ball by Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women).
  • 60': Foul by Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women).
  • 60': Mateja Zver (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Lauren Hemp replaces Chloe Kelly.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Jill Roord replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
  • 63': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laia Aleixandri replaces Codie Thomas.
  • 64': Substitution, St. Pölten Women. Tea Krznaric replaces Mária Mikolajová.
  • 64': Substitution, St. Pölten Women. Valentina Mädl replaces Mateja Zver.
  • 65': Foul by Melike Pekel (St. Pölten Women).
  • 65': Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Melike Pekel (St. Pölten Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarah Mattner-Trembleau.
  • 71': Foul by Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women).
  • 71': Melanie Brunnthaler (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sophie Hillebrand (St. Pölten Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kamila Dubcová.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi.
  • 77': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Claudia Wenger.
  • 77': Carina Schlüter (St. Pölten Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women).
  • 78': Offside, St. Pölten Women. Valentina Mädl is caught offside.
  • 79': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jennifer Klein.
  • 80': Goal! St. Pölten Women 2, Manchester City Women 3. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
  • 88': Substitution, St. Pölten Women. Andrea Glibo replaces Melike Pekel.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sarah Mattner-Trembleau (St. Pölten Women).
  • 90'+3': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, St. Pölten Women 2, Manchester City Women 3.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Pölten Women 2, Manchester City Women 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 5
72.1 Possession 27.9
17 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
628 Accurate Passes 199
716 Passes 278
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 32
35 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
20 Effective Tackles 17
33 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 11
7 Effective Clearances 28
7 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League

Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 3,116

Line-Ups

SKN St. Pölten (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
33 Carina Schlüter (GK)
22 Jennifer Klein
8 Claudia Wenger
21 Izabela Krizaj
17 Sarah Mattner-Trembleau
38 Melike Pekel
20 Sophie Hillebrand
24 Mateja Zver
7 Maria Mikolajova
48 Kamila Dubcova
18 Melanie Brunnthaler
St. Pölten Substitutes:
Tea Vracevic, Chiara D'Angelo, Valentina Mädl, Anna Johanning, Andrea Glibo, Melissa Abiral, Laura Sieger, Rita Schumacher, Tea Krznaric.

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
35 Khiara Keating (GK)
5 Alex Greenwood
14 Alanna Kennedy
15 Leila Ouahabi
44 Codie Thomas
25 Yui Hasegawa
19 Laura Blindkilde Brown
16 Jess Park
8 Mary Fowler
20 Aoba Fujino
9 Chloe Kelly
Manchester City Substitutes:
Jill Roord, Katie Startup, Laia Aleixandri, Lily Murphy, Eve O'Carroll, Lauren Hemp, Khadija Shaw, Kerstin Casparij, Gracie Prior, Laura Coombs.

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