Western Sydney vs Melbourne City, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Western Sydney

53': Talia Younis

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Melbourne City

17': Chinaza Uchendu
24': Leticia Mckenna
45': Bryleeh Henry

About

Western Sydney are hosting Melbourne City at Western Sydney Wanderers Academy, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

17': Chinaza Uchendu (Melbourne City) Red Card at 17'
24': Leticia Mckenna (Melbourne City) Goal at 24'
45': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City) Goal at 45'
45': Yuan Cong (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 45'
45': Aideen Keane (Melbourne City) Substitution at 45'
53': Talia Younis (Western Sydney ) Goal at 53'
57': Ava Collins (Western Sydney ) Yellow Card at 57'
58': Allyssa Ng-Saad (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 58'
62': Miriam Zumaya (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 62'
71': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City) Substitution at 71'
77': Wang Ying (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 77'
77': Nikkita Fazzari (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 77'
80': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Substitution at 80'
80': Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City) Substitution at 80'
90'+1': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

MBC		WSW
8	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	4
33.2	Possession	66.8
12	SHOTS	6
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	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
4	Blocked Shots	0
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: Western Sydney Wanderers Academy
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 682

Line-Ups

Western Sydney (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
20	Sham Khamis (GK)
7	Amy Harrison
4	Poppie Hooks
22	Alana Cerne
11	Danika Matos
19	Talia Younis
6	Amy Chessari
14	Ella Buchanan
5	Milly Bennett
37	Ena Harada
30	Ava Collins

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Wang Ying, Brianna Edwards, Nikkita Fazzari, Allyssa Ng-Saad, Yuan Cong, Miriam Zumaya.

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
16	Karly Roestbakken
6	Leticia Mckenna
18	Leah Davidson
7	Danella Butrus
12	Shelby Mcmahon
15	Chinaza Uchendu
22	Bryleeh Henry

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Laura Hughes, Holly Mcnamara, Deven Jackson, Melissa Barbieri, Alexia Apostolakis, Aideen Keane.

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