
Canberra United vs Melbourne Victory , 2022-23 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
- 2': Foul by Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory).
- 2': Grace Jale (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United).
- 5': Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Melina Ayres tries a through ball, but Lia Privitelli is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Laura Hughes.
- 16': Delay in match (Canberra United).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
- 18': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ellie Brush.
- 19': Attempt saved. Kayla Morrison (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Hand ball by Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory).
- 23': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
- 31': Foul by Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory).
- 31': Sasha Grove (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Delay in match (Canberra United).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sasha Grove with a cross.
- 38': Hand ball by Natalie Tathem (Melbourne Victory).
- 39': Foul by Laura Hughes (Canberra United).
- 39': Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Laura Hughes (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt saved. Grace Jale (Canberra United) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Holly Murray.
- 44': Attempt saved. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 44': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sasha Grove.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Canberra United 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Canberra United 0, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grace Jale.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
- 55': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Alana Murphy replaces Lia Privitelli.
- 55': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
- 55': Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Chloe Lincoln (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jessika Nash (Melbourne Victory).
- 58': Attempt saved. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Attempt saved. Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alana Murphy.
- 62': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Claudia Bunge.
- 62': Delay in match (Melbourne Victory).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ava Briedis replaces Catherine Zimmerman.
- 67': Attempt missed. Laura Hughes (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 68': Offside, Canberra United. Grace Maher tries a through ball, but Nickoletta Flannery is caught offside.
- 70': Alana Murphy (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Ellie Brush (Canberra United).
- 70': Ellie Brush (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Canberra United. Kennedy Faulknor replaces Holly Murray.
- 70': Substitution, Canberra United. Wu Chengshu replaces Laura Hughes.
- 72': Attempt saved. Wu Chengshu (Canberra United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michelle Heyman.
- 72': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Casey Dumont.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ellie Brush (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72': Kennedy Faulknor (Canberra United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
- 72': Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Kennedy Faulknor (Canberra United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 75': Attempt saved. Grace Jale (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nickoletta Flannery with a cross.
- 76': Delay in match (Canberra United).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Dangerous play by Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory).
- 78': Ellie Brush (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Maja Markovski replaces Amy Jackson.
- 79': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rosie Curtis replaces Natalie Tathem.
- 80': Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Hayley Taylor-Young (Canberra United).
- 81': Attempt saved. Wu Chengshu (Canberra United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nickoletta Flannery.
- 83': Beattie Goad (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
- 85': Grace Jale (Canberra United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Chloe Lincoln.
- 86': Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Canberra United. Chloe Middleton replaces Ellie Brush.
- 87': Hand ball by Ava Briedis (Melbourne Victory).
- 88': Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Tiffany Eliadis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maja Markovski with a cross.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasha Grove.
- 90': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Kayla Morrison.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sasha Grove following a corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Claudia Bunge (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+2': Wu Chengshu (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Melina Ayres (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Kayla Morrison.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vesna Milivojevic.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+4': Casey Dumont (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Casey Dumont (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
- 0': Match ends, Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 1.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
7 | Saves | 3 |
51 | Possession | 49 |
7 | SHOTS | 22 |
4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
302 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
414 | Passes | 395 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
14 | Crosses | 19 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
74 | Long Balls | 70 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
19 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
11 | Interceptions | 11 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
29 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: McKellar Park
Location: Canberra, Australia
Attendance: 1,204
Line-Ups
Canberra United (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
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18 | Chloe Lincoln (GK) |
10 | Grace Maher |
7 | Ellie Brush ![]() |
12 | Hayley Taylor-Young |
8 | Sasha Grove |
6 | Laura Hughes ![]() |
4 | Holly Murray |
19 | Nikki Flannery |
11 | Grace Jale |
23 | Michelle Heyman |
17 | Vesna Milivojevic |
Melbourne Victory (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Casey Dumont (GK) |
18 | Kayla Ann Morrison |
3 | Claudia Bunge |
11 | Natalie Tathem |
5 | Jessika Nash |
15 | Amy Jackson |
2 | Tiffany Eliadis |
6 | Beatrice Goad |
19 | Lia Privitelli |
14 | Melina Ayres |
9 | Catherine Zimmerman |
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