Canberra United vs Melbourne Victory , 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Canberra United

5': Michelle Heyman
70': Michelle Heyman

FT
2 - 3

Melbourne Victory

18': Rachel Lowe
45'+1': Alex Chidiac
90'+3': Emily Gielnik

About

Canberra United are hosting Melbourne Victory at McKellar Park, Canberra, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamilla Rankin with a cross.
5': Attempt saved. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
5': Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Holly Murray with a through ball.
10': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
12': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Kayla Morrison.
12': Attempt missed. Tegan Bertolissio (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
13': Offside, Canberra United. Nickoletta Flannery is caught offside.
16': Offside, Melbourne Victory. McKenzie Weinert is caught offside.
16': Attempt missed. Deven Jackson (Canberra United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tegan Bertolissio.
18': Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kayla Morrison with a through ball.
19': Attempt saved. Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alana Murphy with a through ball.
19': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sara D'Appolonia.
19': Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United).
20': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
23': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Tegan Bertolissio.
23': Foul by Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory).
23': Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emma Checker.
28': Attempt missed. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
29': Attempt missed. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sara D'Appolonia.
29': Attempt saved. Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachel Lowe.
30': Attempt saved. Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
32': Offside, Canberra United. Deven Jackson is caught offside.
36': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Sara D'Appolonia is caught offside.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
41': Attempt missed. Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Lia Privitelli (Melbourne Victory).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Goal! Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Nickoletta Flannery (Canberra United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vesna Milivojevic.
45'+5': First Half ends, Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
45': Second Half begins Canberra United 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
46': Deven Jackson (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Emma Checker (Melbourne Victory).
48': Attempt saved. Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tegan Bertolissio.
50': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Lia Privitelli.
51': Attempt saved. Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachel Lowe with a through ball.
54': Attempt missed. Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by McKenzie Weinert with a cross.
55': Foul by Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory).
55': Holly Murray (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt missed. Mary Stanic-Floody (Canberra United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Holly Murray.
58': Cannon Clough (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory).
59': Offside, Canberra United. Nickoletta Flannery is caught offside.
61': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tori Hansen.
62': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Emily Gielnik replaces Lia Privitelli.
64': Offside, Melbourne Victory. McKenzie Weinert is caught offside.
66': Attempt missed. Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alana Murphy.
68': Offside, Melbourne Victory. McKenzie Weinert is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Canberra United. Sofia Christopherson replaces Deven Jackson.
69': Substitution, Canberra United. Ruby Nathan replaces Nickoletta Flannery.
70': Attempt saved. Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruby Nathan with a cross.
70': Goal! Canberra United 2, Melbourne Victory 2. Michelle Heyman (Canberra United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
71': Attempt missed. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sara D'Appolonia.
72': Attempt missed. McKenzie Weinert (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Chidiac.
72': Foul by Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory).
72': Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Kurea Okino replaces McKenzie Weinert.
76': Attempt saved. Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Mary Stanic-Floody (Canberra United).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Canberra United. María José Rojas replaces Mary Stanic-Floody.
77': Substitution, Canberra United. Ava Piazza replaces Holly Murray.
79': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Sasha Grove.
81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rosie Curtis replaces Alex Chidiac.
81': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Paige Zois replaces Alana Murphy.
82': Foul by Sara D'Appolonia (Melbourne Victory).
82': Sasha Grove (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Corner, Canberra United. Conceded by Tori Hansen.
83': Attempt missed. Tegan Bertolissio (Canberra United) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ava Piazza.
84': Attempt missed. Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sara D'Appolonia with a cross.
85': Foul by Jamilla Rankin (Melbourne Victory).
85': Sasha Grove (Canberra United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Vesna Milivojevic (Canberra United).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Attempt missed. Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kurea Okino.
88': Offside, Canberra United. Michelle Heyman is caught offside.
90': Foul by Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory).
90': María José Rojas (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Emma Checker (Melbourne Victory).
90'+1': Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Cannon Clough (Canberra United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Kurea Okino (Melbourne Victory).
90'+2': 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 María José Rojas.
90'+2': Attempt saved. María José Rojas (Canberra United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
90'+3': Goal! Canberra United 2, Melbourne Victory 3. Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paige Zois.
90'+4': Foul by Ava Piazza (Canberra United).
90'+4': Rachel Lowe (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Ava Piazza (Canberra United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Canberra United 2, Melbourne Victory 3.
0': Match ends, Canberra United 2, Melbourne Victory 3.

Statistics

MBV		CAN
10	Fouls	2
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	6
58.5	Possession	41.5
19	SHOTS	13
9	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
356	Accurate Passes	226
451	Passes	312
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	2
25	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.1
64	Long Balls	63
32	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	22
16	Tackles	28
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	14
27	Effective Clearances	19
27	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: McKellar Park
Location: Canberra, Australia
Attendance: 2,148

Line-Ups

Canberra United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Chloe Lincoln (GK)
3	Sarah Clark
22	Barrie Clough
28	Tegan Bertolissio
8	Sasha Grove
10	Mary Stanic-Floody
4	Holly Murray
11	Deven Jackson
19	Nikki Flannery
23	Michelle Heyman
17	Vesna Milivojevic

Canberra United Substitutes:

Ruby Nathan, Ava Piazza, Coco Majstorovic, Sofia Christopherson, Maria José Rojas.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
50	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Tori Hansen
2	Jamilla Rankin
15	Emma Checker
10	Alex Chidiac
4	Sara D'Appolonia
8	Alana Murphy
23	Rachel Lowe
11	McKenzie Weinert
19	Lia Privitelli

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Emily Gielnik, Rosie Curtis, Paige Zois, Georgia Candy, Kurea Okino.

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