Melbourne City vs Sydney FC , 2023-24 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

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Melbourne City are hosting Sydney FC at ctrl:cyber Pitch, Melbourne, 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': Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Indiana Dos Santos (Sydney FC).
6': Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Tori Tumeth (Sydney FC).
8': Attempt saved. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Indiana Dos Santos.
10': Foul by Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City Women).
10': Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, Sydney FC. Cortnee Vine is caught offside.
13': Attempt blocked. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Indiana Dos Santos.
16': Foul by Princess Ibini (Sydney FC).
16': Naomi Thomas-Chinnama (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Foul by Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women).
18': Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC).
20': Karly Roestbakken (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women).
22': Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt saved. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tori Tumeth with a cross.
25': Attempt saved. Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Princess Ibini.
29': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Charlotte Mclean.
32': Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby.
32': Charlotte Mclean (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women).
33': Attempt saved. Madeleine Caspers (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cortnee Vine with a cross.
36': Attempt blocked. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
39': Foul by Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women).
39': Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Leah Davidson.
42': Foul by Tori Tumeth (Sydney FC).
42': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Charlotte Mclean (Sydney FC).
45'+2': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Laura Hughes.
45'+2': First Half ends, Melbourne City Women 0, Sydney FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Melbourne City Women 0, Sydney FC 0.
48': Attempt missed. Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Leticia McKenna.
50': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Naomi Thomas-Chinnama.
50': Attempt blocked. Indiana Dos Santos (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby.
51': Foul by Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC).
51': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Taylor Otto (Melbourne City Women).
51': Indiana Dos Santos (Sydney FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt missed. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tori Tumeth.
55': Foul by Daniela Galic (Melbourne City Women).
55': Indiana Dos Santos (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Penalty conceded by Taylor Otto (Melbourne City Women) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
57': Penalty saved. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Attempt missed. Emina Ekic (Melbourne City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rhianna Pollicina.
61': Substitution, Sydney FC. Abbey Lemon replaces Indiana Dos Santos.
63': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Charlotte Mclean.
64': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Princess Ibini.
65': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Bryleeh Henry replaces Leticia McKenna.
68': Foul by Shay Hollman (Sydney FC).
68': Rhianna Pollicina (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women).
70': Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Kirsty Fenton (Sydney FC).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Attempt blocked. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72': Attempt blocked. Madeleine Caspers (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbey Lemon with a cross.
73': Foul by Taylor Otto (Melbourne City Women).
73': Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Otto (Melbourne City Women).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Attempt missed. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mackenzie Hawkesby following a set piece situation.
77': Attempt saved. Abbey Lemon (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
78': Bryleeh Henry (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC).
81': Attempt blocked. Princess Ibini (Sydney FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
81': Attempt blocked. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tori Tumeth.
81': Corner, Sydney FC. Conceded by Taylor Otto.
82': Substitution, Sydney FC. Taylor Ray replaces Madeleine Caspers.
82': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Leia Varley replaces Tijan McKenna.
84': Corner, Melbourne City Women. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
86': Attempt missed. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
88': Substitution, Melbourne City Women. Kiera Meyers replaces Rhianna Pollicina.
89': Foul by Charlotte Mclean (Sydney FC).
89': Kiera Meyers (Melbourne City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Mackenzie Hawkesby (Sydney FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne City Women 0, Sydney FC 0.
0': Match ends, Melbourne City Women 0, Sydney FC 0.

Statistics

SYD		MBC
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	8
41.6	Possession	58.4
19	SHOTS	2
8	ON GOAL	0
0.4	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
216	Accurate Passes	322
323	Passes	460
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	0
14	Crosses	7
0.2	Cross %	0.0
53	Long Balls	60
23	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	0
20	Effective Tackles	15
23	Tackles	16
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
16	Interceptions	16
6	Effective Clearances	12
6	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Women

Venue: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 709

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Melissa Barbieri (GK)
16	Karly Roestbakken
5	Taylor Otto
3	Naomi Thomas-Chinnama
19	Tijan Mckenna
18	Leah Davidson
6	Leticia Mckenna
14	Laura Hughes
10	Rhianna Pollicina
11	Emina Ekic
24	Daniela Galic

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Bryleeh Henry, Kiera Meyers, Sophia Varley, Shelby Mcmahon, Leia Varley.

Sydney FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman (GK)
16	Jordan Thompson
3	Charlotte McLean
5	Kirsty Fenton
4	Tori Tumeth
15	Mackenzie Hawkesby
21	Shay Hollman
26	Madeleine Caspers
20	Princess Ibani
22	Indiana Dos Santos
11	Cortnee Vine

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Nicholas Fitzgerald, Zara Kruger, Jynaya Dos Santos, Taylor Ray, Abbey Lemon.

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