Melbourne Victory vs Canberra United , 2024-25 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne Victory

70': Holly Furphy
83': Emily Gielnik

FT
2 - 0

Canberra United

About

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

Match Commentary

62': Michelle Heyman (Canberra United ) Substitution at 62'
62': Holly Murray (Canberra United ) Substitution at 62'
62': Ellie Wilson (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 62'
63': Holly Furphy (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 63'
70': Holly Furphy (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 70'
71': Mary Stanic-Floody (Canberra United ) Substitution at 71'
73': Sofia Christopherson (Canberra United ) Substitution at 73'
83': Emily Gielnik (Melbourne Victory ) Goal at 83'
90'+5': Jessica Young (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

CAN		MBV
4	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
45	Possession	55
6	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.7	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
0	Blocked Shots	4
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: Home of the Matildas
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 839

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-3-3)

No.	Name
50	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Claudia Bunge
66	Alana Jancevski
24	Laura Pickett
8	Alana Murphy
10	Alex Chidiac
13	Sara D'Appolonia
23	Rachel Lowe
11	Nikki Flannery
15	Emily Gielnik

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Georgia Candy, Ellie Wilson, Holly Furphy, Jessica Young, Ella O'Grady.

Canberra United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Sally James (GK)
5	Madison Ayson
11	Emma Robers
3	Elizabeth Anton
28	Tegan Bertolissio
25	Darcey Malone
12	Hayley Taylor-Young
32	Bethany Gordon
7	Jynaya Dos Santos
17	Maja Markovski
21	Aideen Keane

Canberra United Substitutes:

Michelle Heyman, Holly Murray, Mary Stanic-Floody, Coco Majstorovic, Sofia Christopherson.

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