Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City, 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Melbourne Victory

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1st Leg

Melbourne City

45': Leticia Mckenna

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Melbourne City at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

44': Holly Furphy (Melbourne Victory ) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Leticia Mckenna (Melbourne City) Goal at 45'
63': Nikki Flannery (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 63'
78': Kennedy White (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 78'
80': Aideen Keane (Melbourne City) Yellow Card at 80'
81': Laura Hughes (Melbourne City) Substitution at 81'
86': Deven Jackson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 86'
87': Alana Jancevski (Melbourne Victory ) Substitution at 87'
90'+4': Alexia Apostolakis (Melbourne City) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

MBC		MBV
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	2
51.7	Possession	48.3
12	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.7
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
6	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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,953

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Courtney Newbon (GK)
18	Kayla Ann Morrison
3	Claudia Bunge
4	Chelsea Blissett
24	Laura Pickett
81	Grace Maher
6	Taylor Ray
9	Holly Furphy
7	Ella O'Grady
23	Rachel Lowe
10	Rhianna Pollicina

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Alana Jancevski, Sofia Sakalis, Kennedy White, Rosie Curtis, Payton Woodward, Sienna Saveska, Nikki Flannery.

Melbourne City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
5	Taylor Otto
6	Leticia Mckenna
18	Leah Davidson
16	Karly Roestbakken
22	Bryleeh Henry
9	Holly Mcnamara
12	Shelby Mcmahon
21	Aideen Keane

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Ayana Aoyagi, Caitlin Karic, Melissa Barbieri, Laura Hughes, Deven Jackson, Alexia Apostolakis, Ellie Wilson.

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