Melbourne City vs Western Sydney , 2025-26 Australian A-League Women, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Women

Melbourne City

FT
0 - 1

Western Sydney

35': Aideen Keane (OG)

About

Melbourne City are hosting Western Sydney at Melbourne City Football Academy, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Women.

Match Commentary

35': Aideen Keane (Melbourne City) Own Goal at 35'
45': Leticia Mckenna (Melbourne City) Substitution at 45'
45': Holly Mcnamara (Melbourne City) Substitution at 45'
69': Cushla Rue (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 69'
77': Ellie Wilson (Melbourne City) Substitution at 77'
79': Amy Barker (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 79'
89': Caitlin Karic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 89'
89': Alana Cerne (Western Sydney ) Substitution at 89'
90'+4': Sham Khamis (Western Sydney ) Yellow Card at 94'
90'+8': Kaya Jugovic (Melbourne City) Substitution at 98'

Statistics

WSW		MBC
8	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
29.2	Possession	70.8
4	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
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	8
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 City Football Academy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 520

Line-Ups

Melbourne City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Malena Mieres (GK)
5	Taylor Otto
13	Rebekah Stott
3	Danielle Turner
8	Alexia Apostolakis
16	Karly Roestbakken
12	Shelby Mcmahon
11	Deven Jackson
22	Bryleeh Henry
21	Aideen Keane
15	Chinaza Uchendu

Melbourne City Substitutes:

Ellie Wilson, Leticia Mckenna, Kaya Jugovic, Caitlin Karic, Holly Mcnamara, Melissa Barbieri.

Western Sydney (3-4-3)

No.	Name
20	Sham Khamis (GK)
7	Amy Harrison
4	Poppie Hooks
3	Wang Ying
6	Amy Chessari
37	Ena Harada
14	Ella Buchanan
11	Danika Matos
10	Yuan Cong
19	Talia Younis
17	Allyssa Ng-Saad

Western Sydney Substitutes:

Milly Bennett, Brianna Edwards, Cushla Rue, Alana Cerne, Nikkita Fazzari, Amy Barker.

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