W-League: Melbourne Victory W manages to draw 2-2 with Canberra United W after recovering a 0-2 deficit
CANBERRA. Canberra United W manages to recover against Melbourne Victory W with a goal on the A. Chidiac 81' and a goal on the T. Eliadis 90'.
CANBERRA. Canberra United W manages to recover against Melbourne Victory W with a goal on the A. Chidiac 81′ and a goal on the T. Eliadis 90′. Melbourne Victory W couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%)
M. Markovski missed a decisive penalty (48′). That would have allowed Melbourne Victory W to win the match.
M. Markovski missed 1 penalty (48′) for Melbourne Victory W.
The match was played at the Viking Park stadium in Canberra on Tuesday and it started at 5:25 pm local time. The referee was Rachael Mitchenson who was helped by Delfina Dimoski and Emma Kocbek. The 4th official was Georgia Ghirardello. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.88 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne Victory W was in firm control of the ball 58% while Canberra United W was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Melbourne Victory W was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Melbourne Victory W to win the match.
Canberra United W shot 8 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory W shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Canberra United W received 1 yellow card (C. Middleton). On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory W received 1 yellow card (P. Zois).
After playing this match, Canberra United W will have 0 points like Adelaide United W, Brisbane Roar W, Melbourne City W, Melbourne Victory W, Newcastle Jets W, Perth Glory W, Sydney W, Wellington Phoenix W and Western Sydney Wanderers W to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory W will have 0 points like Adelaide United W, Brisbane Roar W, Canberra United W, Melbourne City W, Newcastle Jets W, Perth Glory W, Sydney W, Wellington Phoenix W and Western Sydney Wanderers W to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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41'41'
C. Washington
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45'45'
P. Zois
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46'46'
M. Robinne
A. Sykes
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46'46'
M. Markovski
E. Robers
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45'45'
M. Heyman
A. Sykes
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48'48'
M. Markovski
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58'58'
H. Withers
L. Privitelli
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64'64'
A. Toby
C. Washington
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65'65'
A. Chidiac
M. Barbieri
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76'76'
C. Middleton
M. Heyman
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79'79'
C. Middleton
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81'81'
A. Chidiac
C. Nevin
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90'90'
T. Eliadis
C. Nevin
Next match
In the upcoming W-League match, Canberra United W will host Newcastle Jets W on the 25th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Canberra United W (1 draw).
Melbourne Victory W will play away against Adelaide United W on the 26th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory W (1 draw).
Canberra United W: Formation and Lineups
The manager Vicki Linton chose to play with the following team: C. Lincoln, L. Keir, A. Haran, E. Ilijoski, G. Maher, L. Hughes, S. Grove, A. Sykes, M. Heyman, H. Taylor-Young and C. Washington.
Substitutes
Canberra United W made 3 changes: A. Sykes for M. Robinne (46′), C. Washington for A. Toby (64′) and M. Heyman for C. Middleton (76′).
Melbourne Victory W: Formation and Lineups
On the other side, Jeffrey Hopkins played with: C. Dumont, B. Hendrix, C. Nevin, T. Eliadis, M. Barbieri, P. Zois, P. Doran, E. Robers, C. Zimmerman, L. Privitelli and K. Cooney-Cross.
Substitutes
Melbourne Victory W made 3 changes: E. Robers for M. Markovski (46′), L. Privitelli for H. Withers (58′) and M. Barbieri for A. Chidiac (65′).
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