2016 W-League Grand Final

2016 W-League Grand Final
Event 2015–16 W-League
Melbourne City Sydney FC
4 1
Date 31 January 2016
Venue AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Player of the Match Kim Little
Referee Kate Jacewicz
Attendance 4,206

The 2016 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2015–16 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.

The match took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 31 January 2016 and was played between league premiers Melbourne City and two-time premiers of the league Sydney FC. The match was won by Melbourne City 4–1 who competed the perfect season, failing to lose a match all season.[1] It was also Melbourne City's first championship of any kind in Australian football and ensured the club won all available silverware in women's football in their inaugural season.[2] Kim Little, playing for Melbourne City for the season on loan from Seattle Reign FC, was named the player of the match.[3]

Match details

Melbourne City 4–1 Sydney FC
Beattie  32'
Little  54'
Goad  80'
De Vanna  90+5'		 Report K. Simon  69' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Melbourne City
Sydney FC
MELBOURNE CITY:
GK1Australia Brianna Davey
DF4Scotland Jennifer Beattie Yellow card 64'
DF5Australia Laura Alleway
DF7Australia Steph Catley
DF13New Zealand Rebekah Stott
MF6Australia Aivi Luik
MF8Scotland Kim Little
MF10Wales Jessica Fishlock  89'
MF16Australia Beattie Goad  86'
FW9Australia Larissa Crummer  67'
FW11Australia Lisa De Vanna (c)
Substitutes:
FW17Australia Marianna Tabain 67'
MF15Australia Amy Jackson 86'
MF3Australia Alex Chidiac 89'
GK20Australia Trudy Burke
FW18Mexico Anisa Guajardo
Manager:
Australia Joe Montemurro
SYDNEY FC:
GK1United States Michelle Betos
DF2Australia Elizabeth Ralston
DF11Australia Natalie Tobin Yellow card 26'  73'
DF14Australia Alanna Kennedy
DF15Australia Teigen Allen
MF6Australia Teresa Polias (c)
MF7Australia Nicola Bolger  83'
MF5United States Jasmyne Spencer
FW9Australia Princess Ibini-Isei  63'
FW17Australia Kyah Simon Yellow card 53'
FW19Australia Leena Khamis
Substitutes:
MF4Australia Sunny Franco 63'
MF10Australia Renee Rollason 73'
DF12Australia Olivia Price 83'
MF16Australia Hannah Bacon
GK18Australia Sham Khamis
Manager:
Australia Daniel Barrett

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League Grand Final:[4]

Melbourne City Sydney FC
Ball possession58%42%
Passes458323
Passing accuracy80.3%76.8%
Corners84
Shots on goal139
On target shots92
Aerial duels won75%25%
Interceptions1618
Fouls713
Yellow cards12
Red cards00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City beat Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Michael (31 January 2016). "Melbourne City star Kim Little wins player of grand final award". The Age.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne City v. Sydney FC – Statistics". W-League. 31 January 2016.
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