2017 W-League Grand Final

2017 W-League Grand Final
Event 2016–17 W-League
Perth Glory Melbourne City
0 2
Date 12 February 2017
Venue nib Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Player of the Match Jess Fishlock
Referee Kate Jacewicz
Attendance 4,591

The 2017 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2016–17 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.

The match took place at nib Stadium in Perth, Australia on 12 February 2017 and was played by Perth Glory and reigning league champions Melbourne City. The match was won by Melbourne City 0–2, who recorded their second consecutive league championship.[1] The match marked the second time both clubs qualified for a Grand Final, Perth having lost in the 2014 final and Melbourne qualifying for their second consecutive final after winning the 2016 final. The player of the match award was won by Jessica Fishlock of Melbourne City.[2]

Match details

Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne City
Report Fishlock  45+1'
Yanez  72'
Attendance: 4,591[nb 1]
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Perth Glory
Melbourne City
PERTH GLORY:[3][4]
GK18Australia Gabrielle Dal Busco
DF2Australia Sarah Carroll  75'
DF3Australia Kim Carroll
DF4United States Alyssa Mautz
DF7United States Nikki Stanton
MF9Australia Rosie Sutton
MF10United States Vanessa DiBernardo Yellow card 83'
MF13Australia Jaymee Gibbons  54'
MF17Australia Natasha Rigby
FW20Australia Samantha Kerr (c)
FW22Mexico Arianna Romero
Substitutes:
GK1Australia Melissa Maizels
DF5Australia Patricia Charalambous 75'
MF6Australia Carla Bennett
MF8Australia Shawn Billam 54'
MF14Australia Caitlin Doeglas
Manager:
Australia Bobby Despotovski
MELBOURNE CITY:[3][4]
GK1Australia Lydia Williams
DF2Australia Teigen Allen
DF3United States Lauren Barnes
DF5Australia Laura Alleway
MF6Australia Aivi Luik
MF7Australia Steph Catley (c)
MF10Wales Jess Fishlock
MF11United States Erika Tymrak  90+4'
FW13New Zealand Rebekah Stott
FW16United States Beverly Yanez  87'
FW17Australia Marianna Tabain Yellow card 66'  68'
Substitutes:
DF12Australia Olivia Ellis
FW14Australia Melina Ayres 90+4'
MF15Australia Amy Jackson 68'
DF19Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 87'
GK20Australia Emily Shields
Manager:
Wales Jessica Fishlock

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2017 W-League Grand Final:[4]

Perth Glory Melbourne City
Ball possession45%55%
Passes385495
Passing accuracy67%75%
Corners71
Shots on goal2013
On target shots63
Aerial duels won67%33%
Interceptions2927
Fouls74
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

Notes

  1. ↑ This attendance was a record for a W-League Grand Final.

References

  1. ↑ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC News. 12 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Re-live: Melbourne City defeat Perth Glory 2–0 in the 2016/17 W-League grand final". Fox Sports News. 12 February 2017. [Jess] Fishlock was named player of the match after a relentless performance in both attack and defence.
  3. 1 2 "Official Team Line-Ups". Perth Glory Women's (Twitter). 12 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Perth Glory v. Melbourne City – Statistics". W-League. 12 February 2017.


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