2016 W-League grand final

2016 W-League Grand Final
Event2015–16 W-League
Melbourne City Sydney FC
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Date31 January 2016
VenueAAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Player of the MatchKim Little
RefereeKate Jacewicz
Attendance4,206

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]

Teams

Team Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Melbourne City None
Sydney FC 3 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013)

Route to the final

Melbourne City Round Sydney FC
1st place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36
2 Canberra United 12 26
3 Sydney FC 12 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 16
5 Adelaide United 12 13
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
 Regular season 3rd place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36
2 Canberra United 12 26
3 Sydney FC 12 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 16
5 Adelaide United 12 13
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Brisbane Roar 0–0 (5–4 p) (H) Semi-finals Canberra United 1–0 (A)

Match details

Melbourne City4–1Sydney 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:
GK 1 Brianna Davey
DF 4 Jen Beattie  64'
DF 5 Laura Alleway
DF 7 Steph Catley
DF 13 Rebekah Stott
MF 6 Aivi Luik
MF 8 Kim Little
MF 10 Jessica Fishlock  89'
MF 16 Beattie Goad  86'
FW 9 Larissa Crummer  67'
FW 11 Lisa De Vanna (c)
Substitutes:
FW 17 Marianna Tabain  67'
MF 15 Amy Jackson  86'
MF 3 Alex Chidiac  89'
GK 20 Trudy Burke
FW 18 Anisa Guajardo
Manager:
Joe Montemurro
SYDNEY FC:
GK 1 Michelle Betos
DF 2 Elizabeth Ralston
DF 11 Natalie Tobin  26'  73'
DF 14 Alanna Kennedy
DF 15 Teigen Allen
MF 6 Teresa Polias (c)
MF 7 Nicola Bolger  83'
MF 5 Jasmyne Spencer
FW 9 Princess Ibini-Isei  63'
FW 17 Kyah Simon  53'
FW 19 Leena Khamis
Substitutes:
MF 4 Sunny Franco  63'
MF 10 Renee Rollason  73'
DF 12 Olivia Price  83'
MF 16 Hannah Bacon
GK 18 Sham Khamis
Manager:
Daniel Barrett

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League grand final:[4]

Melbourne City Sydney FC
Ball possession 58% 42%
Passes 458 323
Passing accuracy 80.3% 76.8%
Corners 8 4
Shots on goal 13 9
On target shots 9 2
Aerial duels won 75% 25%
Interceptions 16 18
Fouls 7 13
Yellow cards 1 2
Red cards 0 0

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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