2020 W-League grand final

2020 W-League Grand Final
Event2019–20 W-League
Melbourne City Sydney FC
1 0
Date21 March 2020
VenueAAMI Park, Melbourne
Player of the MatchSteph Catley
RefereeRebecca Durcau
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)

The 2020 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2019–20 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.

The match was played between Melbourne City and Sydney FC behind closed doors at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Victoria. Spectators were not permitted at the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Melbourne City won the match and in so doing claimed their fourth W-League championship, the most of any club in the W-League.[2] Steph Catley, the game's only goalscorer, was awarded player of the match.[2][3]

Teams

Team Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Melbourne City 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Sydney FC 6 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Route to the final

Melbourne City Round Sydney FC
1st place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34
2 Melbourne Victory 12 23
3 Sydney FC 12 22
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22
5 Brisbane Roar 12 17
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
 Regular season 3rd place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34
2 Melbourne Victory 12 23
3 Sydney FC 12 22
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22
5 Brisbane Roar 12 17
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Western Sydney Wanderers 5–1 (H) Semi-finals Melbourne Victory 0–1 (A)
Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Melbourne City 5
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Melbourne City 1
Sydney FC 0
2 Melbourne Victory 0
3 Sydney FC 1

Match details

Melbourne City1–0Sydney FC
  • Catley 15'
 Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Melbourne City
Sydney FC
GK 1 Lydia Williams
DF 3 Lauren Barnes
DF 15 Emma Checker
DF 13 Rebekah Stott
MF 21 Ellie Carpenter
MF 7 Stephanie Catley (c)
MF 6 Aivi Luik
MF 2 Yukari Kinga  67'
FW 10 Emily van Egmond
FW 9 Claire Emslie
FW 17 Kyah Simon  85'
Substitutes:
GK 23 Melissa Barbieri
MF 19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
MF 20 Milica Mijatovic  67'
DF 11 Rhali Dobson
FW 22 Ally Watt  85'
Manager:
Rado Vidosic
GK 1 Aubrey Bledsoe
DF 5 Ally Green
DF 8 Lindsay Agnew
DF 14 Alanna Kennedy (c)
DF 7 Ellie Brush  74'
MF 2 Teresa Polias
MF 12 Natalie Tobin  73'
MF 18 Taylor Ray  85'
FW 10 Remy Siemsen  63'
FW 11 Sofia Huerta
FW 13 Veronica Latsko
Substitutes:
GK 30 Trudy Burke
DF 17 Angelique Hristodoulou
MF 15 Mackenzie Hawkesby  85'
MF 19 Amy Sayer  73'
FW 20 Princess Ibini  63'
Manager:
Ante Juric

Match statistics

Stats[4] Melbourne City Sydney FC
Ball possession 60.9% 39.1%
Passes 639 401
Passing accuracy 80.3% 67.8%
Corners 2 4
Shots 14 8
On target shots 7 4
Aerial duels won 57.7% 42.3%
Interceptions 19 14
Fouls conceded 6 6
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Melbourne City crowned W-League champions after beating Sydney FC 1-0 in grand final". Australia: ABC News. 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "W-League grand final: Melbourne City 1-0 Sydney FC – as it happened". The Guardian. 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Melbourne City defeat reigning premiers to win W-League grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Stats". W-League.
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