2022 A-League Women grand final

2022 A-League Women Grand Final
EventA-League Women
Date27 March 2022
VenueJubilee Oval, Sydney
Player of the MatchCasey Dumont[1]
RefereeLara Lee
Attendance5,027
WeatherShowers

The 2022 A-League Women grand final was the final match of the 2021–22 A-League Women season, played on 27 March 2022 between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval (Kogorah Oval) in Sydney.[2] Melbourne won the match 2–1.[3][4]

The win made Melbourne the second club to win back-to-back A-League Women championships, and was their third title overall. It was Sydney's fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance. It was Melbourne Victory's third win in four finals against Sydney.[5]

Teams

Team Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Sydney FC 8 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Melbourne Victory FC 3 (2013, 2014 (Feb), 2021)

Route to the final

Sydney FC Round Melbourne Victory FC
1st place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Sydney FC 14 35
2 Melbourne City 14 33
3 Adelaide United 14 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 24
5 Perth Glory 14 24
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Regular season 4th place
Pos Team Pld Pts
2 Melbourne City 14 33
3 Adelaide United 14 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 24
5 Perth Glory 14 24
6 Brisbane Roar 14 17
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Melbourne City 4–2 (a.e.t) Semi-finals Adelaide United 1–2
Bye Preliminary final Melbourne City 1–3

Finals

Sydney qualified for the Grand Final directly, by defeating Melbourne City in a playoff between the top two. Melbourne qualified after winning sudden death games against Adelaide United and Melbourne City.

Match

Details

Sydney FC1–2Melbourne Victory
Vine 66' Report Jackson 49'
Zimmerman 64'
Attendance: 5,027[6]
Referee: Lara Lee
Sydney FC
Melbourne Victory
GK 1 Jada Whyman
DF 5 Ally Green  86'
DF 12 Natalie Tobin (c)
DF 3 Charlotte McLean
DF 19 Charlize Rule  77'
MF 23 Taylor Ray
MF 11 Cortnee Vine
MF 6 Sarah Hunter  63'
MF 15 Mackenzie Hawkesby
MF 20 Princess Ibini
FW 10 Remy Siemsen  72'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Katie Offer
DF 4 Jessika Nash
MF 8 Rachel Lowe  63'
FW 9 María José Rojas  72'
FW 14 Paige Satchell  86'
Manager:
Ante Juric
GK 1 Casey Dumont
DF 5 Courtney Nevin  8'
DF 25 Brooke Hendrix
DF 3 Claudia Bunge
DF 13 Polly Doran  82'
MF 15 Amy Jackson
MF 10 Alex Chidiac  88'
MF 7 Kyra Cooney-Cross
MF 9 Catherine Zimmerman
FW 14 Melina Ayres
FW 19 Lia Privitelli (c)  90+1'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Melissa Maizels
DF 2 Tiffany Eliadis  88'
FW 8 Alana Murphy
MF 11 Harriet Withers  90+1'
FW 17 Maja Markovski
Manager:
Jeff Hopkins

Player of the Match:
Casey Dumont

Assistant referees:
Lauren Hargrave
Delfina Dimoski
Fourth official:
Maggie Price

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast nationally on 10 Bold and streamed by 10Play and Paramount+.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Bossi, Dominic (27 March 2022). "Dazzling Dumont guides Victory to shock grand final win over Sydney FC / A-League Women grand final: Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to lift trophy". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ Clarke, George (28 March 2022). "Victory sink Sydney FC to claim A-League Women title". The Women's Game.
  3. ^ Lewis, Samantha (27 March 2022). "Melbourne Victory defeat Sydney FC 2-1 in A-League Women grand final". ABC Sport.
  4. ^ "Victory down Sydney to retain A-League Women's title". Reuters. 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ Werner, Tilly (28 March 2022). "Football gods, mojo and ugly football: How Melbourne Victory shattered Sydney FC in another grand final". Code Sports.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to win A-League Women title". The Guardian. 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Liberty A-League Fixtures - Network Ten". 10Play. 27 March 2022. 27 Mar, 1500-1830, kick off 1605, Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory, Grand Final, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
  8. ^ "A-League Women grand final: When, where, how to watch, ticket details and past results". Sporting News. 27 March 2022.