2020 W-League Grand Final

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.

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 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]

Route to the final
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
 Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Melbourne City
Sydney FC
GK1 Lydia Williams
DF3 Lauren Barnes
DF15 Emma Checker
DF13 Rebekah Stott
MF21 Ellie Carpenter
MF7 Stephanie Catley (c)
MF6 Aivi Luik
MF2 Yukari Kinga  67'
FW10 Emily van Egmond
FW9 Claire Emslie
FW17 Kyah Simon  85'
Substitutes:
GK23 Melissa Barbieri
MF19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
MF20 Milica Mijatovic  67'
DF11 Rhali Dobson
FW22 Ally Watt  85'
Manager:
Rado Vidosic
GK1 Aubrey Bledsoe
DF5 Ally Green
DF8 Lindsay Agnew
DF14 Alanna Kennedy (c)
DF7 Ellie Brush  74'
MF2 Teresa Polias
MF12 Natalie Tobin  73'
MF18 Taylor Ray  85'
FW10 Remy Siemsen  63'
FW11 Sofia Huerta
FW13 Veronica Latsko
Substitutes:
GK30 Trudy Burke
DF17 Angelique Hristodoulou
MF15 Mackenzie Hawkesby  85'
MF19 Amy Sayer  73'
FW20 Princess Ibini  63'
Manager:
Ante Juric

Match statistics
Stats[4] Melbourne City Sydney FC
Ball possession60.9%39.1%
Passes639401
Passing accuracy80.3%67.8%
Corners24
Shots148
On target shots74
Aerial duels won57.7%42.3%
Interceptions1914
Fouls conceded66
Yellow cards01
Red cards00

See also
  • List of W-League champions

References
  1. "Melbourne City crowned W-League champions after beating Sydney FC 1-0 in grand final". ABC News. 21 March 2020.
  2. "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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