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.
Event | 2019–20 W-League | ||||||
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Date | 21 March 2020 | ||||||
Venue | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||||||
Player of the Match | Steph Catley | ||||||
Referee | Rebecca Durcau | ||||||
Attendance | 0 (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]
Teams
editTeam | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Melbourne City | 3 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
Sydney FC | 6 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
Route to the final
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1st place
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Regular season | 3rd place
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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
editMelbourne City | 1–0 | Sydney FC |
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Report |
Melbourne City
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Sydney FC
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Match statistics
editStats[4] | Melbourne City | Sydney FC |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Melbourne City crowned W-League champions after beating Sydney FC 1-0 in grand final". ABC News. 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "W-League grand final: Melbourne City 1-0 Sydney FC - as it happened". The Guardian. 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne City defeat reigning premiers to win W-League grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Stats". W-League.