2017 W-League Grand Final

2017 W-League Grand Final
Event 2016–17 W-League
Date 12 February 2017
Venue nib Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Player of the Match Jessica Fishlock
Referee Kate Jacewicz
Attendance 4,591

The 2017 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2016–17 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.

The match took place at nib Stadium in Perth, Australia on 12 February 2017 and was played by Perth Glory and reigning league champions Melbourne City. The match was won by Melbourne City 0–2, who recorded their second consecutive league championship.[1] The match marked the second time both clubs qualified for a Grand Final, Perth having lost in the 2014 final and Melbourne qualifying for their second consecutive final after winning the 2016 final. The player of the match award was won by Jessica Fishlock of Melbourne City.[2]

Match details

12 February 2017
16:30 AWT
Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne City
Report Fishlock  45+1'
Yanez  72'
nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,591[nb 1]
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Perth Glory
Melbourne City
PERTH GLORY:[3][4]
GK 18 Australia Gabrielle Dal Busco
DF 2 Australia Sarah Carroll  75'
DF 3Australia Kim Carroll
DF 4 United States Alyssa Mautz
DF 7United States Nikki Stanton
MF 9Australia Rosie Sutton
MF 10 United States Vanessa DiBernardo YC 83'
MF 13 Australia Jaymee Gibbons  54'
MF 17Australia Natasha Rigby
FW 20 Australia Samantha Kerr (c)
FW 22Mexico Arianna Romero
Substitutes:
GK 1Australia Melissa Maizels
DF 5Australia Patricia Charalambous  75'
MF 6Australia Carla Bennett
MF 8Australia Shawn Billam  54'
MF 14Australia Caitlin Doeglas
Manager:
Australia Bobby Despotovski
MELBOURNE CITY:[3][4]
GK 1 Australia Lydia Williams
DF 2 Australia Teigen Allen
DF 3 United States Lauren Barnes
DF 5 Australia Laura Alleway
MF 6 Australia Aivi Luik
MF 7 Australia Steph Catley (c)
MF 10 Wales Jess Fishlock
MF 11 United States Erika Tymrak  90+4'
FW 13 New Zealand Rebekah Stott
FW 16 United States Beverly Yanez  87'
FW 17 Australia Marianna Tabain YC 66'  68'
Substitutes:
DF 12Australia Olivia Ellis
FW 14Australia Melina Ayres  90+4'
MF 15Australia Amy Jackson  68'
DF 19Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic  87'
GK 20Australia Emily Shields
Manager:
Wales Jessica Fishlock

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2017 W-League Grand Final:[4]

Perth Glory Melbourne City
Ball possession 45% 55%
Passes 385 495
Passing accuracy 67% 75%
Corners 7 1
Shots on goal 20 13
On target shots 6 3
Aerial duels won 67% 33%
Interceptions 29 27
Fouls 7 4
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

See also

Notes

  1. This attendance was a record for a W-League Grand Final.

References

  1. "W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC News. 12 February 2017.
  2. "Re-live: Melbourne City defeat Perth Glory 2–0 in the 2016/17 W-League grand final". Fox Sports News. 12 February 2017. [Jess] Fishlock was named player of the match after a relentless performance in both attack and defence.
  3. 1 2 "Official Team Line-Ups". Perth Glory Women's (Twitter). 12 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Perth Glory v. Melbourne City – Statistics". W-League. 12 February 2017.


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