Event | 2018–19 W-League | ||||||
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Date | 16 February 2019 | ||||||
Venue | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
Player of the Match | Savannah McCaskill | ||||||
Referee | Kate Jacewicz | ||||||
Attendance | 6,127 | ||||||
The 2019 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2018–19 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.
The match was played between Sydney FC and Perth Glory, at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, with Sydney FC emerging victorious 4–2.[1]
This was referee Kate Jacewicz's ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League.[2] The attendance of 6,127 was a record for W-League grand finals.[3]
Teams
[edit]Team | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Sydney FC | 5 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018) |
Perth Glory | 2 (2014 (Dec), 2017) |
Route to the final
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3rd place
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Regular season | 4th place
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Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brisbane Roar | 2–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Melbourne Victory | 4–2 (a.e.t.) (A) |
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
2 | Brisbane Roar | 1 | |||||||
3 | Sydney FC | 2 | |||||||
Sydney FC | 4 | ||||||||
Perth Glory | 2 | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | |||||||
4 | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 4 |
Match details
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Match statistics
[edit]Stats | Sydney FC | Perth Glory |
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Ball possession | 50.7% | 49.3% |
Passes | 341 | 345 |
Passing accuracy | 68.0% | 60.3% |
Corners | 3 | 4 |
Shots | 15 | 15 |
On target shots | 6 | 4 |
Aerial duels won | 53.8% | 46.2% |
Interceptions | 11 | 4 |
Fouls conceded | 7 | 14 |
Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sydney crowned W-League champions as Americans shine in thrilling six-goal final". SBS The World Game. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Reilly, Ella (17 February 2019). "Maturing W-League points to further future improvements | Ella Reilly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2019.