2017 W-League grand final

2017 W-League grand final
Event2016–17 W-League
Perth Glory Melbourne City
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Date12 February 2017
Venuenib Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
Player of the MatchJess Fishlock
RefereeKate Jacewicz
Attendance4,591
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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, Western 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] At the time, the attendance of 4,591 was a record for W-League grand finals.[3]

Teams

Team Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Melbourne City 1 (2016)
Perth Glory 1 (2014 (Dec))

Route to the final

Perth Glory Round Melbourne City
2nd place
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Canberra United 12 23
2 Perth Glory 12 23
3 Sydney FC 12 22
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 20
5 Newcastle Jets 12 15
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
 Regular season 4th place
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
2 Perth Glory 12 23
3 Sydney FC 12 22
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 20
5 Newcastle Jets 12 15
6 Adelaide United 12 14
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Sydney FC 5–1 (H) Semi-finals Canberra United 1–0 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match details

Perth Glory0–2Melbourne City
Report Fishlock 45+1'
Yanez 72'
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Perth Glory
Melbourne City
PERTH GLORY:[4][5]
GK 18 Australia Gabrielle Dal Busco
DF 2 Australia Sarah Carroll downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF 3 Australia Kim Carroll
DF 4 United States Alyssa Mautz
DF 7 United States Nikki Stanton
MF 9 Australia Rosie Sutton
MF 10 United States Vanessa DiBernardo Yellow card 83'
MF 13 Australia Jaymee Gibbons downward-facing red arrow 54'
MF 17 Australia Natasha Rigby
FW 20 Australia Samantha Kerr (c)
FW 22 Mexico Arianna Romero
Substitutes:
GK 1 Australia Melissa Maizels
DF 5 Australia Patricia Charalambous upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 6 Australia Carla Bennett
MF 8 Australia Shawn Billam upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 14 Australia Caitlin Doeglas
Manager:
Australia Bobby Despotovski
MELBOURNE CITY:[4][5]
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 downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
FW 13 New Zealand Rebekah Stott
FW 16 United States Beverly Yanez downward-facing red arrow 87'
FW 17 Australia Marianna Tabain Yellow card 66' downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Australia Olivia Ellis
FW 14 Australia Melina Ayres upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF 15 Australia Amy Jackson upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 19 Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic upward-facing green arrow 87'
GK 20 Australia Emily Shields
Manager:
Wales Jessica Fishlock

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2017 W-League grand final:[5]

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

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. ^ "City create history in front of record crowd". Football Federation Australia. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Official Team Line-Ups". Perth Glory Women's (Twitter). 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Perth Glory v. Melbourne City – Statistics". W-League. 12 February 2017.