| Event | 2015–16 W-League | ||||||
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| Date | 31 January 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Kim Little | ||||||
| Referee | Kate Jacewicz | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,206 | ||||||
2017 → | |||||||
The 2016 W-League grand final was the final match of the 2015–16 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.
The match took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 31 January 2016 and was played between league premiers Melbourne City and two-time premiers of the league Sydney FC. The match was won by Melbourne City 4–1 who competed the perfect season, failing to lose a match all season.[1] It was also Melbourne City's first championship of any kind in Australian football and ensured the club won all available silverware in women's football in their inaugural season.[2] Kim Little, playing for Melbourne City for the season on loan from Seattle Reign FC, was named the player of the match.[3]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|
| Melbourne City | None |
| Sydney FC | 3 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013) |
Route to the final
[edit]| Melbourne City | Round | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st place
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Regular season | 3rd place
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| Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Roar | 0–0 (5–4 p) (H) | Semi-finals | Canberra United | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match details
[edit]| Melbourne City | 4–1 | Sydney FC |
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| Beattie 👁 Image 32' Little 👁 Image 54' Goad 👁 Image 80' De Vanna 👁 Image 90+5' |
Report | K. Simon 👁 Image 69' (pen.) |
Match statistics
[edit]The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League grand final:[4]
| Melbourne City | Sydney FC | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 58% | 42% |
| Passes | 458 | 323 |
| Passing accuracy | 80.3% | 76.8% |
| Corners | 8 | 4 |
| Shots on goal | 13 | 9 |
| On target shots | 9 | 2 |
| Aerial duels won | 75% | 25% |
| Interceptions | 16 | 18 |
| Fouls | 7 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
- ^ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City beat Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (31 January 2016). "Melbourne City star Kim Little wins player of grand final award". The Age.
- ^ "Melbourne City v. Sydney FC – Statistics". W-League. 31 January 2016.
