2016 W-League Grand Final

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.

2016 W-League Grand Final
Event2015–16 W-League
Melbourne City Sydney FC
4 1
Date31 January 2016
VenueAAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Player of the MatchKim Little
RefereeKate Jacewicz
Attendance4,206

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]

Match details
Melbourne City4–1Sydney FC
Beattie  32'
Little  54'
Goad  80'
De Vanna  90+5'		 Report K. Simon  69' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Melbourne City
Sydney FC
MELBOURNE CITY:
GK1 Brianna Davey
DF4 Jennifer Beattie  64'
DF5 Laura Alleway
DF7 Steph Catley
DF13 Rebekah Stott
MF6 Aivi Luik
MF8 Kim Little
MF10 Jessica Fishlock  89'
MF16 Beattie Goad  86'
FW9 Larissa Crummer  67'
FW11 Lisa De Vanna (c)
Substitutes:
FW17 Marianna Tabain 67'
MF15 Amy Jackson 86'
MF3 Alex Chidiac 89'
GK20 Trudy Burke
FW18 Anisa Guajardo
Manager:
Joe Montemurro
SYDNEY FC:
GK1 Michelle Betos
DF2 Elizabeth Ralston
DF11 Natalie Tobin  26'  73'
DF14 Alanna Kennedy
DF15 Teigen Allen
MF6 Teresa Polias (c)
MF7 Nicola Bolger  83'
MF5 Jasmyne Spencer
FW9 Princess Ibini-Isei  63'
FW17 Kyah Simon  53'
FW19 Leena Khamis
Substitutes:
MF4 Sunny Franco 63'
MF10 Renee Rollason 73'
DF12 Olivia Price 83'
MF16 Hannah Bacon
GK18 Sham Khamis
Manager:
Daniel Barrett

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League Grand Final:[4]

Melbourne City Sydney FC
Ball possession58%42%
Passes458323
Passing accuracy80.3%76.8%
Corners84
Shots on goal139
On target shots92
Aerial duels won75%25%
Interceptions1618
Fouls713
Yellow cards12
Red cards00

See also

References
  1. "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
  2. "W-League grand final: Melbourne City beat Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016.
  3. Lynch, Michael (31 January 2016). "Melbourne City star Kim Little wins player of grand final award". The Age.
  4. "Melbourne City v. Sydney FC – Statistics". W-League. 31 January 2016.
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