2020 W-League Grand Final

Football match

2020 W-League Grand FinalEvent| 2019–20 W-League

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| Melbourne City | Sydney FC

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1 | 0
Date| 21 March 2020
Venue| AAMI Park, Melbourne
Player of the Match| Steph Catley
Referee| Rebecca Durcau
Attendance| 0 (behind closed doors)

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The 2020 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2019–20 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.

The match was played between Melbourne City and Sydney FC behind closed doors at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Victoria. Spectators were not permitted at the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Melbourne City won the match and in so doing claimed their fourth W-League championship, the most of any club in the W-League.[2] Steph Catley, the game's only goalscorer, was awarded player of the match.[2][3]

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)

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Melbourne City | 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Sydney FC | 6 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019)

## Route to the final[edit]

Melbourne City | Round  | Sydney FC

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1st place | Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Melbourne City (C) | 12  | 34
2  | Melbourne Victory | 12  | 23
3  | Sydney FC | 12  | 22
4  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12  | 22
5  | Brisbane Roar | 12  | 17

Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions

Regular season | 3rd place | Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  | Melbourne City (C) | 12  | 34
2  | Melbourne Victory | 12  | 23
3  | Sydney FC | 12  | 22
4  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12  | 22
5  | Brisbane Roar | 12  | 17

Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions

Opponent  | Score  |  | Opponent  | Score
Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–1 (H)  | Semi-finals  | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 (A)
| Semi-finals | | | Grand Final |

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| 1 | Melbourne City | 5 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 |
| | Melbourne City | 1 |
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| | | Sydney FC | 0 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0 |

| 3 | Sydney FC | 1 |

## Match details[edit]

21 March 2020

13:30 AEDT

Melbourne City| 1–0| Sydney FC

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* Catley 15'

| Report |

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne City

Sydney FC

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GK | 1 |  Lydia Williams
DF | 3 |  Lauren Barnes
DF | 15 |  Emma Checker
DF | 13 |  Rebekah Stott
MF | 21 |  Ellie Carpenter
MF | 7 |  Stephanie Catley (c)
MF | 6 |  Aivi Luik
MF | 2 |  Yukari Kinga 67'
FW | 10 |  Emily van Egmond
FW | 9 |  Claire Emslie
FW | 17 |  Kyah Simon 85'
Substitutes:
GK | 23 |  Melissa Barbieri
MF | 19 |  Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
MF | 20 |  Milica Mijatovic 67'
DF | 11 |  Rhali Dobson
FW | 22 |  Ally Watt 85'
Manager:
Rado Vidosic
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GK | 1 |  Aubrey Bledsoe
DF | 5 |  Ally Green
DF | 8 |  Lindsay Agnew
DF | 14 |  Alanna Kennedy (c)
DF | 7 |  Ellie Brush 74'
MF | 2 |  Teresa Polias
MF | 12 |  Natalie Tobin 73'
MF | 18 |  Taylor Ray 85'
FW | 10 |  Remy Siemsen 63'
FW | 11 |  Sofia Huerta
FW | 13 |  Veronica Latsko
Substitutes:
GK | 30 |  Trudy Burke
DF | 17 |  Angelique Hristodoulou
MF | 15 |  Mackenzie Hawkesby 85'
MF | 19 |  Amy Sayer 73'
FW | 20 |  Princess Ibini 63'
Manager:
Ante Juric

## Match statistics[edit]

Stats[4] | Melbourne City  | Sydney FC

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Ball possession | 60.9% | 39.1%
Passes | 639 | 401
Passing accuracy | 80.3% | 67.8%
Corners | 2 | 4
Shots | 14 | 8
On target shots | 7 | 4
Aerial duels won | 57.7% | 42.3%
Interceptions | 19 | 14
Fouls conceded | 6 | 6
Yellow cards | 0 | 1
Red cards | 0 | 0

## See also[edit]

* List of W-League champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Melbourne City crowned W-League champions after beating Sydney FC 1-0 in grand final". ABC News. 21 March 2020.
2. ^ a b "W-League grand final: Melbourne City 1-0 Sydney FC - as it happened". The Guardian. 21 March 2020.
3. ^ "Melbourne City defeat reigning premiers to win W-League grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 2020.
4. ^ "Stats". W-League.

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