2021 W-League Grand Final

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2021 W-League Grand Final
Event2020–21 W-League
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
0 1
Date11 April 2021
VenueNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Player of the MatchJada Mathyssen-Whyman[1]
RefereeRebecca Durcau
Attendance4,619
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The 2021 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2020–21 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.

The match was played between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on 11 April 2021.[2] Melbourne Victory won their second championship with a goal from Kyra Cooney-Cross after 120 minutes.[1]

Route to the final[]

4 April 2021 Brisbane Roar2–6 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
16:00 AEST
  • Chance Goal 43'
  • Yallop Goal 74'
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,985
Referee: Lara Lee
5 April 2021 Sydney FC 3–0Canberra UnitedSydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Referee: Isabella Blaess

Match details[]

Sydney FC0–1 (a.e.t.)Melbourne Victory
Report Cooney-Cross Goal 120'
Attendance: 4,619
Referee: Rebecca Durcau[1]
GK 1 Australia Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
RB 3 Australia Substituted off 89'
CB 13 Australia Natasha Prior
CB 12 Australia Natalie Tobin
LB 5 Australia Ally Green
DM 2 Australia Teresa Polias (c) Yellow card 120+4'
RM 8 Australia Rachel Lowe Yellow card 70'
CM 6 Australia Clare Wheeler
CM 15 Australia Substituted off 114'
LM 18 Australia Princess Ibini-Isei Substituted off 62'
CF 10 Australia Remy Siemsen
Substitutes:
GK 40 Australia Eliza Campbell
DF 17 Australia Angelique Hristodoulou Substituted in 89'
DF 19 Australia
MF 18 Australia Substituted in 114'
FW 9 Australia Allira Toby Substituted in 62'
Head coach:
Australia Ante Juric
GK 1 Argentina Gaby Garton Yellow card 120+3'
RB 13 Australia Substituted off 116'
CB 3 New Zealand Claudia Bunge Yellow card 74'
CB 18 United States
LB 8 Australia Angela Beard (c)
CM 10 New Zealand Annalie Longo Substituted off 109'
CM 15 Australia Amy Jackson Yellow card 44'
CM 7 Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross
AM 9 United States Catherine Zimmerman Substituted off 90'
AM 11 Australia Lisa De Vanna
CF 14 Australia Melina Ayres
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Melissa Maizels
MF 4 Canada
MF 19 Australia Substituted in 90'
MF 30 Australia MelindaJ Barbieri Substituted in 116'
FW 2 Australia Tiffany Eliadis Substituted in 109'
Manager:
Wales Jeff Hopkins
Player of the Match:
Australia Jada Mathyssen-Whyman


Assistant referees:[1]
Lauren Hargrave
Laura Moya
Fourth official:[1]
Sarah Ho
Additional assistant referee:[1]
Isabella Blaess
Lara Lee

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kemp, Emma (11 April 2021). "Melbourne Victory beat Sydney FC to W-League title at the death of extra-time – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sydney FC to host Melbourne Victory in the Westfield W-League 2021 Grand Final". Westfield W-League. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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