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2016 W-League Grand Final
Event2015–16 W-League
Melbourne City Sydney FC
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Date31 January 2016
VenueAAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Player of the MatchKim Little
RefereeKate Jacewicz
Attendance4,206
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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
1st place
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36
2 Canberra United 12 26
3 Sydney FC 12 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 16
5 Adelaide United 12 13
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
 Regular season 3rd place
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36
2 Canberra United 12 26
3 Sydney FC 12 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 16
5 Adelaide United 12 13
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Brisbane Roar 0–0 (5–4 p) (H) Semi-finals Canberra United 1–0 (A)

Match details[edit]

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:
GK 1 Australia Brianna Davey
DF 4 Scotland Jen Beattie Yellow card 64'
DF 5 Australia Laura Alleway
DF 7 Australia Steph Catley
DF 13 New Zealand Rebekah Stott
MF 6 Australia Aivi Luik
MF 8 Scotland Kim Little
MF 10 Wales Jessica Fishlock downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 16 Australia Beattie Goad downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW 9 Australia Larissa Crummer downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 11 Australia Lisa De Vanna (c)
Substitutes:
FW 17 Australia Marianna Tabain upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 15 Australia Amy Jackson upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 3 Australia Alex Chidiac upward-facing green arrow 89'
GK 20 Australia Trudy Burke
FW 18 Mexico Anisa Guajardo
Manager:
Australia Joe Montemurro
SYDNEY FC:
GK 1 United States Michelle Betos
DF 2 Australia Elizabeth Ralston
DF 11 Australia Natalie Tobin Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 73'
DF 14 Australia Alanna Kennedy
DF 15 Australia Teigen Allen
MF 6 Australia Teresa Polias (c)
MF 7 Australia Nicola Bolger downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 5 United States Jasmyne Spencer
FW 9 Australia Princess Ibini-Isei downward-facing red arrow 63'
FW 17 Australia Kyah Simon Yellow card 53'
FW 19 Australia Leena Khamis
Substitutes:
MF 4 Australia Sunny Franco upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 10 Australia Renee Rollason upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 12 Australia Olivia Price upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 16 Australia Hannah Bacon
GK 18 Australia Sham Khamis
Manager:
Australia Daniel Barrett

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]

  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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