2022 A-League Women grand final

2022 A-League Women Grand Final
EventA-League Women
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
1 2
Date27 March 2022
VenueJubilee Oval, Sydney
Player of the MatchCasey Dumont[1]
RefereeLara Lee
Attendance5,027
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The 2022 A-League Women grand final was the final match of the 2021–22 A-League Women season, played on 27 March 2022 between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval (Kogorah Oval) in Sydney.[2] Melbourne won the match 2–1.[3][4]

The win made Melbourne the second club to win back-to-back A-League Women championships, and was their third title overall. It was Sydney's fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance. It was Melbourne Victory's third win in four finals against Sydney.[5]

Teams

Team Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Sydney FC 8 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Melbourne Victory FC 3 (2013, 2014 (Feb), 2021)

Route to the final

Sydney FC Round Melbourne Victory FC
1st place
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Sydney FC 14 35
2 Melbourne City 14 33
3 Adelaide United 14 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 24
5 Perth Glory 14 24
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
 Regular season 4th place
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
2 Melbourne City 14 33
3 Adelaide United 14 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 24
5 Perth Glory 14 24
6 Brisbane Roar 14 17
Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Melbourne City 4–2 (a.e.t) Semi-finals Adelaide United 1–2
Bye Preliminary final Melbourne City 1–3

Finals

Sydney qualified for the Grand Final directly, by defeating Melbourne City in a playoff between the top two. Melbourne qualified after winning sudden death games against Adelaide United and Melbourne City.

Match

Details

Sydney FC1–2Melbourne Victory
Vine 66' Report Jackson 49'
Zimmerman 64'
Attendance: 5,027[6]
Referee: Lara Lee
Sydney FC
Melbourne Victory
GK 1 Australia Jada Whyman
DF 5 New Zealand Ally Green downward-facing red arrow 86'
DF 12 Australia Natalie Tobin (c)
DF 3 Australia Charlotte McLean
DF 19 Australia Charlize Rule Yellow card 77'
MF 23 Australia Taylor Ray
MF 11 Australia Cortnee Vine
MF 6 Australia Sarah Hunter downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF 15 Australia Mackenzie Hawkesby
MF 20 Australia Princess Ibini
FW 10 Australia Remy Siemsen downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Australia Katie Offer
DF 4 Australia Jessika Nash
MF 8 Australia Rachel Lowe upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 9 Chile María José Rojas upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 14 New Zealand Paige Satchell upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Australia Ante Juric
GK 1 Australia Casey Dumont
DF 5 Australia Courtney Nevin Yellow card 8'
DF 25 United States Brooke Hendrix
DF 3 New Zealand Claudia Bunge
DF 13 Australia Polly Doran Yellow card 82'
MF 15 Australia Amy Jackson
MF 10 Australia Alex Chidiac downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 7 Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross
MF 9 United States Catherine Zimmerman
FW 14 Australia Melina Ayres
FW 19 Australia Lia Privitelli (c) downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Melissa Maizels
DF 2 Australia Tiffany Eliadis upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 8 Australia Alana Murphy
MF 11 Australia Harriet Withers upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
FW 17 Australia Maja Markovski
Manager:
Wales Jeff Hopkins

Player of the Match:
Casey Dumont

Assistant referees:
Lauren Hargrave
Delfina Dimoski
Fourth official:
Maggie Price

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.

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast nationally on 10 Bold and streamed by 10Play and Paramount+.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Bossi, Dominic (27 March 2022). "Dazzling Dumont guides Victory to shock grand final win over Sydney FC / A-League Women grand final: Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to lift trophy". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ Clarke, George (28 March 2022). "Victory sink Sydney FC to claim A-League Women title". The Women's Game.
  3. ^ Lewis, Samantha (27 March 2022). "Melbourne Victory defeat Sydney FC 2-1 in A-League Women grand final". ABC Sport.
  4. ^ "Victory down Sydney to retain A-League Women's title". Reuters. 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ Werner, Tilly (28 March 2022). "Football gods, mojo and ugly football: How Melbourne Victory shattered Sydney FC in another grand final". Code Sports.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to win A-League Women title". The Guardian. 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Liberty A-League Fixtures - Network Ten". 10Play. 27 March 2022. 27 Mar, 1500-1830, kick off 1605, Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory, Grand Final, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
  8. ^ "A-League Women grand final: When, where, how to watch, ticket details and past results". Sporting News. 27 March 2022.