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

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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

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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

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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

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Details

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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

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

References

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  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.
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