2019 W-League grand final

2019 W-League Grand Final
Event	2018–19 W-League
Date	16 February 2019
Venue	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Player of the Match	Savannah McCaskill
Referee	Kate Jacewicz
Attendance	6,127
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The 2019 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2018–19 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.

The match was played between Sydney FC and Perth Glory, at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, with Sydney FC emerging victorious 4–2.^[1]

This was referee Kate Jacewicz's ninth final out of the first eleven seasons of the W-League.^[2] The attendance of 6,127 was a record for W-League grand finals.^[3]

Teams

Team	Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Sydney FC	5 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018)
Perth Glory	2 (2014 (Dec), 2017)

Route to the final

Sydney FC

Round

Perth Glory

3rd place

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Melbourne Victory	12	24
2	Brisbane Roar	12	20
3	Sydney FC (C)	12	19
4	Perth Glory	12	19
5	Melbourne City	12	19

Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions

Regular season

4th place

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
2	Brisbane Roar	12	20
3	Sydney FC (C)	12	19
4	Perth Glory	12	19
5	Melbourne City	12	19
6	Adelaide United	12	18

Source: A-Leagues
(C) Champions

Opponent

Score

Opponent

Score

Brisbane Roar

2–1 (A)

Semi-finals

Melbourne Victory

4–2 (a.e.t.) (A)

Semi-finals			Grand Final

2	Brisbane Roar	1

3	Sydney FC	2
			Sydney FC	4

			Perth Glory	2
1	Melbourne Victory	2

4	Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	4

Match details

16 February 2019

16:30 AEDT

Sydney FC	4–2	Perth Glory
Huerta 6' McCaskill 41', 61' Logarzo 70'	Report	Kerr 23' (pen.) Mautz 68'

Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 6,127

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Sydney FC

Perth Glory


GK	1	Aubrey Bledsoe
DF	22	Sofia Huerta
DF	5	Ally Green
DF	14	Alanna Kennedy
DF	4	Elizabeth Ralston
MF	10	Danielle Colaprico 22'
MF	2	Teresa Polias (c)
MF	6	Chloe Logarzo 82'
FW	11	Savannah McCaskill 90+2'
FW	19	Caitlin Foord
FW	20	Princess Ibini 75'
Substitutes:
FW	11	Lisa De Vanna 75'
GK	30	Trudy Burke
DF	17	Angelique Hristodoulou 90+2'
DF	21	Amy Harrison 82' 89'
FW	3	Shadeene Evans
Manager:
Ante Juric


GK	1	Eliza Campbell
DF	24	Natasha Rigby
DF	13	Jamie-Lee Gale
DF	25	Katie Naughton
DF	3	Kim Carroll
MF	5	Shannon May 67'
MF	4	Alyssa Mautz
MF	7	Nikki Stanton 89'
FW	20	Sam Kerr (c)
FW	11	Leticia McKenna 75'
FW	9	Rachel Hill
Substitutes:
GK	21	Morgan Aquino
DF	2	Sarah Carroll
FW	12	Jenna Onions
MF	14	Caitlin Doeglas 67'
MF	15	Alexia Moreno 75'
Manager:
Bobby Despotovski

Match statistics

Stats	Sydney FC	Perth Glory
Ball possession	50.7%	49.3%
Passes	341	345
Passing accuracy	68.0%	60.3%
Corners	3	4
Shots	15	15
On target shots	6	4
Aerial duels won	53.8%	46.2%
Interceptions	11	4
Fouls conceded	7	14
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0

References

^ "Sydney crowned W-League champions as Americans shine in thrilling six-goal final". SBS The World Game. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^ Reilly, Ella (17 February 2019). "Maturing W-League points to further future improvements | Ella Reilly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[1] "Sydney crowned W-League champions as Americans shine in thrilling six-goal final". SBS The World Game. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[2] "Kate Jacewicz to referee the Westfield W-League 2019 Grand Final". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

[3] Reilly, Ella (17 February 2019). "Maturing W-League points to further future improvements | Ella Reilly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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