Dylan Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 There issnt any internationals that week is there? I cant wait to see our full strength team demolish them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidrildid6 Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Shouldn't be. There's one next week on the 29th but they should all be back by the derby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Really looking forward to this match. Easier to get to than Fawkner for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidrildid6 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 PSA: this game has been moved to Veneto Club, Bulleen. No reason given that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Apparently the pitch at the original venue is in a poor state: Melbourne City W-League coach Joe Montemurro hits back at Matildas' midfielder Elise Kellond-Knight December 4, 2015 Daniel Cherny Melbourne City W-League coach Joe Montemurro has hit back at Matilda Elise Kellond-Knight, saying he doesn't understand her criticism of his dominant team. City have won all six of their games thus far in what is their first season in the competition. They are eight points clear on top of the table, and have conceded just three goals to the halfway point of the campaign. But Kellond-Knight, who plays for German club Turbine Potsdam, was quoted earlier in the week questioning whether City's unprecedented recruiting spree was good for the competition, suggesting they had weakened other clubs. "I'm not sure it's a great thing but it's interesting to watch," Kellond-Knight said. However Montemurro said that while he welcomed Kellond-Knight's opinion he struggled to understand her stance. "In the same breath she said it's probably one of the best assembled W-League sides ever, so we thank her for the kind words. [But] I'm not exactly sure what her opinion's trying to state - in terms of how it's detrimental," Montemurro said. Midfielder Kellond-Knight, 25, spent six seasons at Brisbane Roar before heading to Germany, and was one of seven Roar players in the Australian squad that went to this year's World Cup in Canada, a point not lost on Montemurro. "It's quite funny because she comes historically from a Brisbane team that's always been stacked with Matildas, and last year brought in the best goalkeepers in the world in Nadine Angerer. "I don't understand how we're weakening sides. I don't understand the cause of the opinion." In any case Montemurro said he hoped City's success would force other clubs to step up their game, both in terms of signing top talent and developing talented youngsters. City had the bye last week and return to action when they face Melbourne Victory in the second derby of the season this Sunday at Bulleen. The match was moved from Kinston Heath due to the poor state of the Cheltenham venue. Montemurro's team edged the sides' first meeting in round two 2-1, a game in which they had to make do without several Matildas stars. The coach said he was planning on rotating players in the back half of the campaign, providing greater opportunities for the likes of Melina Ayres, Alex Chidiac, Olivia Ellis and Anisa Guajardo. However he was nevertheless expecting the eight City players who spent last week away on international duty to be available to face last-placed Victory, who opened their account for the season when they beat Perth Glory 3-1 last weekend. http://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-city/melbourne-city-wleague-coach-joe-montemurro-hits-back-at-matildas-midfielder-elise-kellondknight-20151204-glfh9j.html?&utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=nc&eid=socialn:twi-14omn0023-optim-nnn:nonpaid-27/06/2014-social_traffic-all-organicpost-nnn-age-o&campaign_code=nocode&promote_channel=social_twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 They move games just on a whim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 2 hours ago, M13 said: They move games just on a whim? The articles states: The match was moved from Kinston Heath due to the poor state of the Cheltenham venue. So its not on a whim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Actually might head over to Bulleen very close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 The change in venue might not impact crowd numbers, but it will probably make a fair bit of difference on who actually goes. Those two grounds are a long way apart, me i wasn't interested in going to Kingston Heath, but Bulleen is a lot more palatable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 26 minutes ago, Shahanga said: The change in venue might not impact crowd numbers, but it will probably make a fair bit of difference on who actually goes. Those two grounds are a long way apart, me i wasn't interested in going to Kingston Heath, but Bulleen is a lot more palatable. IIRC it was the only one scheduled south of the Yarra, so makes a big difference to those who live in the S-E. Doesn't affect me personally because I'm out for Germano, but if I was fit I'd be a bit pissed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 I'm still going but I'm sad it was moved, much easier to get to Kingston Heath. Still, better to move it than to play on a shit pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 1-0 up. Dominating possession, hit the crossbar twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidrildid6 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 The parking here is fucking terrible. Thank god this is the only game we have to go to at this venue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Firmly parked in victorys half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 2-0 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 3-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 3rd goal a lovely counter as De Vanna sprinted up the wing and crossed it for Crummer, who now has a brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k o Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 4-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Last of our subs, Crummer off for Jackson. 4th goal! De Vanna set up Little who finished well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Full time, 4-0. De Vanna is being interviewed by the fan radio commentary team, anyone listening to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) another round, another routine demolition. I look forward to that happening with all of our teams Edited December 6, 2015 by belaguttman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjake1234 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 First match that I have been to watch and it was really entertaining. Great skills, excellent understanding and some fabulous playmaking. If you haven't been along its highly recommended - I certainly shall. Had a few Victory supporters behind complaining that City is the "richest club" and "its not fair that they have most of the Matildas". Come on guys, this is what every womens team should be aiming for, and the standard of the w-league should only improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n i k o Posted December 6, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 1 minute ago, mjake1234 said: Had a few Victory supporters behind complaining that City is the "richest club" and "its not fair that they have most of the Matildas". 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Much to my surprise my youngest agreed to go but only for half a game, (pretty good for her, hadn't been to an A League game this year) so I have a "half a match report". First the venue, well as I knew and others have said there is bugger all parking there, so the fall back is on the verge of the busy Bulleen Road. Not great. Safety for pedestrians to the ground is questionable. The game was on their main ground, which for those that don't know, is synthetic. I reckon it's getting old now so whilst the ball ran true, every time it hit the deck a puff of those black plastic things ( the bane of mums, wives and partners) would shoot in the air. Not surprisingly the pitch played a lot slower than grass. As to the crowd well any announced figures will be understated because they just waved us through when we flashed our memberships, so they'd only count the sales. With both teams A League sides playing away it probably helped the turn out. Not sure about numbers but the long stubby grandstand was close to full and the cement terrace on the other side half full, plus quite a few standing on the fence. Plenty of tards there, enjoying watching their side get smashed. As per usual the vocal ones displayed their normal knowledge of the rules of the game (do you have to fail an intelligence test before you are accepted as a supporter?) as to the game itself we went into the sheds at half time 1-0 up courtesy of a Beattie header. We had had all the ball and whilst we hadn't peppered their goal we'd done enough to hit the post twice. They on the other hand had tried a few quick counters, none of which had led to a shot. So all in all we were well on top and not only that, there was clearly a big differential between the 2 sides. TBH it wasn't hard to see why they were last, a couple of their players just didn't look good enough for the W League. Our team, as we've come to expect played lovely possession football with an ample display of class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 It´s getting to the point where not winning trophys with this team is considered failure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I want them to be the first invincibles of football in aus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murfy1 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Great game to watch. One of the best Melbourne Derbys I've experienced in a while (hard to top a thumping 4-0 win). I can only echo the sentiment to get along to the remaining 3 home matches this W-League season. Melbourne City continue winning streak with 4-0 win over Melbourne Victory December 6, 2016 Matt Windley THERE is no stopping Melbourne City’s all-conquering women’s team, who maintained their perfect W-League start with a 4-0 derby rout of Melbourne Victory on Sunday. City is now seven from seven in its debut season. The Manchester City-backed club wasn’t at full strength when it defeated Victory 2-1 in Round 2, but definitely was on Sunday in front of 753 fans at the Veneto Club in Bulleen. And it showed. Jennifer Beattie opened the scoring in the 35th minute after a Kim Little corner, a goal that was coming given City had spent the majority of the half camped in bottom-placed Victory’s defensive third. Matildas striker Larissa Crummer sent a scare through the City camp when she went down clutching her left knee early in the second half, but was soon up to double the margin in the 50th minute. Crummer had a brace by the 72nd minute after poking home a neat square ball from Lisa De Vanna, before Little completed the rout in the 79th. In yet another poor look for the sport, Sunday’s game was only moved from Kingston Heath Soccer Complex on Friday after City officials inspected the ground and alerted Football Federation Australia to the shoddy state of the Bentleigh pitch. Bulleen’s pitch is synthetic — which made things even more uncomfortable in Sunday’s heat — and has also had a bad track record when it comes to injuries. City coach Joe Montermurro said he was disappointed by the last-minute switch. “It’s just the message that it sends,” Montemurro said. “We’re trying to keep a level of professionalism in the game and then all of a sudden there’s venue changes and pretty dramatic venue changes too because of the change in surface. “It’s just about getting the protocols and processes right, getting someone out there during the week to make sure the ground is good so there’s no issues at 5pm on a Friday night.” Despite the scoreline, Victory coach David Edmondson was full of praise for his young team that contained two 16-year-olds and two 15-year-olds. “For the majority of the time we did what we’d planned to do,” Edmondson said. “They scored three goals on the counter. When we’re playing against the best team in the league and some of the best players in the world, we said we were going to go out and make things difficult for them and I think we did that. “Their goals were coming on the back of our best bits of possession, which we knew could happen.” http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/melbourne-city/wleague-melbourne-city-continue-winning-streak-with-40-win-over-melbourne-victory/news-story/418eb52aba5633a72a9e8d02851db54d 6 hours ago, Kinnibari said: Full time, 4-0. De Vanna is being interviewed by the fan radio commentary team, anyone listening to it? The interview is at 5.20 minutes here, after the match report: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falastur Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) So for the seventh time in seven games, we score an even number of goals, and with it we record a win which puts this current run into the top 10 (well, as equal 10th) in the longest unbeaten streaks in W-League history. Unfortunately I'm not sure how many of the other runs in that category were entirely wins, but I'm guessing...not many. Next round we're up against Newcastle Jets, who have an identical defensive record to us, with only three conceded, but in six games to our seven. They have, however, scored only seven to our 26. Could be one of those "unstoppable force meets immovable object" games. Also, I'd just like to end by saying that it's now mathematically impossible for the visitors to catch us this season. Edited December 6, 2015 by Falastur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 8 hours ago, Falastur said: Also, I'd just like to end by saying that it's now mathematically impossible for the visitors to catch us this season. How satisfying. Also the fact that it was a direct defeat that sealed it is the cherry on top. Crowd figure is a little disappointing given we got ~500 to our last game, but the weather was pretty off putting and I have no idea where more people would have parked. Thanks for the video link @Murfy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Ok having listened, couple of interesting points: - This is the first time any City team has won successive derbys - She talked a little about Crummer and said she wished Crummer would listen to her more and learn from what she was saying, like working on holding up the ball to bring other players in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 2 hours ago, Kinnibari said: Ok having listened, couple of interesting points: - This is the first time any City team has won successive derbys - She talked a little about Crummer and said she wished Crummer would listen to her more and learn from what she was saying, like working on holding up the ball to bring other players in My take is that the Crumm lacks the touch to hold the ball up well. This will take a long time to change. In regards to the crowd like I said I don't think they counted members. Have to add at least 200 and maybe a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kinnibari Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Match highlights. Second goal, at about 1.11, is a nice team goal. http://youtu.be/kIJvL5aI-Y4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 And yet another win.. that will do me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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