2009 W-League grand final (January)

The 2008–09 W-League grand final was the grand final of the inaugural season of the W-League, the premier league of football (soccer) in Australia.[1]
Top of the table in the regular season Queensland Roar[2] hosted home-and-away third-placed Canberra United FC at Ballymore Stadium in Herston, Brisbane in the Saturday 17 January 2009 season decider.[2]
In a closely contested match, the Roar defeated United 2–0. Both the Roar's goals were scored in the first half of the match.[1]

2008–09 W-League grand final
Event2008–09 W-League
Date17 January 2009
VenueBallymore Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Man of the MatchLana Harch, Queensland Roar
RefereeKate Jacewicz
Attendance4,554

Match details

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Queensland Roar2–0Canberra United
Harch   6'
Butt   23'
Report
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Queensland
Roar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canberra
United
QUEENSLAND ROAR:
GK 1   Casey Dumont
DF 2   Kate McShea (c)
DF 3   Karla Reuter
DF 4   Clare Polkinghorne
DF 5   Brooke Spence
MF 8   Elise Kellond-Knight
FW 10   Lana Harch   93'
MF 13   Tameka Butt
MF 16   Lauren Colthorpe
FW 18   Courtney Beutel   85'
MF 19   Ellen Beaumont   77'
Substitutes:
FW 11   Ruth Blackburn   93'
DF 14   Vedrana Popovic
MF 15   Stephanie Latham   77'
FW 17   Tashina Roma   85'
GK 20   Lara Boon
Manager:
  Jeff Hopkins


Grand Final Player Medal:   Lana Harch

Assistant Referees:
Sarah Ho
Airlie Keen
Fourth Official:
Casey Reibelt

 
CANBERRA UNITED:
GK 1   Lydia Williams
DF 2   Rhian Davies   81'
FW 3   Amy Chapman   46'
FW 5   Sasha McDonnell
FW 6   Caitlin Munoz
DF 7   Ellie Brush (c)
DF 9   Grace Gill-McGrath
FW 10   Hayley Crawford
MF 11   Cian Maciejewski
MF 12   Kara Mowbray
DF 13   Thea Slatyer
Substitutes:
FW 14   Ashleigh Sykes   46'
MF 15   Nicole Sykes   81'
FW 17   Christine Walters
MF 19   Jennifer Bisset
GK 20   Maja Blasch
Manager:
  Robbie Hooker

Match statistics

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Queensland Roar Canberra United
Attempts at goal 15 12
Attempts on target 8 3
Attempts off target 7 9
Attempts – Woodwork 1 0
Keeper saves 3 7
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corners 4 1
Fouls committed 11 10
Offsides 2 2
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Stannard, Damien (17 January 2009). "Queensland Roar beat Canberra United 2–0 in W-League". news.com.au/couriermail/ The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Queensland claims inaugural W-League title". 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
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27°26′31″S 153°1′4″E / 27.44194°S 153.01778°E / -27.44194; 153.01778 (Ballymore Stadium)