AFC Women's Champions League · 2025
Melbourne City W
Tokyo Verdy Beleza W
Full time
Match recap
Tokyo Verdy Beleza W secured a dominant 3-1 victory over Melbourne City W in the AFC Women's Champions League. The Japanese side asserted their authority early, taking a first-half lead. While Melbourne City did manage to pull one back, offering a brief moment of hope, Verdy Beleza quickly re-established their two-goal advantage before the break, effectively stifling any momentum City had gained. The second half saw Verdy Beleza comfortably manage the game, preventing any significant comeback attempts from Melbourne. This result firmly places Tokyo Verdy Beleza W in a strong position in their group, while Melbourne City W will need to regroup and find their form in subsequent matches to keep their tournament hopes alive.
Events
- 4'Goal — Y. Shiokoshi (Normal Goal)
- 10'Goal — M. Shinjo (Normal Goal)
- 37'Goal — A. Keane (Normal Goal)
- 46'subst — L. Hughes (Substitution 1)
- 46'subst — M. Honda (Substitution 1)
- 70'subst — L. Davidson (Substitution 2)
- 70'subst — H. Naomoto (Substitution 2)
- 72'Card — Y. Aoki (Yellow Card)
- 78'Goal — Y. Shiokoshi (Normal Goal)
- 79'subst — T. Aso (Substitution 3)
- 80'subst — K. Roestbakken (Substitution 3)
- 88'subst — N. Kitamura (Substitution 4)
- 88'subst — M. Shinjo (Substitution 5)
Match statistics
Statistics not available for this match.
Lineups
Melbourne City W- M. Mieres
- K. Roestbakken
- R. Stott
- T. Otto
- D. Turner
- L. Hughes
- L. McKenna
- S. McMahon
- L. Davidson
- H. McNamara
- A. Keane
Tokyo Verdy Beleza W- S. Ohba
- Y. Aoki
- H. Naomoto
- T. Muramatsu
- M. Honda
- R. Sumida
- T. Aso
- S. Matsuda
- N. Kitamura
- Y. Shiokoshi
- M. Shinjo