Melbourne Victory 3-1 Adelaide United
Melbourne Victory win 6-2 on aggregate.
by Emma Burke (10/5/25)
Above: Melbourne Victory’s two goal hero Rachel Lowe celebrates earlier. Photo: A-Leagues.
An emphatic 6-2 win for Melbourne Victory over Adelaide United on aggregate at the Home of the Matildas has secured their place in the A-League Women’s Grand Final.
Entering the game 3-1 ahead from last week’s game at Coopers Stadium left Victory in prime position to punch their ticket for the final, and Adelaide with a very tall mountain to climb.
Unfortunately for the visitors, they picked the wrong day to underperform against a side that failed to put a single foot wrong across the 90 minutes.
It was a particularly aggressive free kick taken by Alana Jancevski that opened up the chance for Victory to score.
Having committed five to the wall, Adelaide were left scrambling when Claudia Jenkins made the save but didn’t keep hold of the ball, allowing Rachel Lowe the time and space to push the ball over the line.
The home side doubled their lead in the second half through Sara D’Appolonia, who caught Adelaide off guard at the top of the box to receive a cutback pass from Nicki Flannery. In all kinds of space, D’Appolonia had the time to shoot on her non-preferred left foot and beat Jenkins.
The third goal was put away by Lowe, her first brace of the season, when substitute Holly Furphy was released down the right side and able to find Lowe in the box.
Adelaide managed not to leave empty-handed, however, finally finding a goal in the dying minutes of the game through Izzy Hodgson, when Dylan Holmes’ perfectly weighted cross found her in the box and she was able to sneak it past the previously impenetrable Courtney Newbon.
With a final aggregate of 6-2, Melbourne Victory have now earned their place in the Grand Final to be held at AAMI Park, with their opponents to be decided tomorrow between Melbourne City, thus far undefeated, or Central Coast Mariners who are locked together at 2-2 after the first leg.
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Teams: MELBOURNE VICTORY (4-1-2-3): Newbon, Wilson, Bunge, Murphy, Chidiac, Flannery, D’Appolonia, Gielnik, Morrison, Lowe, Jancevski. Substitutes: Furphy, O’Grady, Curtis, Pickett.
Scorers: Lowe 11’, 78’. D’Appolonia 61’.
ADELAIDE UNITED (3-4-2-1): Jenkins, Hodgson, McNamara, Morgan, Condon, Dawber, Tonkin, Leon, Holmes, Healy, Worts. Substitutes: Hodgson, Bowler, Dewey, Panagaris, Sasaki.
Scorers: Hodgson 90+6′.
Referee: Isabella Cooper
Attendance: 1,314.
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