Melbourne City 5-2 Brisbane Roar
By Emma Burke 8/2/26
Above: Melbourne City players celebrate after scoring in their win against the Brisbane Roar. Photo: via the A-Leagues.
Melbourne City have come back from a two goal deficit to defeat Brisbane Roar 5-2 at ctrl:cyber Pitch and return to the top of the A-League Women’s ladder. A Kijah Stevenson brace was ultimately cancelled out by goals from Rebekah Stott, Holly McNamara, Bryleeh Henry, Devon Jackson and Aideen Keane.
Brisbane Roar opened the scoring early through a Stevenson double, both the result of errors made in City’s defensive line.
City started their comeback through Stott their captain, who headed home the final effort of a corner.
The scores came level just before half time, when Bryleeh Henry released McNamara with a line-breaking pass. McNamara took an extra touch to work her way around keeper Chloe Lincoln, before finishing on a tight angle.
Coming back from the break, Henry and McNamara swapped positions, with McNamara turning provider for Henry.
McNamara played a square ball across the box to find Henry in space, who had enough time to move around her defender and shoot on goal.
Jackson then added her name to the scoresheet, making the most of a shot from Keane being deflected by Lincoln back into the box.
After being denied several times Keane finally found the back of the net. Her initial shot was blocked by defender Ava Piazza, but the second one was true.
This win breaks City’s two game losing streak and puts them back up as the League’s leaders after recently dropping to second behind Wellington Phoenix. Brisbane meanwhile do still remain in the top four on the ladder, but will need to stop the current rut of results quickly if the Roar do not wish to slip down the ladder.
Teams: MELBOURNE CITY (4-4-2): Mieres, Apostolakis, Otto, Stott, Turner, Henry, Jackson, McKenna, McMahon, McNamara, Keane Substitutes: Roestbakken, Uchendu, Butrus, Karic, Jugovic, Barbieri
Scorers: Stott 36’, McNamara 41’, Henry 48’, Jackson 69’, Keane 82’
BRISBANE ROAR (4-1-4-1): Lincoln, Seidl, Hayashi, Piazza, Studer, Woods, Meyers, Stephenson, Miller, Medwin, Brown Substitutes: Jansen, Beard, Hanson, Kinsella, Cuthbert, Franco
Scorer: Stephenson 8’, 13’
Referee: Isabella Mossin
Attendance: TBC.
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