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. Top of the table in the regular season Queensland Roar hosted home-and-away third-placed Canberra United FC at Ballymore Stadium in Herston, Brisbane in the Saturday 17 January 2009 season decider. 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. __TOC__
Match details
QUEENSLAND ROAR: GK 1 Casey DumontDF 2 Kate McShea (c)DF 3 Karla ReuterDF 4 Clare PolkinghorneDF 5 Brooke SpenceMF 8 Elise Kellond-KnightFW 10 Lana Harch MF 13 Tameka ButtMF 16 Lauren ColthorpeFW 18 Courtney Beutel MF 19 Ellen Beaumont Substitutes:FW 11 Ruth Blackburn DF 14 Vedrana PopovicMF 15 Stephanie Latham FW 17 Tashina Roma GK 20 Lara BoonManager: Jeff Hopkins Grand Final Player Medal:
Assistant Referees:Sarah HoAirlie Keen Fourth Official:Casey ReibeltCANBERRA UNITED: GK 1 Lydia WilliamsDF 2 Rhian Davies FW 3 Amy Chapman FW 5 Sasha McDonnellFW 6 Caitlin MunozDF 7 Ellie Brush (c)DF 9 Grace Gill-McGrathFW 10 Hayley CrawfordMF 11 Cian MaciejewskiMF 12 Kara MowbrayDF 13 Thea SlatyerSubstitutes:FW 14 Ashleigh Sykes MF 15 Nicole Sykes FW 17 Christine WaltersMF 19 Jennifer BissetGK 20 Maja BlaschManager: Robbie Hooker
Match statistics Queensland Roar Canberra UnitedAttempts at goal 15 12Attempts on target 8 3Attempts off target 7 9Attempts – Woodwork 1 0Keeper saves 3 7Ball possession 54% 46%Corners 4 1Fouls committed 11 10Offsides 2 2Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
See also 2008–09 W-League 2008–09 Queensland Roar FC (women) season 2008–09 Canberra United FC (women) season
References
External links Official W-League Website