Melbourne City’s long unbeaten W-League run has come to an end after Rado Vidosic’s women were sunk by a stunning last-minute goal from Canberra United’s Nickoletta Flannery.
City had come back from a goal down, thanks to Jenna McCormick’s powerful 77th minute header, which cancelled out Michelle Heyman’s effort four minutes earlier, and the game looked to be heading for a stalemate – until Flannery’s flourish.
It was very much a game of two halves, with Canberra on top in the first period as Heyman and speedy Kiwi winger Paige Satchell caused City problems.
City looked slow and unadventurous under the Canberra assault and they were fortunate to still be on level terms after an early Flannery shot from Satchell’s cross was ruled out.
