ADELAIDE. Newcastle Jets beats Adelaide United 1-0 after J. Sotirio scored just 1 goal (25′). Adelaide United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham who was helped by Matthew Cream and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.9 degrees Celsius or 94.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Adelaide United was in firm control of the ball 58% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Adelaide United had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Newcastle Jets was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Adelaide United shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Newcastle Jets shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 3 yellow cards (Javi López, Nestory Irankunda and Lachlan Barr). On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Jaushua Sotirio and Jack Duncan).

Standings

After this match, Adelaide United will stay with 12 points like Newcastle Jets to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets will have 12 points like Adelaide United to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Adelaide United will host Central Coast Mariners on the 29th of April with a 23-21 head to head stats in favor of Adelaide United (5 draws).

Newcastle Jets will play away agasint Sydney on the 29th of April with a 27-9 head to head in favor of Sydney (12 draws).

Adelaide United – Formation

Adelaide United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Veart decided to play with the following team: Joe Gauci (7.1), Javi López (6.6), Lachlan Barr (6.2), Alexandar Popovic (7.1), Ryan Kitto (7.3), Juande Prados (6.8), Isaías (7.4), Zach Clough (6.7), Ethan Alagich (6.4), Craig Goodwin (8.0) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Nestory Irankunda (6.8), Nick Ansell, Louis D’Arrigo, Panashe Madanha, Joshua Cavallo (6.9), George Blackwood (6.4) and James Delianov.

Substitutions

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Ethan Alagich for Nestory Irankunda (46′), Zach Clough for George Blackwood (62′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Joshua Cavallo (78′) and Juande for Panashe Madanha (89′).

Best player: Craig Goodwin​

The most impressive player for Adelaide United was Craig Goodwin.

His rating is (8.0) with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Also Newcastle Jets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan (7.1), Carl Jenkinson (7.1), Jordan Elsey (7.6), Mark Natta (7.0), Dane Ingham (6.7), Angus Thurgate (6.3), Beka Dartsmelia (6.5), Jaushua Sotirio (7.0), Kosta Grozos (7.1), Reno Piscopo (6.9) and Beka Mikeltadze (6.3).

They had on the bench: Daniel Stynes, Jason Hoffman, Mohamed Al-Taay (6.5), James McGarry (6.7), Callum Timmins (6.3), Michael Weier and Trent Buhagiar (6.2).

Newcastle Jets could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Al-Taay (injured) and James McGarry (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Reno Piscopo for Trent Buhagiar (70′), Kosta Grozos for Callum Timmins (70′), Carl Jenkinson for Mohamed Al-Taay (84′), Jaushua Sotirio for Jason Hoffman (84′) and Beka Dartsmelia for James McGarry (85′).

Best player: Jordan Elsey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Jordan Elsey even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​

• Adelaide United – Newcastle Jets – 0-1
• Melbourne City – Central Coast Mariners – 1-0