NEWCASTLE. Sydney beats Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Le (37′) and a goal from R. Mak (41′). Newcastle Jets lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alireza Faghani with the help of Ryan Gallagher and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 3 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 168 Attack 67
- 66 Dangerous attack 24
- 72 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Newcastle Jets was in firm control of the ball 59% while Sydney was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle Jets was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Sydney managed to find the solution to win this match.
Newcastle Jets shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Newcastle Jets didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sydney received 3 yellow cards (Anthony Caceres, Anthony Caceres and Rhyan Grant).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Newcastle Jets will stay with 12 points like Adelaide United and Brisbane Roar to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Sydney will have 13 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Newcastle Jets will play away against Sydney on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Sydney will host Newcastle Jets on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
77'
Newcastle Jets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arthur Thomas Papastamatis decided to play with the following team: Jack Duncan , Carl Jenkinson , Jordan Elsey , Mark Natta , Dane Ingham , Angus Thurgate , Beka Dartsmelia , Jaushua Sotirio , Kosta Grozos , Reno Piscopo and Beka Mikeltadze .
The home team had on the bench: Brandon O’Neill , Michael Weier, Callum Timmins , Matthew Jurman, Daniel Stynes, Jason Hoffman and Trent Buhagiar .
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 4 changes: Kosta Grozos for Brandon O’Neill (62′), Jaushua Sotirio for Trent Buhagiar (62′), Carl Jenkinson for Jason Hoffman (77′) and Beka Dartsmelia for Daniel Stynes (85′).
Best player: Jack Duncan
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle Jets was the goalkeeper: Jack Duncan. His rating is 7.31. He performed 6 saves.
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
90'
41'
Sydney started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne , Rhyan Grant , James Donachie , Jack Rodwell , Diego Caballo , Max Burgess , Paulo Retre , Luke Brattan , Róbert Mak , Anthony Caceres and Adam Le Fondre .
They had on the bench: Patrick Wood, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Jaiden Kucharski, Aaron Gurd , Tom Heward-Belle, Patrick Yazbek and Adrian Segecic .
Substitutions
Sydney made 4 changes: Max Burgess for A. Segecic (71′), Paulo Retre for Patrick Yazbek (72′), Jack Rodwell for Aaron Gurd (77′) and Róbert Mak for Jake Girdwood-Reich (87′).
Best player: Adam Le Fondre
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Adam Le Fondre.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
