SYDNEY. Macarthur defeats Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Touré (43′) and a goal from U. Dávila (78′). Newcastle Jets lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Beka Mikeltadze missed a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Newcastle Jets to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey with the support of David Walsh and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Anna-Marie Keighley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Newcastle Jets was in firm control of the ball 60% while Macarthur was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle Jets had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Macarthur managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Macarthur shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 4 yellow cards (Matthew Millar, Charles M’Mombwa, Filip Kurto and Anthony Carter). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Callum Timmins and Mohamed Al-Taay).

Standings

After this match, Macarthur will have 17 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets will stay with 12 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Newcastle Jets will play away agasint Sydney on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head in favor of Sydney (12 draws).

Macarthur – Formation

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

The manager Dwight Yorke decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (6.7), Matthew Millar (6.9), Tomislav Uskok (6.8), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (7.5), Ivan Vujica (7.2), Jake Hollman (7.5), Charles M’Mombwa (6.6), Craig Noone (8.0), Ulises Dávila (7.3), Al Hassan Toure (6.6) and Bachana Arabuli (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jake McGing, Nick Suman, Anthony Carter, Daniel Arzani (7.3), Kearyn Baccus (6.8), Jerry Skotadis and Jed Drew (6.3).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 3 changes: Charles M’Mombwa for Kearyn Baccus (46′), Alhassan Touré for Daniel Arzani (63′) and Craig Noone for Jed Drew (70′).

Best player: Craig Noone​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Craig Noone even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 8 passes (62% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 13 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 (6.8), Dane Ingham (6.2), Jordan Elsey (6.3), Mark Natta (6.6), James McGarry (7.0), Kosta Grozos (7.1), Callum Timmins (6.7), Angus Thurgate (6.7), Jaushua Sotirio (6.1), Reno Piscopo (7.2) and Beka Mikeltadze (6.2).

They had on the bench: Jason Hoffman, Archie Goodwin (6.4), Carl Jenkinson, Beka Dartsmelia (6.8), Michael Weier, Mohamed Al-Taay (6.8) and Daniel Stynes (6.8).

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 6 changes: Callum Timmins for Beka Dartsmelia (56′), Kosta Grozos for Mohamed Al-Taay (56′), Jaushua Sotirio for Archie Goodwin (72′), Reno Piscopo for Daniel Stynes (72′), James McGarry for Jason Hoffman (83′) and Bachana Arabuli for Anthony Carter (84′).

Best player: Reno Piscopo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle Jets was Reno Piscopo.

His rating is (7.2) with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Macarthur – Newcastle Jets – 2-0