NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets overcame Melbourne Victory to win 2-1. It was Newcastle Jets to strike first with a penalty of Beka Mikeltadze at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kosta Grozos gave the win to Newcastle Jets in the 58′ minute with a goal.
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 Alex King with the assistance of Ryan Gallagher and Andrew Lindsay. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.6 degrees Celsius or 78.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 6 Total 9
- 3 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 91 Attack 93
- 35 Dangerous attack 54
- 77 Ball safe 60
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 8
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Newcastle Jets was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Newcastle Jets succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Newcastle Jets shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Melbourne Victory shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Newcastle Jets received 3 yellow cards (Kosta Grozos, D. Ingham and Jaushua Sotirio). Regarding the opposition, Melbourne Victory didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newcastle Jets will have 21 points like Wellington Phoenix and Macarthur to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Melbourne Victory will stay with 14 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Newcastle Jets will play away with Sydney on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Melbourne Victory will host Brisbane Roar on the 29th of April with a 20-19 head to head in favor of Melbourne Victory (11 draws).
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Arthur Thomas Papastamatis decided to play with the following team: Reno Piscopo, Jack Duncan
, Dane Ingham , Carl Jenkinson , Matthew Jurman , Jason Hoffman , Mohamed Al-Taay , Trent Buhagiar , Angus Thurgate , Kosta Grozos , Jaushua Sotirio and Beka Mikeltadze .The home team had on the bench: Daniel Stynes, Manabu Saito
, Mark Natta, Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Beka Dartsmelia and Michael Weier.Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 4 changes: Trent Buhagiar for Manabu Saito (63′), Jason Hoffman for Thomas Aquilina (78′), Kosta Grozos for Beka Dartsmelia (78′) and Mohamed Al-Taay for Mark Natta (90′).
Best player: Beka Mikeltadze
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle Jets was Beka Mikeltadze.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13.Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Tony Popović played with: Matt Acton
, Connor Chapman , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Cadete , Joshua Brillante , Leigh Broxham , Nishan Velupillay , Jake Brimmer , Ben Folami , Bruno Fornaroli .These were the players on the bench: Matthew Bozinovski, Christopher Ikonomidis
, Stefan Nigro , Bruce Kamau , William Wilson , Tomi Jurić and Ahmad Taleb.Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: N. Velupillay for Christopher Oikonomidis (64′), Leigh Broxham for William Wilson (64′), Connor Chapman for Stefan Nigro (77′), Jake Brimmer for Bruce Kamau (77′) and Ben Folami for Tomi Juric (83′).
Best player: Jake Brimmer
The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Jake Brimmer.
His rating is
with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.