Newcastle Jets tops Macarthur 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Buhagiar. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Newcastle Jets conquers Macarthur 1-0 after T. Buhagiar scored just 1 goal (8').

Newcastle Jets tops Macarthur 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Buhagiar. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Newcastle Jets beats Macarthur 1-0 after T. Buhagiar scored just 1 goal (8′). Macarthur was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Lucas with the help of Owen Goldrick and Matthew McOrist. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 17 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 135 Attack 76
  • 63 Dangerous attack 30
  • 64 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Macarthur had a superior ball possession 66% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Macarthur was more pushing with 24 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Newcastle Jets managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Macarthur shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Macarthur didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (D. Ingham and Mohamed Al-Taay).

Match Timeline

8'
Trent Buhagiar(goal)
44'
Dane Ingham- Yellow
54'
Ali Auglah- sub ->Bachana Arabuli
57'
Jed Drew- sub ->Craig Noone
57'
62'
Thomas Kevin Aquilina- sub ->D. Ingham
62'
Kearyn Baccus- sub ->Daniel De Silva
66'
Jake McGing - sub ->Jonathan Aspropotamitis
66'
74'
76'
83'
84'
Mark Natta- sub ->Trent Buhagiar
84'
Phillip Čančar- sub ->Jason Hoffman

Standings

After this contest, Macarthur will stay with 21 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Newcastle Jets will have 24 points like Wellington Phoenix and Sydney to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats 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
G
Filip Kurto 12.Poland
6.9
D
Aleksandar Susnjar 15.Australia
6.7
83'
D
6.1
66'
D
Ivan Vujica 13.Australia
6.9
D
Matthew Millar  44.Australia
6.1
M
Craig Noone 17.England
7.2
57'
M
Ulises Dávila  10.Mexico
6.6
M
Daniel De Silva  7.Australia
7.5
66'
M
Jake Hollman 8.Australia
6.6
M
A. Toure 35.Australia
6.7
80'
F
Bachana Arabuli 9.Georgia
6.4
57'
Substitutes
G
Nick Suman 1.Australia
D
Jake McGing  2.Australia
7.1
66'
M
Oliver Jones 41.Australia
M
Kearyn Baccus 11.Australia
7.0
66'
F
Ali Auglah 36.Australia
6.0
57'
F
Jed Drew 37.Australia
6.8
57'

Macarthur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (6.9), Matthew Millar (6.1), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (6.1), Aleksandar Susnjar (6.7), Ivan Vujica (6.9), Daniel De Silva (7.5), Jake Hollman (6.6), Craig Noone (7.3), Ulises Dávila (6.6), Al Hassan Toure (6.7) and Bachana Arabuli (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rhys Youlley, Ali Auglah, Jake McGing, Oliver Jones, Jed Drew, Nick Suman and Kearyn Baccus.

Substitutions

Macarthur decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Best player: Daniel De Silva​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Daniel De Silva.

His rating is (7.5) with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets
G
Jack Duncan 1.Australia
8.1
76'
D
Jason Hoffman 3.Australia
6.8
84'
D
Matthew Jurman 5.Australia
7.0
D
Carl Jenkinson 25.England
7.8
D
Dane Ingham 2.New Zealand
6.3
62' 44'
M
Kosta Grozos 17.Australia
7.1
74'
M
Angus Thurgate 32.Australia
6.5
M
Mohamed Al-Taay 14.Australia
6.8
54'
F
Beka Mikeltadze 9.Georgia
6.8
F
Jaushua Sotirio 11.Australia
6.5
62'
F
Trent Buhagiar 7.Australia
7.1
84' Goals8'
Substitutes
G
Michael Weier 20.Australia
D
Phillip Čančar 22.Australia
6.2
84'
D
Mark Natta 33.Australia
6.5
84'
D
Thomas Kevin Aquilina 39.Australia
6.8
62'
M
Beka Dartsmelia 8.Georgia
6.2
74'
M
Daniel Stynes 18.Australia
F
Manabu Saito 4.Japan
6.4
62'

Newcastle Jets started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan (8.1), Dane Ingham (6.3), Carl Jenkinson (7.8), Matthew Jurman (7.0), Jason Hoffman (6.8), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.8), Angus Thurgate (6.5), Kosta Grozos (7.3), Trent Buhagiar (7.1), Beka Mikeltadze (6.8) and Jaushua Sotirio (6.7).

They had on the bench: Beka Dartsmelia, Phillip Čančar, Manabu Saito, Mark Natta, Daniel Stynes, Thomas Kevin Aquilina and Michael Weier.

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Best player: Jack Duncan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was the goalkeeper: Jack Duncan. His rating is 8.13. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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