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
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 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
, Matthew Millar , Jonathan Aspropotamitis , Aleksandar Susnjar , Ivan Vujica , Daniel De Silva , Jake Hollman , Craig Noone , Ulises Dávila , Al Hassan Toure and Bachana Arabuli .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
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan
, Dane Ingham , Carl Jenkinson , Matthew Jurman , Jason Hoffman , Mohamed Al-Taay , Angus Thurgate , Kosta Grozos , Trent Buhagiar , Beka Mikeltadze and Jaushua Sotirio .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.
- Melbourne Victory – Melbourne City – 3-2
- Sydney – Brisbane Roar – 1-1
- Macarthur – Newcastle Jets – 0-1
- Perth Glory – Central Coast Mariners – 2-2