MELBOURNE. Melbourne City found a way to snatch a draw against Newcastle Jets with a late goal from M. Caputo scored in the (90′) after Newcastle Jets got a lead with a penalty from B. Mikeltadze (31′). Melbourne City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan who had the assistance of George Lakrindis and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 15 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 137 Attack 97
- 86 Dangerous attack 35
- 87 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne City had a superior ball possession 61% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne City was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Melbourne City to win the match.
Melbourne City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Newcastle Jets shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Melbourne City received 1 yellow card (Scott Jamieson). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (A. Thurgate and C. Timmins).
Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (41′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Melbourne City will have 42 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Newcastle Jets will have 26 points like Western United to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne City will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (7 draws).
Newcastle Jets will play away agasint Sydney on the 29th of April with a 28-9 head to head record in favor of Sydney (12 draws).
Melbourne City – Formation
Melbourne City
21'
41'
90'Melbourne City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rado Vidošić decided to play with the following team: Tom Glover , Nuno Reis , Thomas Lam , Curtis Good , Jordan Bos , Valon Berisha , Scott Jamieson , Aiden O’Neill , Marco Tilio , Jamie MacLaren and Andrew Nabbout .
The home team had on the bench: Jordon Hall, James Nieuwenhuizen, Scott Galloway, Callum Talbot , Raphael Borges Rodrigues, Florin Berenguer and Max Caputo.
Substitutions
Melbourne City made 3 changes: Nuno Reis for Callum Talbot (21′), Marco Tilio for Florin Berenguer (77′) and Valon Berisha for Max Caputo (90′).
Best player: Valon Berisha
The most impressive player for Melbourne City was Valon Berisha.
His rating is with 76 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
78'
Newcastle Jets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Michael Weier , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Carl Jenkinson , Matthew Jurman , Dane Ingham , Angus Thurgate , Brandon O’Neill , Kosta Grozos , Trent Buhagiar , Beka Mikeltadze and Reno Piscopo .
These were the players on the bench: Callum Timmins , Mark Natta, Daniel Stynes, Jack Duncan, Manabu Saito , Jason Hoffman and Phillip Čančar .
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: R. Piscopo for Manabu Saito (65′), Kosta Grozos for Jason Hoffman (76′), Kosta Grozos for Callum Timmins (77′), Matthew Jurman for Mark Natta (86′) and Matthew Jurman for Phillip Cancar (86′).
Best player: Dane Ingham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Dane Ingham.
His rating is with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
