Sydney beats Newcastle Jets 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Sydney prevails over Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Le (30') and a goal from P. Wood (63').

By
John Ross
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Sydney beats Newcastle Jets 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SYDNEY. Sydney beats Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Le (30′) and a goal from P. Wood (63′).

Sydney remained in 9 people redcard J. Kucharski (90′ for a double yellow card) and J. Kucharski (90′ for a double yellow card) were sent off.

Max Burgess didn’t score a penalty (76′) for Sydney.​

The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Alex King with the help of David Walsh and Andrew Lindsay. The 4th official was Ben Abraham. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sydney

2 - 0

Team 1

Newcastle Jets

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 21 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 5
  • 90 Attack 127
  • 42 Dangerous attack 45
  • 87 Ball safe 73
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sydney was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Newcastle Jets that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle Jets was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Sydney managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sydney shot 21 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sydney received 3 yellow cards (James Donachie, P. Wood and J. Kucharski). On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets didn’t receive any yellow card.

Sydney had 2 players sent off: J. Kucharski (90′ for double yellow card) and J. Kucharski (90′ for double yellow card).

Match Timeline

30'
46'
58'
58'
Trent Buhagiar- sub ->Jaushua Sotirio
58'
R. Piscopo- sub ->C. Timmins
P. Wood- sub ->Adam Le Fondre
58'
59'
J. Girdwood-Reich- sub ->A. Cáceres
59'
P. Wood(goal)Joe Lolley
63'
69'
Jason Hoffman- sub ->Mark Natta
74'
Max Burgess- missed penaltyMax Burgess
76'
77'
P. Wood- Yellow
78'
J. Kucharski- sub ->Max Burgess
83'
J. Kucharski- Yellow
87'
J. Kucharski(yellowred)
90'
J. Kucharski(yellowred)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
55
26
Central Coast Mariners
44
26
Adelaide United
42
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
41
26
Sydney
38
26
Wellington Phoenix
35
26
Western United
32
26
Brisbane Roar
30
26
Perth Glory
29
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Melbourne Victory
28
26
Macarthur
26
26

After playing this match, Sydney will have 38 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets will stay with 29 points like Perth Glory to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

Sydney – Formation

Sydney
G
A. Redmayne 1.Australia
6.8
D
Alex Wilkinson 4.Australia
7.4
D
R. Grant 23.Australia
7.2
D
James Donachie 2.Australia
6.8
74'
D
Joel King 3.Australia
6.6
M
Luke Brattan  26.Australia
7.1
59'
M
A. Cáceres 17.Australia
5.9
59'
M
A. Segecic 19.Australia
7.2
77'
F
Max Burgess 22.Australia
7.7
83'
F
Adam Le Fondre 9.England
7.4
58' Goals30'
F
Joe Lolley 10.England
8.1
Substitutes
G
Tom Heward-Belle 20.Australia
D
Aaron Gurd 29.Australia
D
Diego Caballo 18.Spain
6.4
77'
M
Paulo Retre 8.Australia
7.0
59'
M
J. Girdwood-Reich 28.Australia
6.7
59'
F
J. Kucharski 25.Australia
83' 87'
F
P. Wood 12.Australia
7.4
58' 78' Goals63'

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

The manager Steve Corica decided to play with the following team: Andrew Redmayne (6.8), Rhyan Grant (7.2), James Donachie (6.8), Alex Wilkinson (7.4), Joel King (6.6), Luke Brattan (7.1), Anthony Caceres (5.9), Adrian Segecic (7.2), Joe Lolley (8.1), Adam Le Fondre (7.4) and Max Burgess (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Gurd, Jaiden Kucharski, Tom Heward-Belle, Patrick Wood (7.4), Diego Caballo (6.4), Paulo Retre (7.0) and Jake Girdwood-Reich (6.7).

Substitutions

Sydney made 5 changes: Adam Le Fondre for P. Wood (58′), Luke Brattan for Paulo Retre (59′), A. Cáceres for Jake Girdwood-Reich (59′), A. Segecic for Diego Caballo (77′) and Max Burgess for Jaiden Kucharski (83′).

Best player: Joe Lolley​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Joe Lolley even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 47 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets
G
Jack Duncan 1.Australia
6.9
D
Matthew Jurman 5.Australia
7.4
D
Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia
6.8
D
Mark Natta 33.Australia
6.1
69'
D
Phillip Cancar 22.Australia
7.2
M
Dane Ingham 2.New Zealand
6.6
M
Kosta Grozos 17.Australia
6.1
M
C. Timmins 19.Australia
6.6
58'
M
Mohamed Al-Taay 14.Australia
7.0
46'
F
Jaushua Sotirio  11.Australia
7.1
58'
F
A. Goodwin 26.Australia
7.1
58'
Substitutes
G
Noah James 30.Australia
D
Jason Hoffman 3.Australia
6.7
69'
M
R. Piscopo 10.Australia
6.3
58'
M
Angus Thurgate 32.Australia
6.8
46'
M
Daniel Stynes 18.Australia
F
Beka Mikeltadze 9.Georgia
6.9
58'
F
Trent Buhagiar 7.Australia
7.0
58'

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

Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan (6.9), Thomas Kevin Aquilina (6.8), Phillip Čančar (7.2), Matthew Jurman (7.4), Mark Natta (6.1), Mohamed Al-Taay (7.0), Callum Timmins (6.6), Dane Ingham (6.6), Kosta Grozos (6.1), Jaushua Sotirio (7.1) and Archie Goodwin (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Reno Piscopo (6.3), Noah James, Beka Mikeltadze (6.9), Angus Thurgate (6.8), Daniel Stynes, Jason Hoffman (6.7) and Trent Buhagiar (7.0).

Newcastle Jets could not rely on the presence of R. Piscopo (injured) and Jason Hoffman (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Mohamed Al-Taay for Angus Thurgate (46′), A. Goodwin for Beka Mikeltadze (58′), Jaushua Sotirio for Trent Buhagiar (58′), C. Timmins for Reno Piscopo (58′) and Mark Natta for Jason Hoffman (69′).

Best player: Matthew Jurman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Matthew Jurman.

His rating is (7.4) with 75 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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