NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets annihilates Wellington Phoenix 4-0 with goals of B. Mikeltadze (32′), B. Mikeltadze (52′), D. Murnane (69′) and D. Penha (80′). Newcastle Jets took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers with the assistance of Lance Greenshields and Kearney Robinson. The 4th official was Kurt Ams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 9 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 93 Attack 98
- 47 Dangerous attack 53
- 78 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Newcastle Jets had a strong ball possession 60% while Wellington Phoenix was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wellington Phoenix had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newcastle Jets found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Newcastle Jets shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Wellington Phoenix shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Newcastle Jets received 1 yellow card (A. Thurgate). Talking about the opposition, Wellington Phoenix received 3 yellow cards (C. Lewis, C. Elliot and D. Ball).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Newcastle Jets will play away with Macarthur on the 19th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).
Wellington Phoenix will play away agasint Sydney on the 19th of December with a 21-13 head to head stats in favor of Sydney (5 draws).
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
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Newcastle Jets started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arthur Thomas Papastamatis decided to play with the following team: Jack Duncan , Jason Hoffman , Jordan Elsey , Matthew Jurman , Dylan Murnane , Angus Thurgate , Jordan O’Doherty , Olivier Boumale , Daniel Penha , Valentino Yuel and Beka Mikeltadze .
The home team had on the bench: Dane Ingham , Kosta Grozos , Mohamed Al-Taay , Samuel Silvera , Michael Weier, Riley Warland and Blake Archbold.
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: J. Hoffman for D. Ingham (68′), D. Murnane for R. Warland (74′), V. Yuel for S. Silvera (74′), A. Thurgate for K. Grozos (85′) and J. O’Doherty for M. Al-Taay (86′).
Best player: Daniel Penha
The most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Daniel Penha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 69 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Wellington Phoenix – Formation
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Ufuk Talay played with: Oliver Sail , Callan Elliot , Tim Payne , Joshua Laws , James McGarry , Alex Rufer , Clayton Lewis , Benjamin Old , Reno Piscopo , David Ball and Gary Hooper .
These were the players on the bench: Jaushua Sotirio , Matthew Bozinovski, Alex Paulsen, Ben Waine , Nicholas Pennington , Louis Fenton and Sam Sutton .
Substitutions
Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: B. Old for J. Sotirio (46′), R. Piscopo for B. Waine (67′), C. Lewis for N. Pennington (74′) and J. McGarry for S. Sutton (74′).
Best player: Alex Rufer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Alex Rufer.
His rating is with 54 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
