Macarthur recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Newcastle Jets 2-1

SYDNEY. Macarthur found a way to reverse the scoreline against Newcastle Jets to win 2-1.

December 20, 2021

SYDNEY. Macarthur was capable to reverse the score against Newcastle Jets to win 2-1. It was Newcastle Jets to strike first with a goal of B. Mikeltadze at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Meredith gave the win to Macarthur in the 84′ minute. Newcastle Jets was much superior in terms of ball possession (75%).

Macarthur remained with 10 players after F. Kurto received a red card in the 18′. Nonetheless, Macarthur still found a way to win this match playing only in players.

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 4:05 pm local time. The referee was Alex King who had the assistance of Greg Taylor and Adam Powers. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 27.8 degrees Celsius or 82.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.

Match Statistics

Macarthur

2 - 1

Newcastle Jets

! 26 Ball Possession 74

Shots

7 Total 22
3 On Target 9
4 Off Target 13
0 Shots blocked 0

67 Attack 143
23 Dangerous attack 68
66 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 2

Fouls

16 Total 9
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newcastle Jets was in firm control of the ball 75% while Macarthur was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle Jets was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyway, Macarthur was able to find the solution to win this match.

Macarthur shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 5 yellow cards (C. Noone, C. M’Mombwa, T. Uskok, M. Najjar and L. Rose). On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets received 1 yellow card (B. Mikeltadze).

(Macarthur) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (18′).

Match Timeline

15'

Dane Ingham- sub ->D. Murnane

F. Kurto- Red

18'

20'

35'

38'

Charles M'Mombwa- Yellow

45'

Daniel De Silva(goal)C. Noone

48'

Tomislav Uskok- Yellow

51'

Jake McGing - sub ->L. Rose

58'

66'

70'

Jake Hollman- sub ->C. Noone

70'

76'

78'

84'

Lachlan Rose- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

Brisbane Roar

Perth Glory

After this match, Macarthur will have 13 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets will stay with 5 points like Sydney and Western Sydney Wanderers to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Sydney on the 26th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (0 draws).

Newcastle Jets will host Western Sydney Wanderers on the 26th of December with a 9-9 head to head.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur

F. Kurto 12.Poland

3.4

18'

Adrian Mariappa 23.Jamaica

6.4

J. Meredith 4.Australia

7.5

84'

Tomislav Uskok 20.Australia

6.1

51'

Liam Rose 22.Australia

6.4

58'

Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania

6.3

70'

45'

Craig Noone 17.England

6.7

70'

38'

Moudi Najjar 14.Australia

6.9

78'

T. Oar 11.Australia

6.2

20'

Daniel De Silva 7.Australia

9.0

48'

Lachlan Rose 31.Australia

6.4

90'

Substitutes

Nick Suman 1.Australia

7.3

20'

Jake McGing 2.Australia

6.7

58'

Jake Hollman 21.Australia

6.7

70'

Jordon Mutch 8.England

Antonis Martis 29.Cyprus

7.1

70'

Michael Ruhs 19.Australia

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

The manager Ante Milicic decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (3.4), Tomislav Uskok (6.1), Adrian Mariappa (6.4), James Meredith (7.5), Craig Noone (6.7), Liam Rose (6.4), Charles M’Mombwa (6.3), Moudi Najjar (6.9), Thomas Oar (6.2), Daniel De Silva (9.0) and Lachlan Rose (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Ruhs, Jake Hollman (6.7), Jordon Mutch, Antonis Martis (7.1), Jake McGing (6.7) and Nick Suman (7.3).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: T. Oar for N. Suman (20′), L. Rose for J. McGing (58′), C. M’Mombwa for A. Martis (70′) and C. Noone for J. Hollman (70′).

Best player: Daniel De Silva

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

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 40 passes (67% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets

Jack Duncan 1.Australia

6.3

Jason Hoffman 3.Australia

7.0

78'

Matthew Jurman 6.Australia

7.4

D. Murnane 15.Australia

6.8

15'

Riley Warland 44.Australia

6.8

Jordan O'Doherty 7.Australia

6.8

66'

Kosta Grozos 16.Australia

6.8

Daniel Penha 11.Brazil

8.4

Olivier Junior Boumal 10.Cameroon

6.9

66'

Beka Mikeltadze 9.Georgia

7.8

76'

35'

Valentino Yuel 17.South Sudan

7.2

66'

Substitutes

Michael Weier 20.Australia

Dane Ingham 2.New Zealand

7.0

15'

M. Arqués 8.Spain

6.8

78'

Mohamed Al-Taay 14.Australia

6.6

66'

Savvas Siatravanis 21.Greece

6.5

66'

Sam Silvera 25.Australia

7.0

66'

K. Petratos 19.Australia

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

Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan (6.3), Jason Hoffman (7.0), Riley Warland (6.8), Matthew Jurman (7.4), Dylan Murnane (6.8), Kosta Grozos (6.8), Jordan O’Doherty (6.8), Daniel Penha (8.4), Olivier Boumale (6.9), Beka Mikeltadze (7.8) and Valentino Yuel (7.2).

They had on the bench: Mario Arqués (6.8), Savvas Siatravanis (6.5), Dane Ingham (7.0), Michael Weier, Samuel Silvera (7.0), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.6) and Kosta Petratos.

Newcastle Jets could not rely on the presence of D. Ingham (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: D. Murnane for D. Ingham (15′), V. Yuel for S. Siatravanis (66′), J. O’Doherty for M. Al-Taay (66′), O. Boumal for S. Silvera (66′) and J. Hoffman for M. Arques (78′).