. Melbourne Victory had an adventurous win over Newcastle Jets. The hero of the match was who scored in the 45th, 8th, 55th, 40th and 31st minute. Melbourne Victory took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium stadium in on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the support of Daniel Illievski and Peter Jaworski. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.39 degrees Celsius or 68.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 17 Total 16
- 8 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 94 Attack 99
- 75 Dangerous attack 51
- 80 Ball safe 63
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Melbourne Victory had a superior ball possession 59% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Melbourne Victory won the match.
Melbourne Victory shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Trent Buhagiar and Carl Jenkinson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Melbourne Victory has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets stays with 1 points (9th).
Next matches
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
46'
55'
Melbourne Victory started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Paul Izzo , Jason Geria , Damien Da Silva , Roderick Miranda , Adama Traoré , Rai Marchán , Ryan Teague , Daniel Arzani , Zinédine Machach , Nishan Velupillay and Matteo Paro .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Ikonomidis , Ben Folami , Connor Chapman , Stefan Nigro , Jake Brimmer , Eli Adams and Christian Siciliano.
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Jason Geria for Stefan Nigro (46′), Ryan Teague for Jake Brimmer (67′), Nishan Velupillay for Ben Folami (67′), Daniel Arzani for Christopher Ikonomidis (67′) and Rai Marchán for Connor Chapman (84′).
Best player: Daniel Arzani
The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Daniel Arzani even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
27'
Newcastle Jets started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Robert Stanton played with: Ryan Scott , Carl Jenkinson , Jason Hoffman , Mark Natta , Lucas Mauragis , Kosta Grozos , Brandon O’Neill , Jason Berthomier , Clayton Taylor , Lachlan Bayliss and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos .
These were the players on the bench: Trent Buhagiar , Dane Ingham , Daniel Stynes, Callum Timmins , Michael Weier, Phillip Čančar and Daniel Wilmering.
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Carl Jenkinson for Dane Ingham (46′), Jason Hoffman for Phillip Čančar (46′), Jason Berthomier for Trent Buhagiar (46′), Kosta Grozos for Callum Timmins (75′) and Lucas Mauragis for Daniel Wilmering (90′).
Best player: Clayton Taylor
The most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Clayton Taylor.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Central Coast Mariners – Macarthur – 1-2
- Melbourne Victory – Newcastle Jets – 5-3
- Adelaide United – Melbourne City – 6-0
