Western Sydney Wanderers manages to draw 2-2 with Newcastle Jets after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets finds the way to recover against Western Sydney Wanderers with a goal on the J. Brillante 61' and a goal on the M. Antonsson 81'.

Luke Meyer

November 6, 2023

NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets finds its way back against Western Sydney Wanderers with a goal on the J. Brillante 61′ and a goal on the M. Antonsson 81′. Western Sydney Wanderers was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%)

The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham with the assistance of Nathan MacDonald and Ryan Gallagher. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.19 degrees Celsius or 62.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Newcastle Jets

2 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

12 Total 18
5 On Target 4
5 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 8

81 Attack 140
34 Dangerous attack 60
83 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 1
2 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Western Sydney Wanderers had a strong ball possession 66% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Western Sydney Wanderers to win the match.

Newcastle Jets shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 18 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Newcastle Jets received 1 yellow card (Apostolos Stamatelopoulos). On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Marko Rudan, Marcelo and Jorrit Hendrix).

Match Timeline

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos(goal)Trent Buhagiar

18'

30'

Jorrit Hendrix- Yellow

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos(goal)Trent Buhagiar

37'

46'

Doni Grdic- sub ->Anthony Pantazopoulos

61'

Joshua Brillante(goal)Marcelo

75'

D. Pierias- sub ->Tate Russell

75'

O. Priestman- sub ->Joshua Brillante

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos- Yellow

80'

81'

Marcus Antonsson(goal)Oscar Priestman

83'

N. Milanovic(VAR)

C. Timmins- sub ->Trent Buhagiar

87'

86'

Marcelo - Yellow

Thomas Aquilina- sub ->Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

89'

Daniel Wilmering- sub ->Clayton Taylor

75'

Z. Sapsford- sub ->Lachlan Brook

46'

D. Scicluna- sub ->Marcus Antonsson

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this encounter, Newcastle Jets has 2 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers has 5 points (5th).

Next matches

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets

Ryan Scott 1.Australia

6.8

L. Mauragis 5.Australia

6.4

Dane Ingham 14.New Zealand

6.7

Phillip Cancar 22.Australia

6.8

Mark Natta 33.Australia

7.0

Brandon O'Neill 6.Australia

7.1

Trent Buhagiar 7.Australia

7.8

87'

Clayton Taylor 13.Australia

7.1

75'

Kosta Grozos 17.Australia

7.0

Lachlan Bayliss 37.Australia

7.1

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 8.Australia

8.8

89'

80'

18', 37'

Substitutes

Michael Weier 20.Australia

Jason Hoffman 3.Australia

Daniel Wilmering 23.Australia

75'

Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia

89'

Jason Berthomier 15.France

Daniel Stynes 18.Australia

C. Timmins 19.Australia

87'

Newcastle Jets adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Robert Stanton decided to play with the following team: Ryan Scott (6.8), Dane Ingham (6.7), Phillip Čančar (6.8), Mark Natta (7.0), Lucas Mauragis (6.4), Lachlan Bayliss (7.1), Kosta Grozos (7.0), Brandon O’Neill (7.1), Clayton Taylor (7.1), Trent Buhagiar (7.8) and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jason Hoffman, Jason Berthomier, Daniel Stynes, Callum Timmins, Michael Weier, Daniel Wilmering and Thomas Kevin Aquilina.

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 3 changes: Trent Buhagiar for Callum Timmins (87′), Apostolos Stamatelopoulos for Thomas Kevin Aquilina (89′) and Clayton Taylor for Daniel Wilmering (75′).

Best player: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 22 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers

Lawrence Thomas 20.Australia

7.5

Marcelo 6.Brazil

7.3

86'

T. Russell 13.Australia

6.8

75'

Jack Clisby 19.Australia

7.5

A. Pantazopoulos 38.Australia

6.7

46'

N. Milanovic 14.Australia

7.3

L. Brook 17.Australia

6.7

75'

Jorrit Hendrix 21.Netherlands

7.3

30'

Joshua Brillante 25.Australia

7.8

75'

61'

Marcus Antonsson 9.Sweden

7.5

46'

81'

Brandon Borrello 26.Australia

7.0

Substitutes

J. Gibson 40.Australia

Doni Grdic 4.Australia

6.8

46'

D. Scicluna 29.Malta

46'

Z. Sapsford 35.Australia

75'

O. Priestman 36.Australia

7.7

75'

D. Pierias 7.Australia

6.7

75'

A. Badolato 37.Australia

Also Western Sydney Wanderers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Marko Ante Rudan played with: Lawrence Thomas (7.5), Tate Russell (6.8), Marcelo (7.3), Anthony Pantazopoulos (6.7), Jack Clisby (7.5), Lachlan Brook (6.7), Joshua Brillante (7.8), Jorrit Hendrix (7.3), Nicolas Milanovic (7.3), Brandon Borrello (7.0) and Marcus Antonsson (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Doni Grdić (6.8), Dylan Pierias (6.7), Dylan Scicluna, Zachary Sapsford, Oscar Priestman (7.7), Alexander Badolato and Jack Gibson.

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Tate Russell for Dylan Pierias (75′), Anthony Pantazopoulos for Doni Grdić (46′), Joshua Brillante for Oscar Priestman (75′), Lachlan Brook for Zachary Sapsford (75′) and Marcus Antonsson for Dylan Scicluna (46′).