Newcastle Jets conquers Wellington Phoenix 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

. Newcastle Jets was finally too good for Wellington Phoenix.

December 11, 2023

. Newcastle Jets was finally too much to handle for Wellington Phoenix with the goal of Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (4′), Clayton Taylor (43′) and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (47′ pen). Wellington Phoenix was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Wellington Regional Stadium stadium in on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the collaboration of Isaac Trevis and Sarah Jones. The 4th official was Anna-Marie Keighley. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.37 degrees Celsius or 97.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.

Match Timeline

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos(goal)Clayton Taylor

29'

Phillip Cancar- Yellow

43'

Clayton Taylor(goal)

Alex Rufer- Yellow

45'

47'

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos(penalty)

B. Old- sub ->Mohamed Al-Taay

55'

S. Sutton- sub ->Lukas Kelly-Heald

55'

David Ball- sub ->Oskar Zawada

63'

O. van Hattum- sub ->Nicholas Pennington

78'

A. Goodwin- sub ->Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

78'

C. Timmins- sub ->Reno Piscopo

84'

Trent Buhagiar- sub ->Thomas Kevin Aquilina

84'

Daniel Wilmering- sub ->Clayton Taylor

Kosta Barbarouses- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After this match, Wellington Phoenix stays with 14 points like Brisbane Roar to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets will has 8 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

Wellington Phoenix – Formation

Wellington Phoenix

A. Paulsen 40.New Zealand

6.0

F. Surman 3.New Zealand

6.8

Scott Wootton 4.England

6.8

Tim Payne 6.New Zealand

7.0

L. Kelly-Heald 18.New Zealand

6.4

55'

Kosta Barbarouses 7.New Zealand

7.0

90'

Bozhidar Kraev 11.Bulgaria

8.1

Mohamed Al-Taay 12.Australia

6.4

55'

Alex Rufer 14.New Zealand

7.3

45'

Nicholas Pennington 15.Australia

7.3

78'

Oskar Zawada 9.Poland

6.4

63'

Substitutes

Jack Duncan 25.Australia

S. Sutton 19.New Zealand

7.1

55'

F. Conchie 5.New Zealand

B. Old 8.New Zealand

7.0

55'

David Ball 10.England

6.3

63'

L. Supyk 23.New Zealand

O. van Hattum 24.New Zealand

6.8

78'

Wellington Phoenix started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Giancarlo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Alex Paulsen (6.0), Tim Payne (7.0), Finn Surman (6.8), Scott Wootton (6.8), Lukas Kelly-Heald (6.4), Mohamed Al-Taay (6.4), Alex Rufer (7.3), Nicholas Pennington (7.3), Kosta Barbarouses (7.0), Bozhidar Kraev (8.1) and Oskar Zawada (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Fin Conchie, Benjamin Old (7.0), David Ball (6.3), Sam Sutton (7.1), L. Supyk, Oskar van Hattum (6.8) and Jack Duncan.

Wellington Phoenix could not rely on the presence of David Ball (injured).

Substitutions

Wellington Phoenix made 4 changes: Nicholas Pennington for Oskar van Hattum (78′), Oskar Zawada for David Ball (63′), Lukas Kelly-Heald for Sam Sutton (55′) and Mohamed Al-Taay for Benjamin Old (55′).

Player of the match: Bozhidar Kraev

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wellington Phoenix was Bozhidar Kraev.

His rating is 8.1 with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets

Ryan Scott 1.Australia

8.8

L. Mauragis 5.Australia

7.5

Dane Ingham 14.New Zealand

7.5

Phillip Cancar 22.Australia

6.8

29'

Mark Natta 33.Australia

7.5

Brandon O'Neill 6.Australia

7.9

R. Piscopo 10.Australia

7.0

78'

Clayton Taylor 13.Australia

9.1

84'

43'

Kosta Grozos 17.Australia

7.7

Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia

6.8

84'

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 8.Australia

8.2

78'

4', 47'

Substitutes

Michael Weier 20.Australia

Daniel Wilmering 23.Australia

6.6

84'

Carl Jenkinson 25.England

C. Timmins 19.Australia

6.6

78'

Trent Buhagiar 7.Australia

6.4

84'

A. Goodwin 26.Australia

6.4

78'

Justin Vidic 29.Australia

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

Robert Stanton played with: Ryan Scott (8.8), Dane Ingham (7.5), Phillip Čančar (6.8), Mark Natta (7.5), Lucas Mauragis (7.5), Brandon O’Neill (7.9), Kosta Grozos (7.7), Thomas Kevin Aquilina (6.8), Clayton Taylor (9.1), Reno Piscopo (7.0) and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Trent Buhagiar (6.4), Callum Timmins (6.6), Michael Weier, Daniel Wilmering (6.6), Carl Jenkinson, Archie Goodwin (6.4) and Justin Vidic.

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 4 changes: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos for Archie Goodwin (78′), Thomas Kevin Aquilina for Trent Buhagiar (84′), Reno Piscopo for Callum Timmins (78′) and Clayton Taylor for Daniel Wilmering (84′).