T. Buhagiar scores 2 goals to give a 2-0 win to Newcastle Jets over Western United. HIGHLIGHTS

NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets defeats Western United 2-0 after T. Buhagiar scores 2 goals.

December 31, 2023

NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets overcomes Western United 2-0 after T. Buhagiar scores a double.

The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey who was helped by Nathan MacDonald and Mi-Suk Park. The 4th official was Tim Danaskos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.11 degrees Celsius or 75.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.

Match Statistics

Newcastle Jets

2 - 0

Western United

! 31 Ball Possession 69

Shots

17 Total 14
9 On Target 4
5 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 5

66 Attack 135
32 Dangerous attack 88
67 Ball safe 64

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 4

Fouls

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

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Western United had a strong ball possession 69% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Western United was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Newcastle Jets was able to find the solution to win this match.

Newcastle Jets shot 17 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Western United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Thomas Kevin Aquilina and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos). On the other side, Western United received 1 yellow card (Jacob Tratt).

Match Timeline

Trent Buhagiar(goal)Dane Ingham

22'

40'

Matthew Grimaldi- sub ->Riku Danzaki

45'

Jacob Tratt - Yellow

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos- Yellow

45'

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos(yellowredcard)

58'

A. Goodwin- sub ->Trent Buhagiar

59'

Brandon O'Neill - sub ->Callum Timmins

59'

64'

Michael Ruhs- sub ->Steven Lustica

78'

Connor O'Toole- sub ->Kane Vidmar

79'

Rhys Bozinovski - sub ->Matthew Grimaldi

Daniel Wilmering- sub ->Clayton Taylor

85'

Thomas Aquilina- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

After playing this encounter, Newcastle Jets has 12 points like Sydney to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Western United will stays with 6 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets

Ryan Scott 1.Australia

8.1

L. Mauragis 5.Australia

7.5

Dane Ingham 14.New Zealand

8.5

Phillip Cancar 22.Australia

8.1

Mark Natta 33.Australia

7.3

Clayton Taylor 13.Australia

7.5

85'

Kosta Grozos 17.Australia

7.0

C. Timmins 19.Australia

6.4

59'

Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia

7.5

90'

Trent Buhagiar 7.Australia

8.5

59'

9', 22'

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 8.Australia

5.4

45'

Substitutes

Michael Weier 20.Australia

Daniel Wilmering 23.Australia

6.3

85'

Carl Jenkinson 25.England

Brandon O'Neill 6.Australia

6.7

59'

Daniel Stynes 18.Australia

A. Goodwin 26.Australia

6.8

59'

Justin Vidic 29.Australia

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

The manager Robert Stanton decided to play with the following team: Ryan Scott (8.1), Dane Ingham (8.5), Phillip Čančar (8.1), Mark Natta (7.3), Lucas Mauragis (7.5), Thomas Kevin Aquilina (7.5), Kosta Grozos (7.0), Callum Timmins (6.4), Clayton Taylor (7.5), Trent Buhagiar (8.5) and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (5.4).

The home team had on the bench: Brandon O’Neill (6.7), Daniel Stynes, Michael Weier, Daniel Wilmering (6.3), Carl Jenkinson, Archie Goodwin (6.8) and Justin Vidic.

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 3 changes: Trent Buhagiar for Archie Goodwin (59′), Clayton Taylor for Daniel Wilmering (85′) and Callum Timmins for Brandon O’Neill (59′).

Player of the match: Trent Buhagiar

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Trent Buhagiar.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 6 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Western United – Formation

Western United

Tom Heward-Belle 1.Australia

8.7

Tomoki Imai 6.Japan

6.8

Ben Garuccio 17.Australia

7.7

Kane Vidmar 22.Australia

7.3

78'

Jacob Tratt 27.Australia

7.7

45'

Lachlan Wales 8.Australia

7.0

Steven Lustica 10.Australia

6.4

64'

Daniel Penha 11.Brazil

8.1

Angus Thurgate 32.Australia

7.0

Riku Danzaki 77.Japan

6.3

40'

Noah Botic 38.Australia

7.3

Substitutes

Matt Sutton 33.Australia

Connor O'Toole 24.Australia

7.0

78'

Matthew Grimaldi 39.Australia

7.0

40'

Rhys Bozinovski 42.Australia

7.1

79'

Michael Ruhs 9.Australia

6.8

64'

Jake Najdovski 49.Australia

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

John Aloisi played with: Tom Heward-Belle (8.7), Jacob Tratt (7.7), Tomoki Imai (6.8), Kane Vidmar (7.3), Ben Garuccio (7.7), Lachlan Wales (7.0), Steven Lustica (6.4), Angus Thurgate (7.0), Riku Danzaki (6.3), Daniel Penha (8.1) and Noah Botic (7.3).

They had on the bench: Michael Ruhs (6.8), Connor O’Toole (7.0), Matt Sutton, Max Bisetto, Matthew Grimaldi (7.0), Rhys Bozinovski (7.1) and Jake Najdovski.

Western United could not rely on the presence of Matthew Grimaldi (injured).

Substitutions

Western United made 4 changes: Riku Danzaki for Matthew Grimaldi (40′), Kane Vidmar for Connor O’Toole (78′), Matthew Grimaldi for Rhys Bozinovski (79′) and Steven Lustica for Michael Ruhs (64′).