SYDNEY. Macarthur was able to snatch a draw against Newcastle Jets with a late goal from V. Germain scored in the (90′) after Newcastle Jets got a lead with a goal from C. Taylor (9′). Macarthur was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Tim Danaskos with the assistance of Owen Goldrick and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Nathan Shakespear. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.12 degrees Celsius or 73.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 27 Total 16
- 7 On Target 7
- 11 Off Target 6
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 123 Attack 75
- 79 Dangerous attack 38
- 55 Ball safe 68
- 1 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Macarthur had a strong ball possession 61% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Macarthur was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Macarthur to win the match.
Macarthur shot 27 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Newcastle Jets shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Valère Germain, Tomislav Uskok and Matthew Jurman). Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Phillip Čančar and Kosta Grozos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Macarthur has 16 points to go up in the 5th place. On the other side, Newcastle Jets will has 13 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League Men, Macarthur will play away against Adelaide United on the 8th of January with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Macarthur (0 draws).
Macarthur – Formation
Macarthur
14'
78'
90'
Macarthur started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mile Sterjovski decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto , Yianni Nicolaou , Tomislav Uskok , Matthew Jurman , Ivan Vujica , Raphael Borges Rodrigues , Kearyn Baccus , Clayton Lewis , Jed Drew , Ulises Dávila and Valère Germain .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Nizic, Jake Hollman , Kristian Popovic, Oliver Jones, Jerry Skotadis , Lachlan Rose and Ali Auglah.
Substitutions
Macarthur made 3 changes: Jed Drew for Jake Hollman (65′), Kearyn Baccus for Jerry Skotadis (78′) and Raphael Borges Rodrigues for Lachlan Rose (78′).
Player of the match: Filip Kurto
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was the goalkeeper: Filip Kurto. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Robert Stanton played with: Ryan Scott , Dane Ingham , Phillip Čančar , Mark Natta , Lucas Mauragis , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Brandon O’Neill , Kosta Grozos , Clayton Taylor , Callum Timmins and Trent Buhagiar .
These were the players on the bench: Jason Hoffman , Daniel Stynes, Noah James, Daniel Wilmering , Carl Jenkinson , Archie Goodwin and Justin Vidic .
Newcastle Jets could not rely on the presence of Archie Goodwin (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Trent Buhagiar for Justin Vidic (79′), Callum Timmins for Archie Goodwin (60′), Lucas Mauragis for Daniel Wilmering (79′), Thomas Kevin Aquilina for Jason Hoffman (90′) and Clayton Taylor for Carl Jenkinson (90′).
Player of the match: Ryan Scott
The most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was the goalkeeper: Ryan Scott. His rating is 8.67. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
