NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets was capable to clinch a draw against Melbourne Victory with a late goal from A. Stamatelopoulos scored in the (88′) after Melbourne Victory got a lead with a goal from R. Miranda (20′).

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos missed a decisive penalty (33′). That would have allowed Newcastle Jets to win the match.​

The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathon Barreiro with the help of Ryan Gallagher and Joey Lee. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 27.48 degrees Celsius or 81.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle Jets

1 - 1

Melbourne Victory

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 9
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 109 Attack 100
  • 61 Dangerous attack 55
  • 89 Ball safe 103
  • 3 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 8
  • 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Newcastle Jets was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Melbourne Victory that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle Jets was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Newcastle Jets to win the match​.

Newcastle Jets shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Melbourne Victory shot 17 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Newcastle Jets didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Melbourne Victory received 3 yellow cards (Damien Da Silva, Ryan Teague and Connor Chapman).

Match Timeline

20'
Roderick Miranda (goal)Jake Brimmer
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos- missed penaltyApostolos Stamatelopoulos
33'
C. Timmins(VAR)
30'
31'
Damien Da Silva- Yellow
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos- missed penaltyApostolos Stamatelopoulos
34'
L. Mauragis(VAR)
33'
Thomas Aquilina- sub ->Callum Timmins
46'
Clayton Taylor- sub ->Daniel Wilmering
46'
61'
Chris Ikonomidis- sub ->Nishan Velupillay
61'
Salim Khelifi- sub ->Ben Folami
A. Goodwin- sub ->Trent Buhagiar
70'
81'
Connor Chapman- sub ->Daniel Arzani
81'
Stefan Nigro- sub ->Adama Traoré
R. Piscopo- sub ->Kosta Grozos
82'
87'
R. Teague- Yellow
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos(goal)Lucas Mauragis
88'
90'
Connor Chapman- Yellow
90'
Jordi Valadon- sub ->Ryan Teague

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Central Coast Mariners
55
27
Wellington Phoenix
53
27
Melbourne Victory
42
27
Sydney
41
27
Macarthur
41
27
Melbourne City
39
27
Western Sydney Wanderers
37
27
Adelaide United
32
27
Brisbane Roar
30
27
Newcastle Jets
28
27
Western United
26
27
Perth Glory
22
27

After playing this contest, Newcastle Jets has 17 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Melbourne Victory will has 27 points like Central Coast Mariners to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Newcastle Jets – Formation

Newcastle Jets
G
Ryan Scott 1.Australia
8.4
D
L. Mauragis 5.Australia
7.9
D
Dane Ingham 14.New Zealand
7.3
D
Nathan Grimaldi 27.Australia
7.0
D
Mark Natta 33.Australia
7.0
M
Brandon O'Neill 6.Australia
7.7
M
Kosta Grozos 17.Australia
6.4
82'
M
C. Timmins 19.Australia
6.8
46'
M
Daniel Wilmering 23.Australia
6.7
46'
F
Trent Buhagiar 7.Australia
6.8
70'
F
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 8.Australia
7.7
88'
Substitutes
G
Michael Weier 20.Australia
D
Jason Hoffman 3.Australia
D
Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia
7.3
46'
M
Clayton Taylor 13.Australia
7.1
46'
M
Jason Berthomier 15.France
F
R. Piscopo 10.Australia
6.8
82'
F
A. Goodwin 26.Australia
6.6
70'

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

The manager Robert Stanton decided to play with the following team: Ryan Scott (8.4), Dane Ingham (7.3), Nathan Grimaldi (7.0), Mark Natta (7.0), Lucas Mauragis (7.9), Callum Timmins (6.8), Kosta Grozos (6.4), Brandon O’Neill (7.7), Daniel Wilmering (6.7), Trent Buhagiar (6.8) and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jason Hoffman, Reno Piscopo (6.8), Clayton Taylor (7.1), Jason Berthomier, Michael Weier, Archie Goodwin (6.6) and Thomas Kevin Aquilina (7.3).

Substitutions

Newcastle Jets made 4 changes: Daniel Wilmering for Clayton Taylor (46′), Callum Timmins for Thomas Kevin Aquilina (46′), Kosta Grozos for Reno Piscopo (82′) and Trent Buhagiar for Archie Goodwin (70′).

Player of the match: Ryan Scott​

The most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was the goalkeeper: Ryan Scott. His rating is 8.36. He performed 8 saves.

Melbourne Victory – Formation

Melbourne Victory
G
Paul Izzo 20.Australia
7.8
D
Jason Geria 2.Australia
6.8
D
A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast
7.5
81'
D
Damien Da Silva 5.France
6.4
31'
D
Roderick Miranda 21.Portugal
8.5
20'
M
Zinédine Machach 8.France
7.1
M
Ben Folami 11.Australia
6.8
61'
M
Daniel Arzani 19.Australia
8.2
81'
M
Jake Brimmer 22.Australia
7.7
M
R. Teague 25.Australia
7.3
90' 87'
F
N. Velupillay 17.Australia
6.8
61'
Substitutes
G
Christian Siciliano 40.Australia
D
Connor Chapman 14.Australia
6.4
81' 90'
D
Stefan Nigro 16.Australia
6.7
81'
D
Jordi Valadon 27.Australia
90'
M
Fabian Monge 18.Australia
M
Salim Khelifi 23.Tunisia
6.4
61'
F
Chris Ikonomidis 7.Australia
6.4
61'

Also Melbourne Victory adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Tony Popović played with: Paul Izzo (7.8), Jason Geria (6.8), Damien Da Silva (6.4), Roderick Miranda (8.5), Adama Traoré (7.5), Daniel Arzani (8.2), Jake Brimmer (7.7), Ryan Teague (7.3), Ben Folami (6.8), Zinédine Machach (7.1) and Nishan Velupillay (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Christopher Ikonomidis (6.4), Connor Chapman (6.4), Stefan Nigro (6.7), Fabian Monge, Salim Khelifi (6.4), Jordi Valadon and Christian Siciliano.

Substitutions

Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: Nishan Velupillay for Christopher Ikonomidis (61′), Ben Folami for Salim Khelifi (61′), Daniel Arzani for Connor Chapman (81′), Adama Traoré for Stefan Nigro (81′) and Ryan Teague for Jordi Valadon (90′).

Player of the match: Roderick Miranda​

The most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Roderick Miranda.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 44 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.​