MELBOURNE. Newcastle Jets succeeded in turn the tables against Melbourne Victory to win 2-1. It was Melbourne Victory to strike first with a goal of J. Brimmer at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Mikeltadze gave the win to Newcastle Jets in the 69′ minute with a penalty.
J. Brillante received a red card (48′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Melbourne Victory lost the match.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the support of Daniel Illievski and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 117 Attack 94
- 56 Dangerous attack 30
- 81 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 1
- 12 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Melbourne Victory was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Newcastle Jets that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Newcastle Jets succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Melbourne Victory shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (J. Brillante and N. Velupillay). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (J. Elsey and B. Mikeltadze).
J. Brillante (Melbourne Victory) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (48′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Melbourne Victory will stay with 15 points like Adelaide United and Macarthur to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Newcastle Jets will have 11 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League, Melbourne Victory will host Wellington Phoenix on the 29th of April with a 19-11 head to head record in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).
Newcastle Jets will play away agasint Macarthur on the 1st of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).
Melbourne Victory – Formation
Melbourne Victory
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48'
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87'Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović decided to play with the following team: Ivan Kelava , Jason Geria , Brendan Hamill , Matthew Spiranovic , Jason Davidson , Joshua Brillante , Leigh Broxham , Marco Rojas , Jake Brimmer , Ben Folami and Francesco Margiotta .
The home team had on the bench: Nicholas D’Agostino , B. Kirdar, M. Acton, Christopher Ikonomidis , Nishan Velupillay , Stefan Nigro and Roderick Miranda .
Substitutions
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: F. Margiotta for C. Ikonomidis (53′), M. Spiranovic for Roderick (65′), M. Rojas for N. D’Agostino (66′), B. Folami for N. Velupillay (80′) and J. Davidson for S. Nigro (80′).
Best player: Jake Brimmer
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Melbourne Victory was Jake Brimmer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (83% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
Also Newcastle Jets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan , Dane Ingham , Jordan Elsey , Taylor Regan , Jason Hoffman , Mario Arqués , Kosta Grozos , Daniel Penha , Angus Thurgate , Valentino Yuel and Beka Mikeltadze .
The following players were sitting on the bench: E. Babalj, Lucas Mauragis , M. Weier, Jordan O’Doherty , Mohamed Al-Taay , Olivier Boumale and Savvas Siatravanis .
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: K. Grozos for O. Boumal (62′), T. Regan for L. Mauragis (72′), M. Arques for J. O’Doherty (72′), D. Penha for M. Al-Taay (84′) and V. Yuel for S. Siatravanis (84′).
Best player: Dane Ingham
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle Jets was Dane Ingham even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League.
- Melbourne Victory – Newcastle Jets – 1-2
- Sydney – Western United – 1-1
- Wellington Phoenix – Adelaide United – 1-1
