SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle Jets played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Newcastle Jets was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Spotless Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans who was helped by George Lakrindis and Owen Goldrick. The 4th official was Nathan Shakespear. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.96 degrees Celsius or 75.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 9 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 73 Attack 109
- 35 Dangerous attack 37
- 62 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 17 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Newcastle Jets had a strong ball possession 56% while Western Sydney Wanderers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle Jets was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Newcastle Jets to win the match.
Western Sydney Wanderers shot 20 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Western Sydney Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Cléúr and Tate Russell). On the other side, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Nathan Grimaldi and Kosta Grozos).
(Western Sydney Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Western Sydney Wanderers has 25 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Newcastle Jets will has 18 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation
Western Sydney Wanderers
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Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Taiga Oliver Harper , Tate Russell , Gabriel Cléúr , Marcelo , Jack Clisby , Joshua Brillante , Jorrit Hendrix , Lachlan Brook , Alexander Badolato , Nicolas Milanovic and Marcus Antonsson .
The home team had on the bench: Nenad Mijailovic , Dylan Pierias , Miloš Ninković, Brandon Borrello , Dylan Scicluna , Oscar Priestman and Lucas Sinnott.
Substitutions
Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: Marcus Antonsson for Brandon Borrello (62′), Alexander Badolato for Oscar Priestman (62′), Nicolas Milanovic for Dylan Pierias (75′), Lachlan Brook for Nenad Mijailovic (86′) and Jack Clisby for Dylan Scicluna (86′).
Player of the match: Lachlan Brook
The player that probably impressed the most for Western Sydney Wanderers was Lachlan Brook.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Robert Stanton played with: Ryan Scott , Dane Ingham , Nathan Grimaldi , Mark Natta , Lucas Mauragis , Thomas Kevin Aquilina , Kosta Grozos , Brandon O’Neill , Clayton Taylor , Trent Buhagiar and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos .
These were the players on the bench: Jason Hoffman, Reno Piscopo, Callum Timmins , Phillip Čančar, Daniel Wilmering , Archie Goodwin and Zac Bowling.
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 3 changes: Clayton Taylor for Daniel Wilmering (46′), Trent Buhagiar for Archie Goodwin (87′) and Thomas Kevin Aquilina for Callum Timmins (87′).
Player of the match: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
