MELBOURNE. Western United overcomes Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by D. Penha (16′) and a goal from N. Botic (55′).
Western United remained with 10 players after James Donachie received a red card in the 90′.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Friday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the support of Andrew Meimarakis and Daniel Illievski. The 4th official was Jonathon Barreiro. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.05 degrees Celsius or 69.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 17 Total 20
- 6 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 106 Attack 119
- 51 Dangerous attack 78
- 72 Ball safe 71
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Newcastle Jets had a strong ball possession 55% while Western United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle Jets was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Western United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Western United shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets shot 20 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Western United received 2 yellow cards (Charbel Awni Shamoon and Josh Risdon). On the other side, Newcastle Jets didn’t receive any yellow card.
(Western United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Western United has 11 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle Jets will stays with 18 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the A-League Men, Western United will play away with Melbourne Victory on the 20th of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Western United (2 draws).
Western United – Formation
Western United
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77'
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Western United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi decided to play with the following team: Tom Heward-Belle , Charbel Awni Shamoon , Tomoki Imai , James Donachie , Josh Risdon , Lachlan Wales , Sebastian Pasquali , Angus Thurgate , Matthew Grimaldi , Daniel Penha and Noah Botic .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Ruhs , Nikita Rukavytsya , Kane Vidmar, Matt Sutton, Zach Lisolajski , Rhys Bozinovski and Luke Vickery .
Substitutions
Western United made 3 changes: Noah Botic for Nikita Rukavytsya (62′), Charbel Awni Shamoon for Rhys Bozinovski (70′) and Matthew Grimaldi for Michael Ruhs (70′).
Player of the match: Josh Risdon
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western United was Josh Risdon even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 52 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
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 , Daniel Wilmering , Trent Buhagiar and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos .
They had on the bench: Jason Hoffman, Clayton Taylor , Daniel Stynes , Callum Timmins , Michael Weier, Phillip Čančar and Justin Vidic .
Newcastle Jets could not rely on the presence of Callum Timmins (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Kosta Grozos for Callum Timmins (24′), Thomas Kevin Aquilina for Clayton Taylor (46′), Lucas Mauragis for Daniel Stynes (58′), Trent Buhagiar for Justin Vidic (80′) and Nathan Grimaldi for Phillip Čančar (80′).
Player of the match: Dane Ingham
The most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Dane Ingham.
His rating is with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
