NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets conquers Sydney 3-1. Newcastle Jets got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Clayton Taylor (19′) and R. Piscopo (28′). Sydney tried to recover with a goal from Fábio Gomes (45′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (60′) scored by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos for Newcastle Jets. Sydney lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Jack Morgan with the support of Ryan Gallagher and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 13 Total 16
- 7 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 8
- 82 Attack 117
- 30 Dangerous attack 65
- 84 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sydney was in firm control of the ball 57% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sydney was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Newcastle Jets succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Newcastle Jets shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sydney shot 16 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (C. Timmins and Daniel Stynes). Talking about the opposition, Sydney received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel Lacerda and Ufuk Talay).
Also, Sydney didn’t end the match with 11 players after Róbert Mak (Sydney) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (37′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Newcastle Jets has 24 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will stays with 35 points like Macarthur to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
Newcastle Jets – Formation
Newcastle Jets
63'
60'
7'
Newcastle Jets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Robert Stanton decided to play with the following team: Ryan Scott , Dane Ingham , Phillip Cancar , Mark Natta , Daniel Wilmering , Daniel Stynes , C. Timmins , Kosta Grozos , Clayton Taylor , R. Piscopo and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos .
The home team had on the bench: Jason Hoffman , Brandon O’Neill , Trent Buhagiar, Michael Weier, Carl Jenkinson , A. Goodwin and Lachlan Bayliss .
Substitutions
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Daniel Wilmering for Jason Hoffman (63′), Daniel Stynes for Lachlan Bayliss (63′), Clayton Taylor for Carl Jenkinson (81′), C. Timmins for A. Goodwin (87′) and R. Piscopo for Brandon O’Neill (81′).
Player of the match: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
The most impressive player for Newcastle Jets was Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.
Sydney – Formation
Sydney
37'
Also Sydney adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ufuk Talay played with: A. Redmayne , R. Grant , Gabriel Lacerda , J. Rodwell , J. Courtney-Perkins , Corey Hollman , Luke Brattan , Joe Lolley , A. Cáceres , Róbert Mak and Fábio Gomes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joel King , M. Glasson, A. Pavlesic, Max Burgess , J. Kucharski , H. Matthews and N. Amanatidis .
Substitutions
Sydney made 5 changes: J. Rodwell for H. Matthews (46′), Corey Hollman for Max Burgess (46′), J. Courtney-Perkins for Joel King (65′), Joe Lolley for N. Amanatidis (81′) and Fábio Gomes for J. Kucharski (79′).
Player of the match: Fábio Gomes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Fábio Gomes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the A-League Men.
- Newcastle Jets – Sydney – 3-1
- Perth Glory – Adelaide United – 2-4
