Australian A-League Men

Western United vs Newcastle Jets, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
    FT
    0 - 1
    Newcastle Jets
    • 44': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

    About

    Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Mark Natta.
    • 8': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 10': Daniel Penha (Western United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 11': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 12': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
    • 14': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Daniel Penha (Western United).
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Mark Natta.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
    • 21': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
    • 25': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 30': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 30': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
    • 31': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
    • 35': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
    • 35': Tom Heward-Belle (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
    • 36': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
    • 37': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
    • 40': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Daniel Penha (Western United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Western United 0-0 Newcastle Jets.
    • 42': Dangerous play by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
    • 42': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 44': Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
    • 44': Goal! Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Western United. Daniel Penha tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
    • 46': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 46': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets).
    • 49': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets).
    • 50': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 50': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
    • 51': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Bayliss.
    • 55': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 55': Riku Danzaki (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Thomas Aquilina replaces Lachlan Bayliss.
    • 58': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
    • 60': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
    • 60': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 60': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets).
    • 64': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Tomoki Imai (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Riku Danzaki.
    • 68': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 68': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
    • 69': Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 71': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 71': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': VAR Decision: No Penalty Newcastle Jets.
    • 75': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 79': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
    • 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Wilmering replaces Trent Buhagiar.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
    • 82': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Lachlan Wales.
    • 82': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
    • 83': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
    • 83': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Berthomier replaces Clayton Taylor.
    • 86': Offside, Western United. Ben Garuccio tries a through ball, but Nikita Rukavytsya is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 89': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 90'+5': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 11
    3 Saves 1
    33.7 Possession 66.3
    8 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    225 Accurate Passes 545
    326 Passes 642
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    8 Crosses 34
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    72 Long Balls 46
    26 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    22 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 7
    32 Effective Clearances 5
    32 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: Mars Stadium
    Location: Ballarat, Australia
    Attendance: 2,410

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Auckland FC 4 +6 12
    2 Wellington Phoenix FC 5 +4 10
    3 Melbourne Victory 5 +4 10
    4 Adelaide United 4 +3 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
    22 Kane Vidmar
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio
    19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
    32 Angus Thurgate
    10 Steven Lustica
    77 Riku Danzaki
    11 Daniel Penha
    38 Noah Botic
    8 Lachlan Wales
    Western United Substitutes:
    Ramy Najjarine, Matthew Grimaldi, Michael Ruhs, Matthew Sutton, Sebastian Pasquali, Nikita Rukavytsya, Connor O'Toole.

    NEW Newcastle Jets (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ryan Scott (GK)
    33 Mark Natta
    22 Philip Cancar
    5 Lucas Mauragis Yellow Card
    14 Dane Ingham
    6 Brandon O'Neill
    17 Kosta Grozos
    13 Clayton Taylor
    37 Lachlan Bayliss
    8 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
    7 Trent Buhagiar Yellow Card
    Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
    Michael Weier, Jason Berthomier, Daniel Wilmering, Daniel Stynes, Callum Timmins, Jason Hoffman, Thomas Aquilina.

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