Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Newcastle Jets
  • 9': Trent Buhagiar
  • 22': Trent Buhagiar
  • Red Card 58': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
FT
2 - 0
Western United

    About

    Newcastle Jets are hosting Western United at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, 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.
    • 4': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosta Grozos with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 6': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar is caught offside.
    • 9': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Western United 0. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dane Ingham with a cross.
    • 11': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phillip Cancar.
    • 12': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Tomoki Imai (Western United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Riku Danzaki with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 14': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
    • 15': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Riku Danzaki (Western United).
    • 16': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Jacob Tratt.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Aquilina.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 21': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
    • 22': Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Western United 0. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kosta Grozos following a fast break.
    • 24': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Kane Vidmar (Western United).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
    • 26': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 28': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Offside, Western United. Ben Garuccio is caught offside.
    • 31': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 33': Offside, Western United. Noah Botic is caught offside.
    • 36': Offside, Western United. Noah Botic is caught offside.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Riku Danzaki (Western United).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Riku Danzaki because of an injury.
    • 41': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
    • 41': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 43': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Penha following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Imai (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 43': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Kosta Grozos.
    • 44': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Jacob Tratt (Western United).
    • 45': Jacob Tratt (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
    • 45'+1': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 2, Western United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 2, Western United 0.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
    • 51': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
    • 52': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
    • 54': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
    • 54': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 56': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 57': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 57': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Second yellow card to Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) for a bad foul.
    • 59': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Brandon O'Neill replaces Callum Timmins.
    • 59': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Trent Buhagiar.
    • 61': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Steven Lustica (Western United).
    • 61': Attempt saved. Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Archie Goodwin.
    • 63': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Mark Natta.
    • 64': Delay in match (Western United).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Steven Lustica.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Archie Goodwin.
    • 68': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
    • 78': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Brandon O'Neill.
    • 78': Substitution, Western United. Connor O'Toole replaces Kane Vidmar.
    • 79': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Jacob Tratt (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Garuccio following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Taylor with a through ball.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 82': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
    • 83': Michael Ruhs (Western United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 85': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Wilmering replaces Clayton Taylor.
    • 86': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jacob Tratt (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Connor O'Toole (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
    • 90'+2': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Michael Ruhs (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Tratt.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Tratt.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 2, Western United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 2, Western United 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 7
    7 Saves 4
    69.1 Possession 30.9
    14 SHOTS 17
    4 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    528 Accurate Passes 180
    609 Passes 271
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    32 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    39 Long Balls 50
    21 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 15
    19 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 6
    18 Effective Clearances 43
    18 Clearances 43

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    Attendance: 6,453

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Melbourne Victory 4 +5 10
    2 Melbourne City FC 4 +5 9
    3 Auckland FC 3 +5 9
    4 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 +3 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NEW Newcastle Jets (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ryan Scott (GK)
    33 Mark Natta
    22 Philip Cancar
    5 Lucas Mauragis
    14 Dane Ingham
    19 Callum Timmins
    17 Kosta Grozos
    13 Clayton Taylor
    39 Thomas Aquilina Yellow Card
    8 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Yellow Card
    7 Trent Buhagiar
    Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
    Archie Goodwin, Justin Vidic, Brandon O'Neill, Carl Jenkinson, Michael Weier, Daniel Stynes, Daniel Wilmering.

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
    22 Kane Vidmar
    6 Tomoki Imai
    17 Ben Garuccio
    27 Jacob Tratt Yellow Card
    32 Angus Thurgate
    10 Steven Lustica
    77 Riku Danzaki
    8 Lachlan Wales
    38 Noah Botic
    11 Daniel Penha
    Western United Substitutes:
    Max Bisetto, Jake Najdovski, Rhys Bozinovski, Connor O'Toole, Matthew Sutton, Matthew Grimaldi, Michael Ruhs.

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