Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Western United
  • 16': Daniel Penha (P)
  • 55': Noah Botic
  • Red Card 90': James Donachie
FT
2 - 0
Newcastle Jets

    About

    Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park, Melbourne, 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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a fast break.
    • 10': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
    • 14': Penalty conceded by Nathan Grimaldi (Newcastle Jets) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 16': Goal! Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 0. Daniel Penha (Western United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 18': Foul by Noah Botic (Western United).
    • 18': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Nathan Grimaldi (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Natta with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Angus Thurgate (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Botic.
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Callum Timmins replaces Kosta Grozos because of an injury.
    • 24': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Matthew Grimaldi (Western United).
    • 25': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
    • 25': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
    • 28': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
    • 32': 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 Daniel Wilmering.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
    • 35': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
    • 36': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 36': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 37': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
    • 37': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
    • 38': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Hand ball by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 40': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
    • 42': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
    • 42': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Clayton Taylor replaces Thomas Aquilina.
    • 46': Offside, Western United. Joshua Risdon is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a fast break.
    • 55': Goal! Western United 2, Newcastle Jets 0. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
    • 57': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Stynes replaces Lucas Mauragis.
    • 58': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is caught offside.
    • 60': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Charbel Shamoon.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Botic.
    • 62': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
    • 63': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 63': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
    • 65': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
    • 66': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Charbel Shamoon.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 70': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
    • 70': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
    • 70': Substitution, Western United. Zach Lisolajski replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
    • 70': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Charbel Shamoon.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikita Rukavytsya.
    • 75': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Zach Lisolajski (Western United).
    • 75': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
    • 76': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dane Ingham with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
    • 77': Substitution, Western United. Luke Vickery replaces Daniel Penha.
    • 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Phillip Cancar replaces Nathan Grimaldi.
    • 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Justin Vidic replaces Trent Buhagiar.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Stynes.
    • 83': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Luke Vickery (Western United).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 87': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
    • 88': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Western United).
    • 89': VAR Decision: Card upgraded James Donachie (Western United).
    • 90': James Donachie (Western United) is shown the red card.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Zach Lisolajski.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Phillip Cancar.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Newcastle Jets 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Newcastle Jets 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    1 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 6
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    20 SHOTS 17
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    504 Accurate Passes 404
    581 Passes 480
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    9 Accurate Crosses 2
    25 Crosses 6
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 44
    29 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    17 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 11
    19 Effective Clearances 29
    19 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: AAMI Park
    Location: Melbourne, Australia
    Attendance: 2,947

    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

    WTU Western United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Tom Heward-Belle (GK)
    4 James Donachie Red Card
    6 Tomoki Imai
    19 Joshua Risdon Yellow Card
    29 Charbel Shamoon Yellow Card
    32 Angus Thurgate
    21 Sebastian Pasquali
    39 Matthew Grimaldi
    8 Lachlan Wales
    38 Noah Botic
    11 Daniel Penha
    Western United Substitutes:
    Luke Vickery, Kane Vidmar, Nikita Rukavytsya, Rhys Bozinovski, Michael Ruhs, Zach Lisolajski, Matthew Sutton.

    NEW Newcastle Jets (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ryan Scott (GK)
    33 Mark Natta
    27 Nathan Grimaldi
    5 Lucas Mauragis
    14 Dane Ingham
    6 Brandon O'Neill
    17 Kosta Grozos
    23 Daniel Wilmering
    39 Thomas Aquilina
    8 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
    7 Trent Buhagiar
    Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
    Jason Hoffman, Philip Cancar, Callum Timmins, Justin Vidic, Daniel Stynes, Clayton Taylor, Michael Weier.

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