Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle Jets, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
FT
0 - 0
Newcastle Jets

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Melbourne City FC 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.
  • 4': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 4': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vicente Fernández.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a headed pass.
  • 8': Hand ball by Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 10': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Talbot with a cross.
  • 14': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City).
  • 18': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 18': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) header from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 22': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City).
  • 22': Jimmy Jeggo (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 23': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a cross.
  • 27': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City).
  • 27': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Mark Natta.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Souprayen.
  • 31': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 31': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
  • 33': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
  • 33': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 38': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 38': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 41': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reno Piscopo with a headed pass.
  • 45': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
  • 45': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Melbourne City. Nuno Reis is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Nuno Reis (Melbourne City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 45'+3': VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne City 0-0 Newcastle Jets.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City 0, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 46': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vicente Fernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 47': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Grozos.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Léo Natel with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Max Caputo (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 52': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 54': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
  • 54': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Léo Natel (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Reis.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Terry Antonis replaces Jimmy Jeggo.
  • 62': Substitution, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren replaces Max Caputo.
  • 63': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Lachlan Bayliss replaces Clayton Taylor.
  • 63': Foul by Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 63': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne City).
  • 64': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nuno Reis (Melbourne City).
  • 65': Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
  • 66': Offside, Melbourne City. Jamie Maclaren is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 72': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets).
  • 72': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Offside, Melbourne City. Léo Natel is caught offside.
  • 75': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Léo Natel (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Hoffman replaces Daniel Stynes.
  • 76': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Reno Piscopo.
  • 77': VAR Decision: No card change Léo Natel (Melbourne City).
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Léo Natel.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Brandon O'Neill replaces Callum Timmins because of an injury.
  • 80': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill.
  • 82': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Jamie Young.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Grozos with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 90': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Melbourne City. Samuel Souprayen is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Vicente Fernández (Melbourne City).
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mathew Leckie with a through ball.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Melbourne City 0, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City 0, Newcastle Jets 0.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 8
9 Saves 3
35.2 Possession 64.8
10 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
227 Accurate Passes 486
305 Passes 557
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 8
10 Crosses 33
0.4 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 55
20 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 14
32 Effective Clearances 9
32 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,534

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

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
26 Samuel Souprayen
4 Nuno Reis
14 Vicente Fernández
25 Callum Talbot
10 Tolgay Arslan
8 James Jeggo Yellow Card
6 Steven Ugarkovic
37 Max Caputo
11 Léo Natel Yellow Card
44 Marin Jakolis
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Curtis Good, Harry Politidis, Mathew Leckie, Jamie Maclaren, Terry Antonis, Patrick Beach, Alessandro Lopane.

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ryan Scott (GK)
33 Mark Natta
22 Philip Cancar
23 Daniel Wilmering
14 Dane Ingham Yellow Card
10 Reno Piscopo
17 Kosta Grozos Yellow Card
19 Callum Timmins Yellow Card
8 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
13 Clayton Taylor
18 Daniel Stynes
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Trent Buhagiar, Lachlan Bayliss, Jason Hoffman, Carl Jenkinson, Michael Weier, Brandon O'Neill, Archie Goodwin.

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