Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Newcastle Jets
    FT
    0 - 2
    Melbourne City FC
    • 12': Benjamin Mazzeo
    • 58': Jamie Maclaren

    About

    Newcastle Jets are hosting Melbourne City FC 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.
    • 1': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
    • 1': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Callum Talbot (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
    • 5': Foul by Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City).
    • 5': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 7': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Mark Natta is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a through ball.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
    • 8': Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Vidic.
    • 11': Offside, Melbourne City. Aziz Behich is caught offside.
    • 12': Goal! Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne City 1. Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a through ball.
    • 14': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Mark Natta.
    • 15': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Trent Buhagiar.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Marin Jakolis (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi with a cross.
    • 15': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
    • 15': Terry Antonis (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Offside, Melbourne City. Aziz Behich is caught offside.
    • 17': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
    • 22': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Samuel Souprayen.
    • 22': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Aziz Behich.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill.
    • 25': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Jamie Young.
    • 30': Offside, Melbourne City. Hamza Sakhi is caught offside.
    • 31': Hand ball by Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City).
    • 32': Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
    • 35': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
    • 35': Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 37': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Thomas Aquilina is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Aziz Behich (Melbourne City).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne City 1.
    • 46': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City).
    • 48': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Curtis Good.
    • 50': Foul by Terry Antonis (Melbourne City).
    • 50': Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Mark Natta.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill.
    • 57': Substitution, Melbourne City. Mathew Leckie replaces Benjamin Mazzeo.
    • 57': Substitution, Melbourne City. Steven Ugarkovic replaces Terry Antonis.
    • 58': Goal! Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne City 2. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a through ball.
    • 59': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Reno Piscopo replaces Thomas Aquilina.
    • 59': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Justin Vidic.
    • 62': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
    • 62': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
    • 63': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 66': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tolgay Arslan with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City).
    • 68': Foul by Callum Talbot (Melbourne City).
    • 68': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Stynes replaces Clayton Taylor.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marin Jakolis.
    • 75': Foul by Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets).
    • 75': Tolgay Arslan (Melbourne City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Hamza Sakhi (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 76': Corner, Melbourne City. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
    • 78': Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Jamie Young (Melbourne City).
    • 78': Jamie Young (Melbourne City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': VAR Decision: No card change Jamie Young (Melbourne City).
    • 81': Substitution, Melbourne City. Alessandro Lopane replaces Tolgay Arslan.
    • 82': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 82': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Aziz Behich (Melbourne City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
    • 85': Attempt saved. Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aziz Behich.
    • 86': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City).
    • 86': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City).
    • 87': Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Berthomier replaces Kosta Grozos.
    • 89': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Wilmering replaces Lucas Mauragis.
    • 90'+1': Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Samuel Souprayen (Melbourne City).
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne City. Harry Politidis replaces Marin Jakolis.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Melbourne City. Max Caputo replaces Jamie Maclaren.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Harry Politidis (Melbourne City).
    • 90'+5': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne City 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne City 2.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 5
    55.2 Possession 44.8
    13 SHOTS 9
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    470 Accurate Passes 373
    556 Passes 440
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 0
    11 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    51 Long Balls 36
    26 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 15
    20 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 6
    16 Effective Clearances 22
    16 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: Australian A-League Men

    Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    Attendance: 5,636

    A-League Men Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Wellington Phoenix FC 27 +16 53
    2 Central Coast Mariners 26 +20 52
    3 Melbourne Victory 27 +10 42
    4 Sydney FC 27 +11 41
    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
    6 Brandon O'Neill
    17 Kosta Grozos
    13 Clayton Taylor
    39 Thomas Aquilina
    29 Justin Vidic
    7 Trent Buhagiar
    Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
    Jason Berthomier, Archie Goodwin, Daniel Wilmering, Reno Piscopo, Carl Jenkinson, Michael Weier, Daniel Stynes.

    MCY Melbourne City FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Young (GK) Yellow Card
    22 Curtis Good
    26 Samuel Souprayen
    16 Aziz Behich
    25 Callum Talbot
    17 Terry Antonis
    8 Hamza Sakhi
    44 Marin Jakolis
    46 Benjamin Mazzeo
    9 Jamie Maclaren
    10 Tolgay Arslan
    Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
    Mathew Leckie, Alessandro Lopane, Max Caputo, Steven Ugarkovic, Patrick Beach, Harry Politidis, Jordon Hall.

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