Newcastle Jets vs Sydney FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - SYD advance 4-2 on penalties

Newcastle Jets

90'+6': Eli Adams

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - SYD advance 4-2 on penalties

Sydney FC

64': Piero Quispe

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Sydney FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

21': Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 21'
46': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 46'
54': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 54'
57': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 57'
64': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Goal at 64'
69': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 69'
73': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 73'
76': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 76'
79': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 79'
80': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 80'
82': Paul Okon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 82'
87': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 87'
87': Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 87'
90': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 90'
90'+6': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 96'
97': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 97'
97': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 97'
101': Zach Clough (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 101'
101': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 101'
103': Joel Bertolissio (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 103'
113': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 113'
117': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 117'
120': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Penalty - Missed at 120'
120': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Missed at 120'
120': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
120': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Missed at 120'
120': Ben Garuccio (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'

Statistics

SYD		NEW
20	Fouls	18
4	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	6
43	Possession	57
19	SHOTS	22
7	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
7	Blocked Shots	7
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 25,082

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
5	Joe Shaughnessy
14	Max Burgess
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
8	Lachlan Bayliss
28	Will Dobson
13	Clayton Taylor
7	Eli Adams
9	Lachlan Rose

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Alex Nassiep, Alex Nunes, Zach Clough, Kota Mizunuma, Kosta Grozos, Xavier Bertoncello, Ben Gibson.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
20	Tiago Quintal
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
8	Wataru Kamijo
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
7	Piero Quispe
44	Akol Akon

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Patrick Wood, Ahmet Arslan, Joe Lolley, Joel King, Rhys Youlley, Víctor Campuzano, Gus Hoefsloot.

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