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

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

2nd Half: 67'
0 - 1

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'

Statistics

SYD		NEW
14	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
50.3	POSSESSION	49.7
9	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	2
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
3	Blocked Shots	2
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

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
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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