Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, January 2, 2016
Melbourne Victory LLLLD 1
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Newcastle Jets DLLDL 0
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McDonald Jones Stadium · 8,864 att.

Match Report

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Fahid Ben Khalfallah secures win for Melbourne Victory at Newcastle Jets

French-born Tunisian midfielder Fahid Ben Khalfallah's 71st-minute goal gave Melbourne Victory a 1-0 win Sunday over the Newcastle Jets.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
6
45.8
Possession
54.2
9
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
2
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
356
397
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
9
17
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
64
22
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
22
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
12
20
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark BirighittiG
  2. 4Nigel BoogaardCD-L
  3. 2Daniel MullenCD-R
  4. 24Nick CowburnLB
  5. 3Jason HoffmanRB
  6. 5Benjamin KantarovskiAM
  7. 8Mateo PoljakLM
  8. 6Cameron WatsonRM
  9. 9Milos TrifunovicF
  10. 28Ryan KittoAM-L
  11. 7Enver AlivodicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Ben KennedySUB
  2. 27Braedyn CrowleySUB
  3. 14Mitch CooperSUB
  4. 22Lachlan JacksonSUB
  5. 17Radovan PavicevicSUB

MBV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Danny VukovicG
  2. 17Matthieu DelpierreCD-L
  3. 24Thomas DengCD-R
  4. 5Daniel GeorgievskiLB
  5. 2Jason GeriaRB
  6. 14Fahid Ben KhalfallahCM
  7. 13Oliver BozanicLM
  8. 6Leigh BroxhamRM
  9. 8Besart BerishaF
  10. 10Archie ThompsonLF
  11. 9Kosta BarbarousesRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Jesse MakarounasSUB
  2. 20Lawrence ThomasSUB
  3. 11Connor PainSUB
  4. 16Rashid MahaziSUB
  5. 18Dylan MurnaneSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Cameron Watson (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Fahid Ben Khalfallah (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 33' Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 35' Besart Berisha (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Braedyn Crowley replaces Ryan Kitto.
  7. 67' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Connor Pain replaces Archie Thompson.
  8. 71' Goal! Newcastle Jets 0, Melbourne Victory 1. Fahid Ben Khalfallah (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a through ball following a fast break.
  9. 77' Oliver Bozanic (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Radovan Pavicevic replaces Milos Trifunovic.
  11. 79' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rashid Mahazi replaces Fahid Ben Khalfallah.
  12. 83' Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Jess Makarounas replaces Besart Berisha.

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