Australian A-League Men

FT Monday, March 23, 2020
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Newcastle Jets DDWWL 2
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McDonald Jones Stadium

Match Report

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
3
7
Saves
1
50.5
Possession
49.5
10
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
529
Accurate Passes
516
605
Passes
598
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
30
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
50
49
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
5
8
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
7
11
Effective Clearances
30
11
Clearances
30

Head to Head

MBC leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 20Lewis ItalianoG
  2. 4Nigel BoogaardCD
  3. 44Nikolai Topor-StanleyCD-L
  4. 18Johnny KoutroumbisCD-R
  5. 29Connor O'TooleLB
  6. 16Matthew MillarRB
  7. 17Joe LedleyCM-L
  8. 6Steven UgarkovicCM-R
  9. 10Dimitrios PetratosLM
  10. 11Nick FitzgeraldRM
  11. 7Roy O'DonovanF

MBC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thomas GloverG
  2. 4Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
  3. 7Rostyn GriffithsCD-R
  4. 3Scott JamiesonLB
  5. 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
  6. 6Josh BrillanteCM
  7. 34Connor MetcalfeLM
  8. 20Adrián LunaRM
  9. 9Jamie MaclarenF
  10. 19Lachlan WalesLF
  11. 14Markel SusaetaRF

Timeline

  1. 25' Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Nick Fitzgerald (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Petratos.
  4. 59' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Craig Noone replaces Markel Susaeta.
  5. 60' Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  7. 64' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Wes Hoolahan replaces Joe Ledley.
  8. 70' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Bernie Ibini replaces Roy O'Donovan.
  9. 70' Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 1. Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  10. 78' Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Melbourne City FC 1. Steven Ugarkovic (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bernie Ibini.
  11. 81' Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Glen Moss replaces Lewis Italiano.

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