Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City FC, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenValentino Yuel fires Newcastle Jets to victory against Melbourne City
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 1': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Hand ball by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
- 6': Foul by Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC).
- 6': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets).
- 8': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a through ball.
- 14': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
- 15': Attempt saved. Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
- 16': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets).
- 16': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer tries a through ball, but Adrián Luna is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 19': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
- 23': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Prso.
- 29': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 29': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Valentino Yuel tries a through ball, but Roy O'Donovan is caught offside.
- 33': Hand ball by Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC).
- 33': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Ben Garuccio replaces Naoki Tsubaki.
- 36': Hand ball by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
- 37': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 37': Attempt missed. Johnny Koutroumbis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic following a corner.
- 38': Hand ball by Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC).
- 38': Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 39': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Connor O'Toole (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Curtis Good.
- 40': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jason Hoffman with a cross.
- 40': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 0. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 42': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 45': Attempt saved. Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 46': Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
- 47': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
- 47': Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Valentino Yuel tries a through ball, but Jason Hoffman is caught offside.
- 49': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Tom Glover tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
- 52': Hand ball by Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC).
- 53': Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
- 54': Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
- 54': Attempt missed. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
- 60': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Kosta Petratos replaces Luka Prso because of an injury.
- 61': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 62': Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Connor O'Toole (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 69': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Lucas Mauragis replaces Jason Hoffman because of an injury.
- 70': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 70': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 72': Foul by Curtis Good (Melbourne City FC).
- 72': Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Craig Noone.
- 76': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nuno Reis.
- 77': Attempt missed. Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski.
- 81': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC).
- 81': Ben Garuccio (Melbourne City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Nigel Boogaard tries a through ball, but Valentino Yuel is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Curtis Good.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Curtis Good.
- 86': Florin Berenguer (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets).
- 86': Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Garuccio.
- 88': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Colakovski with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Johnny Koutroumbis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florin Berenguer.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Tete Yengi replaces Roy O'Donovan.
- 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne City FC 0.
Statistics
 MCY |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 18 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 50 | Possession | 49 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 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 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 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: 4,893
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 4,893
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | +12 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 23 | +14 | 40 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 23 | +7 | 36 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle Jets
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 4 | Nigel Boogaard  |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 2 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 21 | Luka Prso |
| 24 | Connor O'Toole |
| 3 | Jason Hoffman |
| 17 | Valentino Yuel |
| 9 | Roy O'Donovan |
Melbourne City FC
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 22 | Curtis Good |
| 4 | Nuno Reis |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 20 | Adrián Luna |
| 10 | Florin Berenguer |
| 18 | Connor Metcalfe |
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren |
| 14 | Naoki Tsubaki |
| 11 | Craig Noone |
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