Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

FT
0 - 1

Newcastle Jets

72': Angus Thurgate

Jets sink battling Victory in A-League

A-League

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Jake Brimmer.
3': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
3': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
5': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Nigel Boogaard tries a through ball, but Valentino Yuel is caught offside.
7': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
7': Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
8': Attempt blocked. Johnny Koutroumbis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
9': Foul by Johnny Koutroumbis (Newcastle Jets).
9': Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Robbie Kruse is caught offside.
11': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
11': Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
15': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
15': Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Robbie Kruse tries a through ball, but Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio is caught offside.
17': Attempt missed. Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
17': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
18': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Robbie Kruse is caught offside.
20': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
21': Attempt missed. Ryan Shotton (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
21': Foul by Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets).
21': Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Melbourne Victory).
23': Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a through ball.
26': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
26': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
26': Attempt missed. Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
27': Connor O'Toole (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory).
29': Storm Roux (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt missed. Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine with a cross following a set piece situation.
31': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
33': Attempt blocked. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McManaman with a cross.
33': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Ramy Najjarine.
35': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
35': Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor O'Toole with a cross.
36': Attempt missed. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
38': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Leigh Broxham replaces Storm Roux because of an injury.
41': Foul by Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets).
41': Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt missed. Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
43': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio tries a through ball, but Robbie Kruse is caught offside.
45'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Nigel Boogaard.
45'+3': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Newcastle Jets 0.
45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 0, Newcastle Jets 0.
47': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Roy O'Donovan tries a through ball, but Valentino Yuel is caught offside.
49': Attempt saved. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
50': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Melbourne Victory).
50': Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Birkan Kirdar.
52': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
52': Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
55': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
55': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
55': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
56': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt missed. Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor O'Toole with a cross.
59': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Dylan Ryan replaces Nicholas Ansell because of an injury.
59': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
61': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Birkan Kirdar.
62': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Luka Prso replaces Ramy Najjarine.
62': Attempt missed. Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
67': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
67': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
67': Attempt saved. Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
67': Attempt saved. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Rudy Gestede replaces Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio.
68': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami replaces Callum McManaman.
69': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leigh Broxham.
72': Goal! Melbourne Victory 0, Newcastle Jets 1. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
73': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
73': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
78': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Max Crocombe tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
79': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory).
79': Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Adama Traoré went off injured after Melbourne Victory had used all subs.
82': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Nikolai Topor-Stanley tries a through ball, but Valentino Yuel is caught offside.
84': Foul by Nigel Boogaard (Newcastle Jets).
84': Rudy Gestede (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami tries a through ball, but Robbie Kruse is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Roy O'Donovan.
86': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets).
86': Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt missed. Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a set piece situation.
87': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
88': Attempt missed. Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
88': Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory).
90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Ali Abbas replaces Valentino Yuel.
90'+2': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Newcastle Jets).
90'+2': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Nigel Boogaard.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Abbas.
90'+3': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Max Crocombe.
90'+4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 0, Newcastle Jets 1.

Statistics

NEW		MVC
12	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	6
24	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	0
52	Possession	47
11	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
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: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,166

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	23	+12	43
2	Auckland FC	22	+14	39
3	Melbourne Victory	22	+10	35
4	Adelaide United	22	+7	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

Melbourne Victory

No.	Name
20	Max Crocombe (GK)
4	Nicholas Ansell
5	Ryan Shotton
8	Jacob Butterfield
3	Adama Traoré
2	Storm Roux
13	Birkan Kirdar
22	Jake Brimmer
10	Robbie Kruse
7	Callum McManaman
25	Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jay Barnett, Dylan Ryan, Leigh Broxham, Rudy Gestede, Elvis Kamsoba, Ben Folami, Matt Acton.

Newcastle Jets

No.	Name
23	Jack Duncan (GK)
4	Nigel Boogaard
44	Nikolai Topor-Stanley
2	Johnny Koutroumbis
32	Angus Thurgate
6	Steven Ugarkovic
11	Ramy Najjarine
24	Connor O'Toole
16	Matthew Millar
17	Valentino Yuel
9	Roy O'Donovan

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Tete Yengi, Archie Goodwin, Lewis Italiano, Ali Abbas, Jack Armson, Luka Prso, Lucas Mauragis.

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