Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory, 2020-21 Australian A League, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
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1 - 2
Lleyton Brooks the hero as Melbourne Victory beat Newcastle Jets.
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 3': Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets).
- 5': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Butterfield.
- 8': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Prso.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roy O'Donovan.
- 10': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
- 11': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
- 13': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 13': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory).
- 18': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 21': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Lachlan Jackson.
- 23': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 23': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 24': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory).
- 24': Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Storm Roux.
- 25': Attempt saved. Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 25': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Matthew Acton.
- 26': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Millar.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 32': Foul by Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory).
- 32': Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory).
- 35': Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos with a cross.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McManaman.
- 39': Foul by Nicholas Ansell (Melbourne Victory).
- 39': Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 39': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
- 40': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets).
- 40': Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets).
- 45': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Callum McManaman tries a through ball, but Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 48': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Matthew Millar.
- 48': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Dylan Ryan (Melbourne Victory) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
- 51': Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Matthew Millar tries a through ball, but Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is caught offside.
- 55': VAR Decision: No Goal Newcastle Jets 1-1 Melbourne Victory.
- 57': Foul by Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets).
- 57': Jay Barnett (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor O'Toole.
- 60': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Lleyton Brooks replaces Ben Folami.
- 60': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory).
- 61': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 61': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lleyton Brooks.
- 63': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory).
- 63': Ramy Najjarine (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Jacob Butterfield (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 66': Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Yuel with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nicholas Ansell.
- 69': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Hoffman replaces Roy O'Donovan.
- 72': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Birkan Kirdar replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 74': Hand ball by Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets).
- 75': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Liridon Krasniqi replaces Valentino Yuel.
- 79': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 2. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio following a fast break.
- 81': Foul by Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory).
- 81': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Syahrian Abimanyu replaces Luka Prso.
- 84': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Brandon Lauton replaces Callum McManaman.
- 85': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Syahrian Abimanyu.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Birkan Kirdar with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
- 88': Attempt missed. Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ramy Najjarine with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Syahrian Abimanyu (Newcastle Jets).
- 89': Lleyton Brooks (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Melbourne Victory).
- 90'+1': Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Brandon Lauton (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Birkan Kirdar (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Syahrian Abimanyu (Newcastle Jets).
- 90'+3': Syahrian Abimanyu (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Hand ball by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 2.
Statistics
 MVC |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.2 | Possession | 54.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 374 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 34 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,860
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,860
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | +13 | 43 |
| 2 | Auckland FC | 22 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | +10 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 22 | +7 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Italiano (GK) |
| 44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| 22 | Lachlan Jackson |
| 24 | Connor O'Toole |
| 16 | Matthew Millar |
| 11 | Ramy Najjarine |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate  |
| 21 | Luka Prso |
| 9 | Roy O'Donovan |
| 17 | Valentino Yuel |
| 33 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 19 | Dylan Ryan |
| 4 | Nicholas Ansell |
| 3 | Adama Traoré |
| 2 | Storm Roux |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 8 | Jacob Butterfield |
| 14 | Jay Barnett |
| 25 | Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 7 | Callum McManaman |
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