Australian A-League Men

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

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne City FC
  • 32': Andrew Nabbout
  • 59': Scott Jamieson
  • 69': Jamie Maclaren
FT
3 - 1
Newcastle Jets
  • 87': Steven Ugarkovic

Melbourne City extend A-League lead with victory over Newcastle Jets

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Johnny Koutroumbis.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Jason Hoffman.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC).
  • 10': Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Koutroumbis.
  • 14': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Newcastle Jets).
  • 15': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 15': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 16': Hand ball by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Curtis Good.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 21': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Lachlan Jackson.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Maclaren.
  • 23': Hand ball by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 26': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 27': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 32': Goal! Melbourne City FC 1, Newcastle Jets 0. Andrew Nabbout (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Jamieson.
  • 33': Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets).
  • 36': Foul by Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC).
  • 36': Luka Prso (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Melbourne City FC 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne City FC 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 49': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Newcastle Jets).
  • 49': Scott Galloway (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
  • 52': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Rostyn Griffiths (Melbourne City FC).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 55': Offside, Melbourne City FC. Jamie Maclaren tries a through ball, but Andrew Nabbout is caught offside.
  • 57': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 57': Foul by Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets).
  • 57': Tom Glover (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Goal! Melbourne City FC 2, Newcastle Jets 0. Scott Jamieson (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 62': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Lewis Italiano.
  • 62': Corner, Melbourne City FC. Conceded by Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 63': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Ali Abbas replaces Luka Prso.
  • 64': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Curtis Good.
  • 65': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
  • 65': Tom Glover (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
  • 66': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Jamieson.
  • 68': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio replaces Craig Noone.
  • 69': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Newcastle Jets 0. Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nabbout.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lachlan Jackson with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Lucas Mauragis replaces Valentino Yuel.
  • 74': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 74': Steven Ugarkovic (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Florin Berenguer replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  • 75': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Stefan Colakovski replaces Andrew Nabbout.
  • 79': Substitution, Melbourne City FC. Naoki Tsubaki replaces Jamie Maclaren.
  • 81': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC).
  • 81': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Kosta Petratos replaces Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Abbas.
  • 82': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Galloway.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ali Abbas with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Stefan Colakovski (Melbourne City FC).
  • 85': Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Melbourne City FC 3, Newcastle Jets 1. Steven Ugarkovic (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Millar following a fast break.
  • 88': Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Kosta Petratos (Newcastle Jets).
  • 88': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
  • 88': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
  • 90': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Florin Berenguer.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Matthew Millar (Newcastle Jets) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Abbas with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lachlan Jackson (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Millar following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lachlan Jackson (Newcastle Jets).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Melbourne City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Newcastle Jets 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Newcastle Jets 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne City FC 3, Newcastle Jets 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
39.2 Possession 60.8
9 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 536
404 Passes 631
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 75
24 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 9
4 Effective Tackles 7
9 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 17
30 Effective Clearances 7
30 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 4,314

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

MCY Melbourne City FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Glover (GK)
22 Curtis Good
7 Rostyn Griffiths
8 Aiden O'Neill
3 Scott Jamieson
2 Scott Galloway
18 Connor Metcalfe
20 Adrián Luna
11 Craig Noone
15 Andrew Nabbout
9 Jamie Maclaren
Melbourne City FC Substitutes:
Florin Berenguer, Marco Tilio, Ben Garuccio, Alec Mills, Matthew Sutton, Naoki Tsubaki, Stefan Colakovski.

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lewis Italiano (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
2 Johnny Koutroumbis
22 Lachlan Jackson
3 Jason Hoffman
21 Luka Prso
32 Angus Thurgate
6 Steven Ugarkovic
33 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
17 Valentino Yuel
16 Matthew Millar
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Nigel Boogaard, Ali Abbas, Jack Duncan, Liridon Krasniqi, Kosta Petratos, Lucas Mauragis.

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