Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League Men
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Newcastle Jets thrash Wellington Phoenix to claim first win of season
A double from Beka Mikeltadze helped the Newcastle Jets claim a resounding 4-0 A-League Men win over the Wellington Phoenix on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 3': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
- 4': Attempt saved. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
- 4': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
- 5': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 5': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
- 6': Attempt missed. Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze.
- 8': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 8': Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
- 12': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Dylan Murnane (Newcastle Jets).
- 12': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 12': Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Boumal.
- 13': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
- 14': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
- 14': Attempt saved. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Jurman with a headed pass.
- 15': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oliver Sail tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
- 16': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
- 17': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
- 17': Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Hand ball by Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets).
- 20': Attempt saved. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ball.
- 25': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
- 27': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 29': Hand ball by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 29': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Jordan Elsey tries a through ball, but Olivier Boumal is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze with a through ball.
- 30': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
- 31': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
- 31': Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Boumal with a cross.
- 36': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Dangerous play by Matthew Jurman (Newcastle Jets).
- 37': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Clayton Lewis tries a through ball, but David Ball is caught offside.
- 38': Benjamin Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jordan O'Doherty (Newcastle Jets).
- 39': Attempt missed. Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 39': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 39': Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
- 40': Attempt missed. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 41': Attempt missed. Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross.
- 42': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix).
- 43': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
- 45': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 45': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
- 45'+1': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio replaces Benjamin Old.
- 46': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
- 46': Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
- 49': Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan O'Doherty with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
- 56': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix).
- 56': Jordan O'Doherty (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
- 58': Attempt saved. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 60': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tim Payne.
- 60': Foul by Dylan Murnane (Newcastle Jets).
- 60': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets).
- 61': Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Alex Rufer tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
- 63': Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze.
- 63': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Joshua Laws tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt missed. Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze.
- 67': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Waine replaces Reno Piscopo.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Dane Ingham replaces Jason Hoffman.
- 69': Foul by James McGarry (Wellington Phoenix).
- 69': Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Goal! Newcastle Jets 3, Wellington Phoenix 0. Dylan Murnane (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 74': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Clayton Lewis.
- 74': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Sam Sutton replaces James McGarry.
- 75': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Riley Warland replaces Dylan Murnane.
- 75': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Samuel Silvera replaces Valentino Yuel.
- 77': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
- 77': Jaushua Sotirio (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Laws with a headed pass.
- 78': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Beka Mikeltadze.
- 78': Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by David Ball (Wellington Phoenix).
- 78': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Newcastle Jets 4, Wellington Phoenix 0. Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze.
- 82': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Jordan Elsey.
- 82': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
- 85': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
- 86': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Kostandinos Grozos replaces Angus Thurgate.
- 86': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Jordan O'Doherty.
- 86': Attempt saved. Samuel Silvera (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 86': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets).
- 86': Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 88': Attempt missed. Riley Warland (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze.
- 89': Attempt missed. Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kostandinos Grozos.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
- 90'+1': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Riley Warland.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
- 90'+3': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gary Hooper (Wellington Phoenix).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 4, Wellington Phoenix 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 4, Wellington Phoenix 0.
Statistics
 WEL |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 372 | Passes | 577 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 11 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 7 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 6,332
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 6,332
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 26 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 | Auckland FC | 26 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | +11 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 6 | Matthew Jurman |
| 4 | Jordan Elsey |
| 15 | Dylan Murnane |
| 3 | Jason Hoffman |
| 11 | Daniel Penha |
| 7 | Jordan O'Doherty |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate  |
| 9 | Beka Mikeltadze |
| 17 | Valentino Yuel |
| 10 | Olivier Boumal |
Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
| 21 | Joshua Laws |
| 6 | Tim Payne |
| 5 | James McGarry |
| 17 | Callan Elliot |
| 23 | Clayton Lewis |
| 14 | Alex Rufer |
| 88 | Gary Hooper |
| 9 | David Ball |
| 10 | Reno Piscopo |
| 8 | Ben Old |
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