Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets, 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Melbourne Victory
  • 45'+2': Jake Brimmer
  • Red Card 48': Josh Brillante
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Newcastle Jets
  • 57': Valentino Yuel
  • 70': Beka Mikeltadze (P)

About

Melbourne Victory are hosting Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
  • 1': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets).
  • 2': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
  • 2': Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets).
  • 3': Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Marco Rojas tries a through ball, but Jason Geria is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets).
  • 5': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Matthew Spiranovic.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Davidson.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 14': Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Margiotta.
  • 21': Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets).
  • 21': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory).
  • 25': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Brillante.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jack Duncan.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
  • 27': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Daniel Penha.
  • 28': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 28': Kostandinos Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets).
  • 33': Matthew Spiranovic (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Hoffman with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 35': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 37': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Beka Mikeltadze.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 39': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Angus Thurgate.
  • 40': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Francesco Margiotta tries a through ball, but Brendan Hamill is caught offside.
  • 40': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 42': VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne Victory 0-0 Newcastle Jets.
  • 43': Foul by Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets).
  • 43': Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Davidson with a cross.
  • 45': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 0. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Francesco Margiotta (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 48': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 48': Second yellow card to Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory) for a bad foul.
  • 51': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Jason Geria.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Jordan Elsey (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Jason Davidson.
  • 51': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Kostandinos Grozos tries a through ball, but Jason Hoffman is caught offside.
  • 51': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 53': VAR Decision: No Goal Melbourne Victory 1-0 Newcastle Jets.
  • 53': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Francesco Margiotta.
  • 56': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jason Davidson tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
  • 57': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 1. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha with a through ball.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
  • 60': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Brendan Hamill.
  • 62': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Olivier Boumal replaces Kostandinos Grozos.
  • 63': Foul by Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory).
  • 63': Valentino Yuel (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentino Yuel.
  • 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Roderick Miranda replaces Matthew Spiranovic.
  • 66': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nicholas D'Agostino replaces Marco Rojas.
  • 68': Penalty Newcastle Jets. Olivier Boumal draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Penalty conceded by Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Goal! Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 2. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jordan O'Doherty replaces Mario Arqués.
  • 73': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Lucas Mauragis replaces Taylor Regan.
  • 74': Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
  • 76': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
  • 78': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami tries a through ball, but Jason Davidson is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Jason Davidson.
  • 80': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Nishan Velupillay replaces Ben Folami.
  • 81': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
  • 81': Stefan Nigro (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Roderick Miranda (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.
  • 84': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Savvas Siatravanis replaces Valentino Yuel.
  • 84': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Mohamed Al-Taay replaces Daniel Penha.
  • 86': Foul by Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory).
  • 86': Savvas Siatravanis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Nicholas D'Agostino (Melbourne Victory).
  • 88': Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jason Hoffman.
  • 90': Foul by Jordan O'Doherty (Newcastle Jets).
  • 90': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jason Hoffman.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Chris Ikonomidis (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jordan Elsey.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Brendan Hamill (Melbourne Victory) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas D'Agostino.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Melbourne Victory 1, Newcastle Jets 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 12
3 Saves 0
53.8 Possession 46.2
8 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
429 Accurate Passes 332
519 Passes 426
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 59
13 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 8
7 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 11
17 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 7,181

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 1 +2 3
2 Macarthur FC 1 +1 3
3 Newcastle Jets 1 0 1
4 Central Coast Mariners 1 0 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Ivan Kelava (GK)
5 Matthew Spiranovic
17 Brendan Hamill
3 Jason Davidson
2 Jason Geria
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
8 Josh Brillante Yellow Card
9 Francesco Margiotta
11 Ben Folami
23 Marco Rojas
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Roderick Miranda, Nishan Velupillay, Birkan Kirdar, Stefan Nigro, Nicholas D'Agostino, Matt Acton, Christopher Ikonomidis.

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

No. Name
1 Jack Duncan (GK)
19 Taylor Regan
4 Jordan Elsey Yellow Card
3 Jason Hoffman
2 Dane Ingham
32 Angus Thurgate
16 Kosta Grozos
8 Mario Arques
9 Beka Mikeltadze Yellow Card
17 Valentino Yuel
11 Daniel Penha
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Michael Weier, Lucas Mauragis, Jordan O'Doherty, Eli Babalj, Mohamed Al-Taay, Savvas Siatravanis, Olivier Boumal.

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