A-League: Macarthur defeats Newcastle Jets 2-0 on Sunday

SYDNEY. Macarthur prevails over Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Touré (43') and a goal from U. Dávila (78').

SYDNEY. Macarthur prevails over Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Touré (43′) and a goal from U. Dávila (78′). Newcastle Jets lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Beka Mikeltadze missed a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Newcastle Jets to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey who had the assistance of David Walsh and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Anna-Marie Keighley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.​

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  Macarthur

  2

  

  Newcastle Jets

  0

  8 Jan 2023 Full time

Match Statistics

Newcastle Jets was in firm control of the ball 60% while Macarthur was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Newcastle Jets was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Macarthur managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Macarthur shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 4 yellow cards (Matthew Millar, Charles M’Mombwa, Filip Kurto and Anthony Carter). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Callum Timmins and Mohamed Al-Taay).

After this match, Macarthur will have 14 points like Wellington Phoenix to stay in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets will stay with 12 points to stay in the 9th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming A-League match, Macarthur will host Central Coast Mariners on the 13th of January with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Central Coast Mariners (2 draws).

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  Macarthur

  1

  

  Central Coast Mariners

  2

  13 Jan 2023 Full time

Newcastle Jets will play away with Western United on the 15th of January with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Western United (2 draws).

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  Western United

  1

  

  Newcastle Jets

  1

  15 Jan 2023 Full time

Macarthur: Formation and Lineups

Macarthur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Dwight Yorke chose to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (6.7), Matthew Millar (6.9), Tomislav Uskok (6.8), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (7.5), Ivan Vujica (7.2), Jake Hollman (7.5), Charles M’Mombwa (6.6), Craig Noone (8.0), Ulises Dávila (7.3), Al Hassan Toure (6.6) and Bachana Arabuli (6.2).

Substitutes

Macarthur made 3 changes: Charles M’Mombwa for Kearyn Baccus (46′), Alhassan Touré for Daniel Arzani (63′) and Craig Noone for Jed Drew (70′).

Top player: Craig Noone

The player who no doubt impressed Macarthur the most was Craig Noone even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 8 passes (62% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 13 crosses.

Newcastle Jets: Formation and Lineups

Also Newcastle Jets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Regarding the opposition, Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan (6.8), Dane Ingham (6.2), Jordan Elsey (6.3), Mark Natta (6.6), James McGarry (7.0), Kosta Grozos (7.1), Callum Timmins (6.7), Angus Thurgate (6.7), Jaushua Sotirio (6.1), Reno Piscopo (7.2) and Beka Mikeltadze (6.2).

Substitutes

Newcastle Jets made 6 changes: Callum Timmins for Beka Dartsmelia (56′), Kosta Grozos for Mohamed Al-Taay (56′), Jaushua Sotirio for Archie Goodwin (72′), Reno Piscopo for Daniel Stynes (72′), James McGarry for Jason Hoffman (83′) and Bachana Arabuli for Anthony Carter (84′).

Top player: Reno Piscopo

The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle Jets the most was Reno Piscopo.

His rating is (7.2) with 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.