A-League: Newcastle Jets clutches a 2-1 win against Perth Glory 2-1
NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets beat Perth Glory to win 2-1. A goal from B. Mikeltadze was decisive in the 90min.
NEWCASTLE. Newcastle Jets conquered Perth Glory to win 2-1. A goal from B. Mikeltadze was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Newcastle Jets to strike first with a goal of J. Elsey at the 59′. Then it was a penalty in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Mikeltadze gave the win to Newcastle Jets in the 90′ minute with a goal.
Newcastle Jets remained in 10 people after J. Elsey received a red card in the 69′. Anyway, Newcastle Jets still was capable to win this contest competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the McDonald Jones Stadium stadium in Newcastle on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the help of Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Newcastle Jets was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Perth Glory that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Perth Glory was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Newcastle Jets succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Newcastle Jets shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Perth Glory shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (J. Elsey and B. Mikeltadze). On the other side, Perth Glory received 1 yellow card (M. Amini).
(Newcastle Jets) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (69′).
After playing this encounter, Newcastle Jets has 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. while Perth Glory stays with 0 points (12th).
Match Events
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54'54'
J. Elsey
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54'54'
M. Amini
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59'59'
J. Elsey
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63'63'
D. Williams
B. Fornaroli
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63'63'
A. McEneff
Z. Duncan
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69'69'
J. Elsey
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72'72'
A. McEneff (Penalty)
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74'74'
M. Jurman
R. Piscopo
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74'74'
J. Sotirio
T. Buhagiar
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81'81'
B. Mikeltadze
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81'81'
J. Hoffman
J. McGarry
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84'84'
M. Oxborrow
S. Khelifi
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83'83'
L. Ivanovic
G. Colli
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90'90'
M. Al-Taay
B. Dartsmelia
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90'90'
B. Mikeltadze
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Newcastle Jets will host Wellington Phoenix on the 22nd of October with a 21-14 head to head record in favor of Wellington Phoenix (6 draws).
Perth Glory will play away with Central Coast Mariners on the 23rd of October with a 22-15 head to head in favor of Central Coast Mariners (9 draws).
Newcastle Jets: Formation and Lineups
Newcastle Jets started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Arthur Thomas Papastamatis chose to play with the following team: Michael Weier , Carl Jenkinson , Jordan Elsey , Mark Natta , James McGarry , Trent Buhagiar , Beka Dartsmelia , Angus Thurgate , Brandon O’Neill , Reno Piscopo and Beka Mikeltadze .
Substitutes
Newcastle Jets made 4 changes: R. Piscopo for M. Jurman (74′), T. Buhagiar for J. Sotirio (74′), J. McGarry for J. Hoffman (81′) and B. Dartsmelia for M. Al-Taay (90′).
Top player: Angus Thurgate
Probably the most impressive player in Newcastle Jets was Angus Thurgate even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Perth Glory: Formation and Lineups
Perth Glory started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Ruben Zadkovich played with: Liam Reddy , Jacob Muir , Darryl Lachman , Mark Beevers , Ryan Williams , Mustafa Amini , Zachary Duncan , Salim Khelifi , Giordano Colli , Bruno Fornaroli and Ben Azubel .
Substitutes
Perth Glory made 4 changes: B. Fornaroli for D. Williams (63′), Z. Duncan for A. McEneff (63′), S. Khelifi for M. Oxborrow (84′) and G. Colli for L. Ivanovic (83′).
Top player: Mustafa Amini
The player who no doubt impressed Perth Glory the most was Mustafa Amini.
His rating is with 49 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
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