A-League: Newcastle Jets recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Melbourne Victory 2-1
MELBOURNE. Newcastle Jets was able to turn the table against Melbourne Victory to win 2-1.
MELBOURNE. Newcastle Jets was capable to turn the table against Melbourne Victory to win 2-1. It was Melbourne Victory to strike first with a goal of J. Brimmer at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Mikeltadze gave the win to Newcastle Jets in the 69′ minute with a penalty.
J. Brillante received a red card (48′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Melbourne Victory lost the match.
The match was played at the AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Elder with the assistance of Daniel Illievski and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Adam Bavcar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
Melbourne Victory was in firm control of the ball 55% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Melbourne Victory was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newcastle Jets was able to find the solution to win this match.
Melbourne Victory shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Melbourne Victory received 2 yellow cards (J. Brillante and N. Velupillay). On the other side, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (J. Elsey and B. Mikeltadze).
J. Brillante (Melbourne Victory) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (48′).
After this match, Melbourne Victory will stay with 15 points like Macarthur to move up in the 5th place. On the other side, Newcastle Jets will have 8 points like Brisbane Roar to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
J. Elsey
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21'21'
B. Mikeltadze
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28'28'
J. Brillante
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41'41'
B. Hamill (Goal Disallowed)
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45'45'
J. Brimmer
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48'48'
J. Brillante
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52'52'
J. Hoffman (Goal Disallowed)
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53'53'
C. Ikonomidis
F. Margiotta
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57'57'
V. Yuel
D. Penha
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62'62'
O. Boumal
K. Grozos
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65'65'
Roderick
M. Spiranovic
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66'66'
N. D\'Agostino
M. Rojas
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69'69'
B. Mikeltadze (Penalty)
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72'72'
L. Mauragis
T. Regan
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72'72'
J. O\'Doherty
M. Arques
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80'80'
S. Nigro
J. Davidson
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81'81'
N. Velupillay
B. Folami
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84'84'
M. Al-Taay
D. Penha
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84'84'
S. Siatravanis
V. Yuel
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87'87'
N. Velupillay
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Melbourne Victory will play away against Western Sydney Wanderers on the 16th of February with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne Victory (4 draws).
Newcastle Jets will play away with Melbourne City on the 18th of February with a 17-14 head to head stats in favor of Melbourne City (4 draws).
Melbourne Victory: Formation and Lineups
Melbourne Victory adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Tony Popović chose to play with the following team: Ivan Kelava , Jason Geria , Brendan Hamill , Matthew Spiranovic , Jason Davidson , Joshua Brillante , Leigh Broxham , Marco Rojas , Jake Brimmer , Ben Folami and Francesco Margiotta .
Substitutes
Melbourne Victory made 5 changes: F. Margiotta for C. Ikonomidis (53′), M. Spiranovic for Roderick (65′), M. Rojas for N. D’Agostino (66′), B. Folami for N. Velupillay (80′) and J. Davidson for S. Nigro (80′).
Top player: Jake Brimmer
The player who no doubt impressed Melbourne Victory the most was Jake Brimmer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Newcastle Jets: Formation and Lineups
Also Newcastle Jets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan , Dane Ingham , Jordan Elsey , Taylor Regan , Jason Hoffman , Mario Arqués , Kosta Grozos , Daniel Penha , Angus Thurgate , Valentino Yuel and Beka Mikeltadze .
Substitutes
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: K. Grozos for O. Boumal (62′), T. Regan for L. Mauragis (72′), M. Arques for J. O’Doherty (72′), D. Penha for M. Al-Taay (84′) and V. Yuel for S. Siatravanis (84′).
Top player: Dane Ingham
The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle Jets the most was Dane Ingham even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
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