A-League: Western Sydney Wanderers defeats Newcastle Jets 2-0 on Friday

SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers overcomes Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Amalfitano (45') and a goal from B. Borrello (51').

SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers overcomes Newcastle Jets with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Amalfitano (45′) and a goal from B. Borrello (51′).

The match was played at the Commbank Stadium stadium in Sydney on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Shaun Evans who had the assistance of Lance Greenshields and Brad Wright. The 4th official was Sam Kelly. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 41%.​

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  Western Sydney Wanderers

  2

  

  Newcastle Jets

  0

  28 Oct 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Newcastle Jets was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Western Sydney Wanderers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Western Sydney Wanderers was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Western Sydney Wanderers won the contest.​

Newcastle Jets shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Newcastle Jets received 3 yellow cards (B. O’Neill, C. Jenkinson and M. Jurman). On the other side, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (G. Cleur, S. Krpic and B. Borrello).

After playing this match, Newcastle Jets stays with 6 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. while Western Sydney Wanderers has 7 points (2nd).

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming A-League match, Newcastle Jets will play away with Melbourne Victory on the 4th of November with a 19-18 head to head statistic in favor of Melbourne Victory (9 draws).

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  Melbourne Victory

  4

  

  Newcastle Jets

  0

  4 Nov 2022 Full time

Western Sydney Wanderers will host Central Coast Mariners on the 5th of November with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (9 draws).

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  Western Sydney Wanderers

  0

  

  Central Coast Mariners

  3

  

  5 Nov 2022 Full time

Newcastle Jets: Formation and Lineups

Newcastle Jets started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan chose to play with the following team: Michael Weier (6.1), Carl Jenkinson (7.4), Matthew Jurman (6.1), Mark Natta (7.1), James McGarry (6.2), Angus Thurgate (6.4), Brandon O’Neill (6.6), Trent Buhagiar (6.4), Beka Dartsmelia (7.1), Jaushua Sotirio (6.4) and Reno Piscopo (6.1).

Substitutes

Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: T. Buhagiar for B. Mikeltadze (46′), J. McGarry for J. Hoffman (61′), R. Piscopo for D. Stynes (62′), B. O’Neill for C. Timmins (70′) and J. Sotirio for K. Grozos (84′).

Top player: Carl Jenkinson

The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle Jets the most was Carl Jenkinson.

His rating is (7.4) with 54 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Western Sydney Wanderers: Formation and Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Lawrence Thomas (7.1), Gabriel Cleur (6.5), Tomislav Mrčela (6.8), Marcelo (7.2), Adama Traoré (7.3), Brandon Borrello (9.0), Romain Amalfitano (8.0), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.3), Kusini Yengi (6.1), Sulejman Krpić (6.3) and Miloš Ninković (7.8).

Substitutes

Western Sydney Wanderers made 2 changes: C. Nieuwenhof for A. Lopane (85′) and M. Ninkovic for Z. Sapsford (90′).

Top player: Brandon Borrello

Probably the most impressive player in Western Sydney Wanderers was Brandon Borrello.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.