Newcastle Jets 1-0 Adelaide United: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Sotirio

ADELAIDE. Newcastle Jets tops Adelaide United 1-0 after J. Sotirio scored just 1 goal (25').

ADELAIDE. Newcastle Jets tops Adelaide United 1-0 after J. Sotirio scored just 1 goal (25′). Adelaide United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Coopers Stadium stadium in Adelaide on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Abraham who was helped by Matthew Cream and Henry Day. The 4th official was Daniel Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 34.9 degrees Celsius or 94.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 29%.​

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  Adelaide United

  0

  

  Newcastle Jets

  1

  

  27 Dec 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Adelaide United was in firm control of the ball 58% while Newcastle Jets was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Adelaide United was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Newcastle Jets was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Adelaide United shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle Jets shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Adelaide United received 3 yellow cards (Javi López, Nestory Irankunda and Lachlan Barr). On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets received 2 yellow cards (Jaushua Sotirio and Jack Duncan).

After playing this contest, Adelaide United will stay with 12 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets will have 12 points like Adelaide United to move down in the 6th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming A-League match, Adelaide United will host Perth Glory on the 2nd of January with a 21-15 head to head record in favor of Adelaide United (12 draws).

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  Adelaide United

  2

  

  Perth Glory

  0

  2 Jan 2023 Full time

Newcastle Jets will host Sydney on the 1st of January with a 27-9 head to head statistic in favor of Sydney (12 draws).

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  Newcastle Jets

  0

  

  Sydney

  2

  1 Jan 2023 Full time

Adelaide United: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Thomas Veart chose to play with the following team: Joe Gauci (7.1), Javi López (6.6), Lachlan Barr (6.2), Alexandar Popovic (7.1), Ryan Kitto (7.3), Juande Prados (6.8), Isaías (7.4), Zach Clough (6.7), Ethan Alagich (6.4), Craig Goodwin (8.0) and Hiroshi Ibusuki (6.9).

Substitutes

Adelaide United made 4 changes: Ethan Alagich for Nestory Irankunda (46′), Zach Clough for George Blackwood (62′), Hiroshi Ibusuki for Joshua Cavallo (78′) and Juande for Panashe Madanha (89′).

Top player: Craig Goodwin

The player who no doubt impressed Adelaide United the most was Craig Goodwin.

His rating is (8.0) with 40 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 10 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 (7.1), Carl Jenkinson (7.1), Jordan Elsey (7.6), Mark Natta (7.0), Dane Ingham (6.7), Angus Thurgate (6.3), Beka Dartsmelia (6.5), Jaushua Sotirio (7.0), Kosta Grozos (7.1), Reno Piscopo (6.9) and Beka Mikeltadze (6.3).

Newcastle Jets could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Al-Taay (injured) and James McGarry (injured).

Substitutes

Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: Reno Piscopo for Trent Buhagiar (70′), Kosta Grozos for Callum Timmins (70′), Carl Jenkinson for Mohamed Al-Taay (84′), Jaushua Sotirio for Jason Hoffman (84′) and Beka Dartsmelia for James McGarry (85′).

Top player: Jordan Elsey

Probably the most impressive player in Newcastle Jets was Jordan Elsey even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League

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  Melbourne City

  1

  

  Central Coast Mariners

  0

  

  27 Dec 2022 Full time