Western United conquers Newcastle Jets 2-1 with L. Lacroix scoring a double
BALLARAT. Western United conquered Newcastle Jets to win 2-1. L. Lacroix was the key to score 2 goals.
BALLARAT. Western United overcome Newcastle Jets to win 2-1. L. Lacroix was the key to score 2 goals. It was Western United to strike first with a goal of L. Lacroix at the 16′. Then L. Lacroix scored again for Western United in the 52′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, A. Thurgate reduced the distance for Newcastle Jets with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Newcastle Jets was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Mars Stadium (Ballarat) stadium in Ballarat on Saturday and it started at 3:05 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers who had the assistance of George Lakrindis and Andrew Meimarakis. The 4th official was Jack Morgan. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
Newcastle Jets was in firm control of the ball 61% while Western United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Newcastle Jets was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Western United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Western United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Western United received 4 yellow cards (N. Kilkenny, J. Skotadis, N. Topor-Stanley and ). On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets received 4 yellow cards (J. Hoffman, D. Penha, O. Boumal and A. Thurgate).
After this match, Western United will have 29 points like Melbourne City to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Newcastle Jets will stay with 15 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
L. Lacroix
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25'25'
N. Kilkenny
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40'40'
J. Hoffman
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49'49'
D. Penha
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52'52'
L. Lacroix
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61'61'
D. Murnane
J. Hoffman
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60'60'
O. Boumal
S. Silvera
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61'61'
J. Skotadis
R. Krhin
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61'61'
T. Regan
V. Yuel
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62'62'
J. Skotadis
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73'73'
A. Bayew
D. Pierias
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74'74'
O. Boumal
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81'81'
A. Thurgate
D. Murnane
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84'84'
S. Siatravanis
D. Ingham
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85'85'
E. Babalj
D. Penha
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90'90'
A. Thurgate
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90'90'
N. Topor-Stanley
Next match
In the upcoming A-League match, Western United will play away with Sydney on the 11th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Sydney (1 draw).
Newcastle Jets will play away with Wellington Phoenix on the 9th of March with a 20-13 head to head stats in favor of Wellington Phoenix (6 draws).
Western United: Formation and Lineups
Western United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Aloisi chose to play with the following team: Jamie Young , Tomoki Imai , Léo Lacroix , Nikolai Topor-Stanley , Ben Garuccio , Rene Krhin , Neil Kilkenny , Dylan Pierias , Steven Lustica , Lachlan Wales and Aleksandar Prijović .
Substitutes
Western United made 2 changes: R. Krhin for J. Skotadis (60′) and D. Pierias for A. Bayew (73′).
Top player: Léo Lacroix
The player who no doubt impressed Western United the most was Léo Lacroix.
His rating is with 2 goals, 32 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Newcastle Jets: Formation and Lineups
Also Newcastle Jets adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Arthur Thomas Papastamatis played with: Jack Duncan , Dane Ingham , Jordan Elsey , Matthew Jurman , Jason Hoffman , Angus Thurgate , Mario Arqués , Samuel Silvera , Daniel Penha , Valentino Yuel and Beka Mikeltadze .
Substitutes
Newcastle Jets made 5 changes: S. Silvera for O. Boumal (60′), J. Hoffman for D. Murnane (60′), V. Yuel for T. Regan (61′), D. Ingham for S. Siatravanis (84′) and D. Penha for E. Babalj (85′).
Top player: Dylan Murnane
The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle Jets the most was Dylan Murnane.
His rating is with 19 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 60′.
Results of the day
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