Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

4': James McGarry
16': Beka Dartsmelia
44': Trent Buhagiar

FT
3 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

39': Bozhidar Kraev

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Beka Dartsmelia tries a through ball, but Trent Buhagiar is caught offside.
3': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Tim Payne tries a through ball, but Oskar Zawada is caught offside.
4': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0. James McGarry (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beka Dartsmelia.
8': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
9': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
9': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
9': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
11': Foul by Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix).
11': James McGarry (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt blocked. Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McGarry.
12': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
13': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets).
13': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
16': Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Wellington Phoenix 0. Beka Dartsmelia (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Reno Piscopo.
20': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
20': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt saved. Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
22': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Laws with a through ball.
23': Attempt blocked. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
23': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mark Natta.
25': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets).
27': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tim Payne.
29': Foul by Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix).
29': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets).
32': Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Clayton Lewis (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
39': Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Wellington Phoenix 1. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
42': Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
43': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
43': Michael Weier (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Goal! Newcastle Jets 3, Wellington Phoenix 1. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaushua Sotirio with a cross following a fast break.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.
45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Clayton Lewis.
47': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oskar Zawada with a headed pass.
48': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
48': James McGarry (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
51': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
51': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Reno Piscopo tries a through ball, but Jaushua Sotirio is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mark Natta with a through ball following a fast break.
53': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Oskar Zawada.
54': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
54': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
56': Reno Piscopo (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
59': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by James McGarry (Newcastle Jets).
60': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum tries a through ball, but Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
62': Attempt missed. James McGarry (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson.
63': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Ugarkovic.
63': Attempt saved. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a through ball.
63': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix).
64': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Beka Dartsmelia.
65': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
66': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix).
69': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
69': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old with a through ball.
70': Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
72': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne.
73': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Waine with a through ball.
73': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mark Natta.
74': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot replaces Sam Sutton.
74': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross.
75': Attempt saved. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
75': Attempt missed. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne.
76': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Dane Ingham replaces Trent Buhagiar.
76': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Hoffman replaces Reno Piscopo.
77': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Callum Timmins replaces Matthew Jurman.
80': Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
81': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt blocked. Steven Ugarkovic (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
82': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brandon O'Neill.
82': Attempt missed. Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Old.
83': Attempt saved. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Laws with a cross.
83': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Joshua Laws (Wellington Phoenix).
84': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
84': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt saved. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callan Elliot.
86': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Kosta Grozos replaces Jaushua Sotirio because of an injury.
87': Foul by Callan Elliot (Wellington Phoenix).
87': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by James McGarry (Newcastle Jets).
87': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Laws.
90': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Timmins.
90': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Mark Natta.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Timmins.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
90'+4': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Mark Natta tries a through ball, but Archie Goodwin is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.
0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 3, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Statistics

WEL		NEW
15	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	7
59.4	Possession	40.6
24	SHOTS	7
8	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
599	Accurate Passes	383
669	Passes	458
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
23	Crosses	5
0.2	Cross %	0.4
33	Long Balls	49
14	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
9	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	10
2	Effective Clearances	20
2	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 7,028

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	2	+3	6
2	Wellington Phoenix FC	2	+2	4
3	Melbourne Victory	2	+2	4
4	Macarthur FC	2	+4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Michael Weier (GK)
33	Mark Natta
5	Matthew Jurman
24	James McGarry
25	Carl Jenkinson
10	Reno Piscopo
6	Brandon O'Neill
32	Angus Thurgate
8	Beka Dartsmelia
7	Trent Buhagiar
11	Jaushua Sotirio

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Jason Hoffman, Kosta Grozos, Jack Duncan, Callum Timmins, Dane Ingham, Archie Goodwin, Daniel Stynes.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Oliver Sail (GK)
21	Joshua Laws
4	Scott Wootton
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
23	Clayton Lewis
5	Steven Ugarkovic
11	Bozhidar Kraev
7	Kosta Barbarouses
9	Oskar Zawada
18	Ben Waine

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Callan Elliot, Finn Surman, Oskar van Hattum, Alex Paulsen, Ben Old, Nicholas Pennington, Noah Karunaratne.

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