Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory, 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men
Newcastle Jets
  • 37': Beka Mikeltadze (P)
  • 58': Kosta Grozos
FT
2 - 1
Melbourne Victory
  • 51': Nishan Velupillay

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Melbourne Victory 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': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 4': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets).
  • 5': Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami.
  • 10': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Matthew Jurman.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Cadete (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jack Duncan.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Cadete (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Brimmer with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory).
  • 14': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 16': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Newcastle Jets).
  • 16': Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Brimmer.
  • 20': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory).
  • 21': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 21': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets).
  • 22': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Delay in match (Newcastle Jets).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Newcastle Jets).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Foul by Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
  • 31': Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cadete with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Penalty Newcastle Jets. Jaushua Sotirio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Penalty conceded by Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 37': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 40': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Connor Chapman.
  • 42': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ben Folami (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fornaroli.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cadete.
  • 45': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
  • 45': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jack Duncan.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Beka Mikeltadze.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Kosta Grozos.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Connor Chapman (Melbourne Victory).
  • 45'+4': Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0.
  • 46': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
  • 46': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
  • 51': Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
  • 53': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar tries a through ball, but Carl Jenkinson is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Leigh Broxham (Melbourne Victory).
  • 54': Mohamed Al-Taay (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Leigh Broxham.
  • 57': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Jake Brimmer (Melbourne Victory).
  • 58': Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Manabu Saito replaces Trent Buhagiar.
  • 64': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 64': Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Nishan Velupillay.
  • 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Leigh Broxham.
  • 65': Foul by Joshua Brillante (Melbourne Victory).
  • 65': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
  • 67': Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by William Wilson (Melbourne Victory).
  • 68': Delay in match (Newcastle Jets).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 72': Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
  • 73': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Jack Duncan.
  • 75': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Jake Brimmer tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Connor Chapman.
  • 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Jake Brimmer.
  • 78': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Beka Dartsmelia replaces Kosta Grozos.
  • 78': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Thomas Aquilina replaces Jason Hoffman.
  • 79': Foul by Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets).
  • 79': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by William Wilson (Melbourne Victory).
  • 80': Foul by Cadete (Melbourne Victory).
  • 80': Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Bruno Fornaroli (Melbourne Victory) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets).
  • 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tomi Juric replaces Ben Folami.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Al-Taay (Newcastle Jets).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Mark Natta replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Melbourne Victory. Joshua Brillante tries a through ball, but Bruce Kamau is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Melbourne Victory. Conceded by Thomas Aquilina.
  • 90'+8': Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 2, Melbourne Victory 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 2, Melbourne Victory 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
46.5 Possession 53.5
9 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
301 Accurate Passes 376
385 Passes 458
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.1
34 Long Balls 40
10 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 13
8 Effective Clearances 19
8 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 5,595

A-League Men Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Auckland FC 24 +23 50
2 Melbourne City FC 24 +12 44
3 Western United 24 +15 41
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 24 +15 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jack Duncan (GK)
5 Matthew Jurman
25 Carl Jenkinson
14 Mohamed Al-Taay
3 Jason Hoffman
2 Dane Ingham Yellow Card
17 Kosta Grozos Yellow Card
32 Angus Thurgate
11 Jaushua Sotirio Yellow Card
7 Trent Buhagiar
9 Beka Mikeltadze
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Michael Weier, Mark Natta, Daniel Stynes, Thomas Aquilina, Beka Dartsmelia, Manabu Saito.

MVC Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Matt Acton (GK)
21 Roderick Miranda
5 Damien Da Silva
3 Cadete
14 Connor Chapman
22 Jake Brimmer
6 Leigh Broxham
8 Josh Brillante
10 Bruno Fornaroli
11 Ben Folami
24 Nishan Velupillay
Melbourne Victory Substitutes:
Taleb Ahmad, Tomi Juric, Bruce Kamau, Matthew Bozinovski, William Wilson, Christopher Ikonomidis, Stefan Nigro.

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