Western United vs Newcastle Jets, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenAbout
Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets
at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, 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.
- 6': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Mark Natta.
- 8': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 10': Daniel Penha (Western United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 11': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
- 12': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
- 14': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Daniel Penha (Western United).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Mark Natta.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
- 21': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
- 24': Attempt missed. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
- 25': Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Daniel Penha (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
- 30': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
- 30': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
- 31': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
- 32': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angus Thurgate.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tomoki Imai.
- 35': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
- 35': Tom Heward-Belle (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riku Danzaki.
- 36': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
- 37': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
- 40': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Daniel Penha (Western United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Western United 0-0 Newcastle Jets.
- 42': Dangerous play by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
- 42': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 44': Attempt saved. Joshua Risdon (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 44': Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
- 44': Goal! Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Offside, Western United. Daniel Penha tries a through ball, but Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
- 46': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
- 46': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets).
- 49': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets).
- 50': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
- 50': Kane Vidmar (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
- 51': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Attempt saved. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lachlan Bayliss.
- 55': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
- 55': Riku Danzaki (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Joshua Risdon (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Thomas Aquilina replaces Lachlan Bayliss.
- 58': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
- 60': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
- 60': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 60': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt saved. Lachlan Wales (Western United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Garuccio with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets).
- 64': Lachlan Wales (Western United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
- 65': Attempt missed. Tomoki Imai (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Western United. Ramy Najjarine replaces Riku Danzaki.
- 68': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
- 68': Ben Garuccio (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets).
- 69': Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Ben Garuccio.
- 71': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
- 71': Joshua Risdon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': VAR Decision: No Penalty Newcastle Jets.
- 75': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
- 79': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Wilmering replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ben Garuccio (Western United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 82': Substitution, Western United. Matthew Grimaldi replaces Lachlan Wales.
- 82': Substitution, Western United. Sebastian Pasquali replaces Steven Lustica.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
- 83': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Kane Vidmar.
- 83': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Berthomier replaces Clayton Taylor.
- 86': Offside, Western United. Ben Garuccio tries a through ball, but Nikita Rukavytsya is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
- 89': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
- 90'+1': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
- 90'+4': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
- 90'+5': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
- 0': Match ends, Western United 0, Newcastle Jets 1.
Statistics
 NEW |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 545 |
| 326 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 22 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 32 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 2,410
Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 2,410
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Macarthur FC | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Auckland FC | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Heward-Belle (GK) |
| 22 | Kane Vidmar |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 17 | Ben Garuccio |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon  |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 10 | Steven Lustica |
| 77 | Riku Danzaki |
| 11 | Daniel Penha |
| 38 | Noah Botic |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
Newcastle Jets (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Scott (GK) |
| 33 | Mark Natta |
| 22 | Philip Cancar |
| 5 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 14 | Dane Ingham |
| 6 | Brandon O'Neill |
| 17 | Kosta Grozos |
| 13 | Clayton Taylor |
| 37 | Lachlan Bayliss |
| 8 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
| 7 | Trent Buhagiar |
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