Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

80': Trent Buhagiar

FT
1 - 2

Wellington Phoenix FC

5': Alex Rufer (P)
87': Oskar Zawada

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': Attempt missed. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
2': Penalty Wellington Phoenix. David Ball draws a foul in the penalty area.
2': Penalty conceded by Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) after a foul in the penalty area.
5': Goal! Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 1. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
8': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mark Natta.
10': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
10': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
13': Attempt saved. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dane Ingham with a cross.
13': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Stynes.
14': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
15': Attempt saved. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
15': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
18': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
19': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Brandon O'Neill.
20': Attempt blocked. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
20': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
23': Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
23': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
26': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
33': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
33': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Natta.
37': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
38': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Finn Surman.
42': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
43': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card.
45': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball is caught offside.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis.
45'+3': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
45'+3': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 0, Wellington Phoenix 1.
45': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Archie Goodwin replaces Daniel Stynes.
46': Delay in match because of an injury Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Hand ball by Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets).
55': Attempt missed. Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington.
56': Attempt missed. Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
58': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Timmins.
59': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Bozhidar Kraev.
60': Attempt saved. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
60': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Nicholas Pennington.
61': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
61': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Nicholas Pennington (Wellington Phoenix).
62': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Ben Old replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
64': Attempt blocked. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Bozhidar Kraev.
65': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Ball.
65': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
66': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
66': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
66': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Pennington with a cross following a corner.
66': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Rufer following a corner.
66': David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev following a corner.
67': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar replaces Lucas Mauragis.
68': Attempt blocked. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
70': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
72': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
72': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Nathan Grimaldi.
73': Attempt blocked. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
73': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
73': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces David Ball.
75': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Lukas Kelly-Heald.
75': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
77': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets).
77': Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Attempt blocked. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill.
79': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Sam Sutton.
80': Attempt blocked. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
80': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosta Grozos following a corner.
81': Attempt missed. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
82': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Archie Goodwin (Newcastle Jets).
82': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
84': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix).
84': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Kosta Barbarouses.
85': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
85': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
86': Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 2. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
89': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Berthomier replaces Callum Timmins.
90': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Nathan Grimaldi (Newcastle Jets).
90': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Brandon O'Neill (Newcastle Jets).
90'+3': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Sutton.
90'+6': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Finn Surman.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.
0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 2.

Statistics

WEL		NEW
7	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	5
43.1	Possession	56.9
16	SHOTS	17
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
351	Accurate Passes	475
414	Passes	534
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	36
0.3	Cross %	0.1
50	Long Balls	40
17	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	3
13	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.3
5	Interceptions	2
37	Effective Clearances	18
37	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 5,437

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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Scott (GK)
33	Mark Natta
27	Nathan Grimaldi
5	Lucas Mauragis
14	Dane Ingham
6	Brandon O'Neill
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
18	Daniel Stynes
8	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
19	Callum Timmins

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Jason Hoffman, Michael Weier, Archie Goodwin, Trent Buhagiar, Jason Berthomier, Philip Cancar, Justin Vidic.

Wellington Phoenix FC (5-3-2)

No.	Name
40	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
18	Lukas Kelly-Heald
3	Finn Surman
19	Sam Sutton
15	Nicholas Pennington
14	Alex Rufer
11	Bozhidar Kraev
12	Mohamed Al-Taay
10	David Ball
7	Kosta Barbarouses

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

Oskar Zawada, Isaac Hughes, Oskar van Hattum, Luke Supyk, Jack Duncan, Fin Conchie, Ben Old.

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